October 25, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
As the Mark Twain observed: "Figures don't lie, but liars figure." You may have seen the headline recently heralding research that concluded that a third of all serious heart attacks can be attributed to the "fried and salty foods" in...
October 20, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Surprise. Markets work! The "first significant import shipment of bulk salt in more than four years" has hit New Orleans, according to the lead story in the October 20 issue of River Transport News. "Industry observers indicated that over the...
October 14, 2008
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Most issues in the salt industry are invisible to the late-night talk shows and ignored by our cultural arbiters, but the latest flap about the cost and availability of road salt for the coming winter has cut a broad...
