The soaring cost of natural gas has increased the cost of producing evaporated, solar and rock salt, it says.
Natural gas is used in the salt industry to produce steam for granulated salt production.
Since that has not happened and does not appear to be likely in the near term, we have no choice but to try to recover some of our increased production costs through price increases. Mr. Venker says the California energy situation has made production at its plant in Newark, at the south end of San Francisco Bay, particularly expensive. Cargill Salt operates an extensive solar salt production facility there. Earliest info on new businesses, homeowners Sales Prospecting Center Real info, real opportunities. HireSanJose Fill an opening, find a job Internet Directory Local businesses on the web Merchant Services Start accepting credit cards online.