Compass de-icing salt prices up
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Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2009
US salt producer increases salt price in Q1 2009 despite falls in volume sales
Compass Minerals International Inc., one of the leading
producers of de-icing salt in the USA, reported that its salt
segment pricing remained robust in Q1 2009.
Specifically, salt segment sales for the company amounted to
$268.8m. compared to $329.2m. in the 2008 quarter and operating
earnings were up...