UK Salt Industry

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:annualProduction over 5 million tonnes (early 21st century)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:environmentalImpact ground subsidence
brine pollution
gptkbp:historicalEvent Salt Tax (Salt Duty) 1694-1825
Salt Union formation 1888
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:West_Indies
agriculture
chemical manufacturing
leather tanning
food preservation
glass making
soap making
textile dyeing
road de-icing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important since Roman times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK Salt Industry
gptkbp:industry gptkb:chemical_industry
food industry
de-icing industry
gptkbp:majorProductionArea gptkb:Droitwich
gptkb:Nantwich
gptkb:County_Antrim
gptkb:Worcestershire
gptkb:Teesside
gptkb:Middlewich
gptkb:Cheshire
gptkb:Winsford
gptkbp:majorProductionMethod evaporation
brine extraction
rock salt mining
gptkbp:market gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Tata_Chemicals_Europe
British Salt
Salt Union
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Winsford_Rock_Salt_Mine
gptkb:Boulby_Mine
gptkbp:notableProduct table salt
road salt
industrial salt
gptkbp:notableSaltWork Droitwich Salt Works
Middlewich Salt Works
Nantwich Salt Works
gptkbp:product gptkb:salt
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Food_Standards_Agency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lion_Salt_Works
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7