Morton Salt – a long tradition and a well known brand

Morton Salt’s history as a salt producer goes back to 1848. Established as Richmond & Company in Chicago, it is now the leading producer and trader of salt in North America. One of the best known brands in the United States, Morton Salt has been symbolised by the distinctive “Umbrella Girl” logo printed on its table salt packaging since 1914. The little girl scattering salt in the rain under the slogan “When it rains, it pours” (which has gone through six different versions) was originally intended to make the point that Morton salt pours freely even in damp weather. Besides being the best known brand of table salt in the USA, Morton Salt is also one of the leading suppliers in the North American de-icing and commercial salt sector.

At www.mortonsalt.com you can find out how the Morton Girl has changed over the last 90 years and also learn more about the company

Salt for an entire continent

With its Canadian subsidiary Windsor Salt, Morton Salt employs nearly 3,000 people, some 250 of whom work in its head office in Chicago. In 2008, Morton Salt generated revenues of approximately USD 1.2 billion: 42% from de-icing salt, 34% from industrial salt and 22% from table salt. The company operates six rock salt mines, seven solar salt plants and 10 evaporated salt plants in North America and has a production capacity of approximately 13 million tonnes of salt. It also has around 60 warehouses and distribution centres. Its six rock salt mines, three of which are in the United States and three in Canada, account for approximately 64% of production. The solution mining plants account for 15% of total production, and the solar salt plants 13%.