This map display a possible path for how the salt would get to your table if you lived in a small suburb of Columbus such as Reynoldsburg, Ohio. First, the salt would be extracted at a Solar Salt Plant in Long Beach, California (black square). Once it is ready, it will be sent to Chicago, Illinois (blue circle) where the stock pile is set up. This is a place to hold the salt until is is ready to be distributed. Then, it is transported to Columbus, Ohio (green star) where it is marketed and bought by customers. A person from Reynoldsburg, Ohio (red diamond) goes to the grocery store and buys salt. Once home, it is used to season their family meals until it runs out. And then the process repeats.
The Morton Salt Company is a salt industry that consists of many large and small businesses throughout the country. The company carries out the full spectrum of the commodity chain activities in a variety of places.
Mining/Extraction Locations:
This map displays the locations of the different kinds of Morton salt plants and mines around the country. The yellow sun markers represent Solar Salt Plants. As you can see, these plants are mostly located in warmer areas in the country. This was strategically done by the Morton Salt Company so that they have the right weather conditions to extract salt using the sun. The grey rock markers represent Rock Salt Plants. These plants are located wherever Morton has found the most opportunity to find rock salt. The purple drop represents Evaporation Salt Plants.
Distribution Locations:
Morton Salt transports its salt literally all over the country. The yellow triangle markers represent where the salt is held and packed up for transportation.