PROCESSING OF SALT FOR CHEMICAL AND HUMAN .
The chemical industry is the largest salt consumer of salt using about 60% of the total production. This industry converts the salt mainly into chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash with out which petroleum refining, petrochemistry, organic synthesis, glass production, etc. would be unthinkable. Salt user Salt consumption Chemical industry 60% Food 30% Other 10% . 2Jun ...