Marcie Peters, president of USC Holdings Corp., and Saltville Mayor Todd Young celebrate the news that the company is ready to proceed with the next phase of the United Salt plant expansion.
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Wednesday, Marcie Peters, USC Holdings Corp. president, talked with local leaders about the plans for expansion at Saltville's United Salt plant.
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Saltville's United Salt plant is currently producing about 225,000 tons of salt each year.
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AquaSalt for pools and spas makes up about 40% of United Salt Saltville’s production.
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Just months after celebrating a project that bolstered Saltville’s United Salt plant’s production capacity by 15%, or about 30,000 tons, plans for another expansion were announced this week. Once this second project is complete, the operation is expected to achieve an overall 25% increase in production capacity.
Marcie Peters, president of USC Holdings Corp., and Saltville Mayor Todd Young celebrate the news that the company is ready to proceed with the next phase of the United Salt plant expansion.
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