Deicing Roads and Interstates Today
Deicing roads is a crucial aspect of winter maintenance for municipalities and transportation departments. The use of bulk salt, also known as…
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Welcome to the Midwest Salt Blog
We have collected articles from across the web and written others to help educate our customers and any site visitors whom may be interested in our products. The most important information about bulk salt, ice melt, mulch and liquid ice melter can be found below.
— Tony Johnson, President
Bulk Salt Application Rates (2022 Refresh)
The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Volume 49, Number 1, January 2022) had release updated information on application rates. The article discusses…
Midwest Salt LLC is OPEN and ready to serve as an Essential Business
Midwest Salt LLC is OPEN and ready to serve as an Essential Business We recognize that with the constantly changing COVID-19 situation,…
UPDATE: Midwest Salt at SIMA 2019
Tony Johnson, Owner of Midwest Salt, contributed to a discussion at SIMA 2019 about salt availability and how the salt market works…
Responsible Industrial Chloride Use
Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt, is one of the most abundant minerals on the planet. Salt possesses major economic importance because…
Tony Johnson of Midwest Salt at SIMA 2019
The President and CEO of Midwest Salt, Tony Johnson will be a part of the SIMA 2019 Salt Supply & Procurement Panel. Tony…
Winter ’18-’19, Is This a Salt Shortage?
When the snow and the ice arrives there is one tried and true way to keep travelers safe – salting the roads. …
Applying MORE Salt Isn’t Always Better
When salt comes into contact with water it lowers the water’s freezing point. Because of this property, salt will always be a…
October Events 2018
GreenTown is happening in Joliet on October 26th: https://www.greentownconference.com/ ISAWWA Water Efficiency Committee is hosting a half day seminar (for Edu credit) on the latest in…
Weather Changes and Impacts on Our Industry
According to scientists worldwide, climate change is happening now. The cause or causes are still to being examined and debated. The EPA…
The Best Study on Ice Melt You Will Find
NCHRP NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM REPORT 577 Guidelines for the Selection of Snow and Ice Control Materials to Mitigate Environmental Impacts This study…
Stronger Supply Chain – Snow Business Magazine
Our President, Tony Johnson, wrote a great article for the June issue of Snow Business Magazine. The article focuses on building a…