Phoenix reborn from the ashes

　　In December 2018, Hunan Light Industry and Salt Group completed the full acquisition of Sote Salt Chemical and its parent company, Chongqing Xiangyu Salt Chemical Co., Ltd., thereby clearly defining the company’s strategic positioning as “salt plus chemicals.” In line with Hunan Light Salt Group’s strategic vision—“Among the three major salt-producing regions nationwide, one will surely be Hunan”—Sote Salt Chemical leverages ancient Permian rock salt sourced from ultra-deep wells over 3,000 meters underground and uses brine extracted from the Ganning Reservoir in Wanzhou District as its water source. By fully capitalizing on its superior product qualities—such as a sodium chloride purity exceeding 99.7% and a particle size distribution of 0.3mm to 0.8mm accounting for 97%—Sote Salt Chemical produces China’s highest-quality edible salt products.

　　In May 2021, the Sote Salt Chemical Edible Salt Upgrade and Renovation Project was completed and put into operation. The project’s total investment amounted to 40 million yuan, and it was constructed strictly in accordance with the GB14881 standard, establishing a large-scale production, packaging, warehousing, and distribution center for edible salt with an annual output capacity of 120,000 tons. The management system has successively obtained ISO9000, HACCP, and Green Food certifications. The company holds the Designated Production Enterprise Certificate for Edible Salt SD-068, the Food Production License SC10350010135170, the Food Business License JY15001010054242, and the Designated Wholesale Enterprise Certificate for Edible Salt No. 2300046. The traceability system, dust removal system, screening system, iodization system, and packaging system at the small-packaged salt base all utilize first-class domestic equipment, representing a domestically leading level of technical sophistication.