Goals:

Early Findings:

•  Western Mexico has the world's largest salt field salt is produced for the food-processing industry. It is located near Guerrero Negro. The company is called Exportadora del Sal S.A. (ESSA) and is a shared venture between the Mexican government and the Mitsubishi Corporation. They have been producing salt since 1957.
•  La Fina Table Salt / SISAMEX is a producer of salt from Mexico. This company produces and commercializes iodized and fluoridated salt for human consumption, as well as salt for industrial uses.
•  Industria Salinera de Yucatan is a producer of salt from Mexico. This company produces six different types of consumable salt.
•  San Felipe Salt is a producer of salt from Mexico. This company harvests and markets the natural salt produced from the Sea of Cortez.
• In 2017, the production of salt in Mexico amounted to 8.67 million metric tons.
• Mexico is the 5th largest salt exporter in the world.
• Mexico is the 7th largest salt producer in the world.

Proposed Next Steps:

• We conducted a search for Mexican companies, and the regions they are from, that produce salt for consumption. We found 4 companies which can be seen in the early findings section. We suggest that we provide a deeper dive of those companies, as well as look for 3 more (if there are any additional companies that produce consumable salt) and create a Google Spreadsheet that would include the company name, the region(s) they mine consumable salt in, the types of salt produced and the contact information at that company. (3 hours, $87.00).
• Please note that we limited ourselves to only look at companies that produce salt, and not just sell it, as per the initial instructions.
• To further get the exact contact information that would be useful, please let us know the job title or job description to include from these companies, as that will be helpful to our researchers.