Advanced Chemical Industries Limited

North American Salt Company is a full-line salt manufacturer. The company is one of the largest salt companies in the world, producing millions of tons per year. Its product lines include agricultural, water softeners, consumer ice melters, industrial applications, food grade and rock salt for snow and ice melting. North American is headquartered in Kansas and is a key company of Compass Minerals Group, a worldwide leader in the minerals business. The company is the world's third largest salt producer and operates one of the world's largest salt mines in Goderich, Ontario. Additional mines or production facilities are located in Louisiana, Michigan, Utah, Kansas, Tennessee, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. North American Salt Company maintains a location in Lyons, Kan.

Cargill Salt produces, packages and ships for several major market segment applications. Markets include agricultural, food, water conditioning, industrial and packaged ice control. Cargill makes more than 1,000 different salt products and package sizes. Cargill Salt is one of the world s largest marketers of salt products, selling more than 18 million tons annually. The company markets national and regional brands that include Diamond Crystal branded household consumer food and water softener salt products and Champions Choice branded agricultural salt. Cargill began as a salt producer in 1962. Cargill Salt operates vacuum evaporated salt production facilities in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Louisiana and California. It has rock salt mines in New York, Ohio and Louisiana; and solar evaporation facilities in Oklahoma, Utah, California, Venezuela and the Netherlands. In addition, Cargill Salt operates numerous salt terminals and storage facilities throughout North America, including a office in Hutchinson, Kan.