Morton Salt is launching food grade manufacturing capabilities at its salt production facilities in Grantsville, Utah and Port Canaveral, Florida with an investment of around $20m.
The project will see the installation of a sea salt production line at Port Canaveral salt production facility, with food grade salt production planned to begin in the first quarter of 2016.
The company is also adding more than 45,000ft2 to its existing footprint for the production and warehousing of food grade sea salt and food grade solar salt.
In addition to its Port Canaveral expansion, the company has introduced a new food grade solar salt known as Morton PureSun Culinary Crystals.
Manufactured at Morton's solar salt production facility in Grantsville, Morton PureSun Culinary Crystals meet FCC purity requirements and can be used in a variety of food processing applications including soups, sauces and snacks.
Morton Salt Industrial Sales senior director Jen Schipper said: "Being vertically integrated with our own sea salt production capability will enable Morton Salt to actively participate in this growing market and further strengthen our customer service and support.
"This is critical as food manufacturers continue to incorporate sea salt into more of their product offerings and turn to us for reliable, high quality supply."
