100% natural salt obtained by mining a rock salt deposit.
The open-pit operation meets all the requirements in terms of environmental compliance.

Long-term hide preservation methods are the following:

• salting
• wet salting
• drying
• dry-salting

These four hide and skin preservation methods are effective for a six-month period with no risk of depreciating the quality of the leather products.

Salt is a biostat which inhibits bacteria growth and activity by reducing the moisture content in raw skins. Various salt preservation methods can be applied. As a general rule, the hides are spread out, coated with salt, and then stacked on top of each other by inserting more salt. The hides must sometimes be re salted in case of long-term storage.

The raw product undergoes only a mechanical transformation by adding a v ery low quantity of E 535 anti-agglomerate expressed in anhydrous (anti-caking) Na4 [Fe (CN) 6] to a 20-30 mg/kg concentration on average.

• Na Cl content (Sodium chloride) > 94%
• soluble sulphate content (Gypsum & Anhydride) < 3%
• water content < 0.5% (= class 1)

• density : 1.22 kg/m3
• pH : 6-8

• >3,15 mm – 7%
• 0,16-3,15 mm – 90%
• <0,16 - 3%

• bulk
• 600 kg or 1200 kg big bags
• pallet or containers
• 15 and 25 kg bags

By all means: boat, train, truck or barge.

Safety data according to the 453/2010/ standard EU indicates that there is no safety or danger impact for this product.