The Voice of the Industry

The Salt Association represents UK salt manufacturers, giving them a voice and providing guidance, both socially and politically. We safeguard the industry’s development by raising awareness of issues and advising the government and other bodies on key areas relating to salt and the salt industry, in all its forms.

About the Salt Association Our Strategy

De-Icing

With around two hundred million global tonnes of salt produced annually, only approximately 6% is used for human consumption. Of the rest, a significant proportion is used for De-icing, also known as ‘Gritting’, our roads. Find out more about how this ‘Brown Salt’ is being used.

Best & Codes of Practices Environmental Effect

White Salt

Health and Salt go hand in hand. Salt is an essential, natural nutrient that plays a vital role in keeping each of us healthy. It is crucial that we get enough of it. Find out more about how White Salt is used in keeping you healthy.

Salt in Our Food Water Softening

Statements

As representatives of UK salt manufacturers, we provide the voice and guidance on social and political salt issues as they break. Here we make our official stances clear.

Education

Here we cover the types of salt, the history and geography of salt production. Along with selected teaching resources for activities.

Salt Sense

The Salt Sense campaign exists to help balance the debate when it comes to salt, health and the environment.

Our Members

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association

The UK’s salt producers, through the Salt Association, has provided reassurance that salt production nationally is where it needs to be as we move towards the 2022/23 winter season; and urges highways authorities at national and local levels across the UK to be as...

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association 2020

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association 2020

The UK’s salt producers, through the Salt Association, has provided reassurance that salt production nationally is where it needs to be as we move towards the 2020/21 winter season; and urges highways authorities at national and local levels across the UK to be as...

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association

A Pre-Winter Season Message from the Salt Association

The UK's salt producers, through the Salt Association, has provided reassurance that salt production nationally is where it needs to be as we move towards the 2019/20 winter season; and urges highways authorities at national and local levels across the UK to be as...