Jiangxi Salt Industry Group

What Jiangxi Salt Industry Group does

Jiangxi Salt Industry Group (江西省盐业集团股份有限公司, stock code 601065) is a Jiangxi Provincial state-owned enterprise and the largest comprehensive salt resource development company in Jiangxi Province. It was founded in 1989, completed a landmark mixed-ownership reform pilot in 2013 (the first such pilot in China's salt industry since the 18th Party Congress), and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2023. The company is anchored by 640 million tons of high-quality rock salt reserves and a core production base of nearly 2,000 mu.

Its product portfolio spans four segments: edible salt (food-grade consumer products), daily chemical salt (personal care and household uses), industrial salt (manufacturing feedstock), and salt chemical products (downstream chemical processing). This represents an integrated value chain from raw salt extraction to consumer and industrial applications, with distribution executed primarily through a regional provincial network within Jiangxi Province.

The business model is commodity-driven: revenue is generated through manufacturing and sales of physical salt products across consumer, industrial, daily chemical, and chemical industry customer segments, with no disclosed pricing model or named anchor customers. The company employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and is ultimately owned by the Jiangxi Provincial Government. Reported financials show revenue and earnings peaking in 2022–2023 and contracting through 2025.

Name

Jiangxi Salt Industry Group

Legal name

江西省盐业集团股份有限公司

Website

https://jxsalt.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Jiangxi Salt Industry Group is a Jiangxi provincial state-owned enterprise producing edible salt, industrial salt, daily chemical salt, and salt chemical products from 640 million tons of rock salt reserves, serving consumer, industrial, and chemical manufacturing markets primarily within Jiangxi Province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Salt Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (3279)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Salt Mining (Rock Salt, Brine) (IMAKAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Salt & Salt-Based Seasonings (Sea Salt, Flake, Seasoned Salts) (AFAJANAE), Chlor-Alkali & Derivatives (IMAEAAAC)

Keywords

• Salt production
• Edible salt manufacturing
• Industrial salt supply
• Salt chemical products
• Kitchen ingredient sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanchangshi

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Salt Product Sales: As a salt resource comprehensive development and utilization enterprise, the company generates revenue through manufacturing and selling edible salt, daily chemical salt, industrial salt, and salt chemical products.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jiangxi Salt Industry Group is a provincial state-owned enterprise engaged in the comprehensive development and utilization of salt resources. It manufactures and sells four main product categories — edible salt, daily chemical salt, industrial salt, and salt chemical products — leveraging 640 million tons of high-quality rock salt reserves and a core production base of nearly 2,000 mu in Jiangxi Province.

Product overview

Jiangxi Salt Industry Group is a state-owned salt resources development company (stock code: 601065) that operates a diversified portfolio of salt-based products across four main categories: Edible Salt (食用盐), Daily Chemical Salt (日化盐), Industrial Salt (工业盐), and Salt Chemical products (盐化工). The company leverages its 640 million tons of high-quality rock salt reserves and approximately 2,000 mu (333 acres) of core production facilities to serve consumer, industrial, and chemical manufacturing markets. The product portfolio represents an integrated value chain from raw salt extraction to processed consumer and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Edible Salt Food-grade salt products for consumer household use in daily cooking and food preparation, representing one of the company's primary business segments.
• Daily Chemical Salt Salt-based products for daily chemical applications, including personal care and household cleaning uses.
• Industrial Salt Industrial-grade salt used as a raw material for various manufacturing processes and chemical production, sold to industrial buyers.
• Salt Chemical Products Chemical products derived from salt resources, representing deep processing and value-added salt-based chemical offerings for downstream chemical manufacturers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• China National Salt Industry Corporation: The dominant national salt SOE in China, operating across the same edible, industrial and salt-chemical value chain as Jiangxi Salt. As a broader incumbent it competes in the same commodity but with national scale and a wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Yunnan Salt & Salt Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. A listed Chinese salt and salt-chemical producer based in Yunnan, directly comparable to Jiangxi Salt in product mix (edible salt plus salt chemicals) and provincial-SOE heritage.
• Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. A leading Chinese chlor-alkali and salt-chemical manufacturer that converts industrial salt into caustic soda, PVC and related derivatives — the same downstream chemistry that Jiangxi Salt's Salt Chemical segment pursues.
• Sichuan Province Salt Industry Group: Another provincial-level Chinese salt SOE with overlapping edible, industrial and chemical salt offerings. Directly comparable in governance structure (provincial SOE) and product scope to Jiangxi Salt.
• Hunan Salt Industry Co., Ltd. Provincial salt SOE in neighboring Hunan producing edible salt, industrial salt and salt chemicals — directly comparable to Jiangxi Salt in scale, product mix and adjacent regional footprint.

Regional players

• Shandong Xinlong Group (Yankuang-related chlor-alkali): A regional Chinese chlor-alkali and salt-chemical producer that competes with Jiangxi Salt in the industrial salt and salt-chemical downstream markets but is concentrated in Shandong rather than Jiangxi.

Emerging players

• Nanjing Chemical Industry Co. (Sinopec subsidiary): A Sinopec-affiliated chlor-alkali and salt chemical player that competes with Jiangxi Salt's Salt Chemical segment in caustic soda and derivatives, with comparable raw-salt feedstock dynamics.

Others

• Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. While a lithium producer rather than salt, Ganfeng is a large Jiangxi-based resource-chemical listed company that shares the same provincial industrial ecosystem, capital-market access and SOE/private hybrid governance model — useful as a regional comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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