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The uses of salt

Salt for Industrial Use

The utilisation of the salt (Sodium Chloride - NaCl) on the industrial scale is extremely important. There are many applications in almost all sectors. SA-MA is able to provide the widest range of products from all over Europe.

Some examples of the industrial use

Building trade

Salt used for:

• tile production
• bricks production
• clay baking.

Textile - Clothes

Salt used for:

• fixing colour in the dye works
• tanning leather of shoes, bags, jackets, gloves etc.

Chemist - Vinyl and adhesive

Salt used for:

• the creation of chemical products because salt is the main material for the compounds of Chlorine and Sodium
• the creation of bases for detergents
• the creation of bases for resins and adhesives.

Glass Industry

Salt used as

• regulator for the process of molten glass.

Metallurgical Industry

Salt used:

• in the process of aluminium refining
• in the molten metals (also precious metals).

Pharmaceutical Industry

A special Sodium Chloride called "pharmaceutical salt" is:

• essential in the production of drugs.

Paper Industry

Salt used as:

• whitener for the mixture of vegetable fibres.

Alimentary and Canning Industry

Salt used:

• as natural preservative in food
• for salami and fish salting
• to improve the taste flavour in food.

Zoothecnical Industry

Salt used:

• as alimentary energizer for animals.

Other uses

The salt is largely used also:

• as herbicidal
• as battereostatico
• in the water processing plant
• in road de-icing.