The global market for Bulk Salt was estimated to be worth US$ 3909 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 5013 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 3.8% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Bulk Salt cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Salt can be divided into four types by product form, bulk type, compressed pellets, bagged and pressed blocks. The four types of salt that are produced have unique production, processing, and packaging factors that determine the selling prices. Generally, salt sold in bulk is less expensive than salt that has been packaged, pelletized, or pressed into blocks. In this report, bulk salt has three types, rock salt, solar salt and Evap salt.
The top five bulk salt manufacturers in USA are Cargill, Morton International, Compass Minerals, American Rock Salt and Kissner Group Holdings. The production area focus on the North America. According to applications, bulk salt is used in chemical, De-icing, general industrial, agricultural, water treatment and others. In 2019, bulk salt for chemical occupied more than 42% of total volume. According to types, bulk salt is split into rock salt, solar salt and Evap salt. Rock salt is the largest market with the share of 58% in 2019.
Winter Weather and Road Safety Regulations
One of the largest demand drivers for bulk salt is the seasonal need for de-icing in cold-climate regions. Government agencies, municipalities, and contractors buy bulk rock salt to maintain road safety during snowstorms and icy conditions.
Severe winters or sudden snow events can lead to large-scale procurement, stockpiling, and even emergency imports. As urbanization spreads and road infrastructure expands, the need for reliable winter road maintenance grows accordingly.
Industrial Demand from the Chemical Sector
Salt is a fundamental input in the chlor-alkali process, where it is electrolyzed to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide.
Global growth in construction, manufacturing, and sanitation products (especially post-pandemic) continues to drive strong industrial salt demand.
Expanding Water Treatment and Softening Needs
Urbanization, population growth, and concerns over water hardness are boosting bulk salt use in municipal and industrial water treatment plants. Salt-based ion exchange systems require bulk delivery of softening salt to remove calcium and magnesium from water supplies.
In large-scale operations, bulk salt is favored for its cost-effectiveness and easy integration into automated feed systems.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Bulk Salt, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Bulk Salt by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Bulk Salt market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Bulk Salt.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Cargill
- Morton Salt
- Compass Minerals
- American Rock Salt
- Kissner Group
- Koyuncu Salt
- America's Sea Salt
- K+S
Segment by Type
- Rock Salt
- Solar Salt
- Evap Salt
Segment by Application
- Chemical
- De-Icing
- General Industrial
- Agricultural
- Water Treatment
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Bulk Salt manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Bulk Salt in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Bulk Salt in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Bulk Salt Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Bulk Salt Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Bulk Salt Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Bulk Salt Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Bulk Salt Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Bulk Salt Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Bulk Salt Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Bulk Salt Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Bulk Salt Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Bulk Salt Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Bulk Salt Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Bulk Salt Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Bulk Salt Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Bulk Salt
- 2.9 Bulk Salt Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Bulk Salt Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Bulk Salt Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Bulk Salt as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Rock Salt
- 3.1.2 Solar Salt
- 3.1.3 Evap Salt
- 3.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Bulk Salt Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Chemical
- 4.1.2 De-Icing
- 4.1.3 General Industrial
- 4.1.4 Agricultural
- 4.1.5 Water Treatment
- 4.1.6 Others
- 4.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Bulk Salt Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Bulk Salt Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Bulk Salt Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Bulk Salt Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Bulk Salt Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Bulk Salt Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Bulk Salt Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Bulk Salt Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Bulk Salt Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Bulk Salt Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Bulk Salt Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Bulk Salt Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Bulk Salt Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Bulk Salt Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Cargill
- 7.1.1 Cargill Company Information
- 7.1.2 Cargill Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 Cargill Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 Cargill Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 Cargill Recent Development
- 7.2 Morton Salt
- 7.2.1 Morton Salt Company Information
- 7.2.2 Morton Salt Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 Morton Salt Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 Morton Salt Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 Morton Salt Recent Development
- 7.3 Compass Minerals
- 7.3.1 Compass Minerals Company Information
- 7.3.2 Compass Minerals Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Compass Minerals Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Compass Minerals Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Compass Minerals Recent Development
- 7.4 American Rock Salt
- 7.4.1 American Rock Salt Company Information
- 7.4.2 American Rock Salt Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 American Rock Salt Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 American Rock Salt Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 American Rock Salt Recent Development
- 7.5 Kissner Group
- 7.5.1 Kissner Group Company Information
- 7.5.2 Kissner Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Kissner Group Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Kissner Group Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Kissner Group Recent Development
- 7.6 Koyuncu Salt
- 7.6.1 Koyuncu Salt Company Information
- 7.6.2 Koyuncu Salt Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Koyuncu Salt Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Koyuncu Salt Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Koyuncu Salt Recent Development
- 7.7 America's Sea Salt
- 7.7.1 America's Sea Salt Company Information
- 7.7.2 America's Sea Salt Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 America's Sea Salt Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 America's Sea Salt Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 America's Sea Salt Recent Development
- 7.8 K+S
- 7.8.1 K+S Company Information
- 7.8.2 K+S Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 K+S Bulk Salt Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 K+S Bulk Salt Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 K+S Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Bulk Salt Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Bulk Salt Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Bulk Salt Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Bulk Salt Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer