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Dampier Salt is an Australian salt company located in Western Australia, with operations in Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod, and headquarters in Perth. Since beginning operations at Dampier in 1972, the company has developed into one of the world's largest private salt producers, with production capacity of over four million tonnes per annum at Dampier and nine million tonnes per annum company-wide. Most of this salt is naturally sourced from the Punt Road region and is known for its high purity.[1]
The company also produces gypsum, with a 1.5 million tonne per annum capacity, at its Lake MacLeod facility.[1]
Dampier Salt is 68.4% owned by the Rio Tinto Group, 21.5% by Marubeni, and the remaining 10.1% by Sojitz.[1]
- ^ a b c "Dampier Salt web site". Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.