Dominion Salt Capacity Expansion

Demand for Dominion Salt’s high-purity, sodium chloride products for their rapidly growing markets was pushing production at full capacity around the clock, only stopping for planned maintenance shutdowns.

A driving factor for this increased production is the growing demand for pure, pharmaceutical-grade salt in the Pacific Rim, Southeast Asia, and South America. The applications for this salt include saline drips for injection, haemodialysis, eye washes, and contact lens solutions.

Production of pharmaceutical salt requires certifications according to strict manufacturing processes and quality guidelines to European, British and United States Pharmacopoeia.

The capacity of Dominion Salt’s existing vacuum evaporation system used to produce purified salt was reaching its limit. This system was originally installed in 1972 by HPD and was rated at approximately five tonnes per hour of production. In order for Dominion Salt to expand the overall production of their certified pharmaceutical salt production while maintaining supply to their other core markets, a capacity expansion would be required.