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Saltwell Group, the Sweden-based owner and producer of Saltwell® naturally lower-sodium salt, has announced the opening of a new production facility in Santiago, Chile. The state-of-the-art site is designed to meet the escalating global demand from food manufacturers who are facing intense pressure from consumers and health regulators to reduce sodium levels in commercial formulations.
The new facility provides a significant capacity upgrade and represents a major strategic milestone in the company's efforts to scale its clean-label sodium reduction solutions.
Supply Chain Optimisation and Relocation
The decision to open the Santiago facility is deeply tied to supply chain resilience and sustainability. The site is located in close proximity to the Atacama salt flats, the primary source of the company's raw hypersaline water resources.
By processing the salt closer to its origin and near Chile’s key trading ports, Saltwell Group is establishing a more robust and sustainable global logistics network. This localisation significantly reduces the distance raw materials must travel prior to processing, lowering the overall carbon footprint of the production cycle.
As a result of this expansion, the majority of Saltwell's bulk production will transition to Chile. The company’s existing facility in Cyprus will remain operational, shifting its strategic focus toward the production of speciality lines and serving as a contingency hub to ensure uninterrupted global supply.
Technical Profile and Functional Performance
Saltwell® is positioned as a premium, clean-label alternative to standard salt and synthetic sodium replacers. The product is highly valued in the B2B ingredients sector because it functions as a 1-to-1 replacement, bypassing the need for complex reformulation or the addition of bitter-masking agents typically required when using artificial potassium chloride.
Key technical attributes of the ingredient include:
Sodium Reduction 🧂 Naturally contains 35% less sodium than standard commercial salt.
Natural Extraction ☀️ Obtained through traditional solar-evaporation processes using the unique mineral composition of the Atacama salt flats.
Functional Parity 🥨 Delivers comparable taste, texture, and structural functionality across a wide range of bakery, meat, and snack applications.
Anders Hansson, CEO of Saltwell Group, noted that the new Chilean plant represents a major strategic investment for the business. Hansson stated that with this expanded capacity and the proven technical performance of the ingredient, the company is well-positioned to help global food manufacturers deliver healthier, great-tasting products that align with shifting consumer expectations.
As global health organisations and regional governments continue to implement stricter targets around dietary sodium intake, consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands are actively seeking natural reformulation tools. The expansion of Saltwell's production infrastructure ensures a highly scalable, sustainable supply of functional salt, enabling manufacturers to improve public health outcomes without compromising on product quality or sensory appeal.
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