Industrial Salt Value Chain Development Project

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Mines

Regional Mining Hubs Development Program

Axis 1 : Competitive Economy

SO.1.2. Making extractive industries the catalyst for industrial Senegal

Funding (public et prive) :

12,000,000,000 FCFA

Project leader

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Project description

With a production of more than 450,000 tonnes per year, Senegal is the largest salt producer in West Africa. The project aims to strengthen the transformation and industrial valorisation of salt in Senegal, particularly in the regions of Fatick, Kaolack and Saint-Louis, which possess significant
saline resources. Currently, a large share of the salt is marketed in raw form, and only 25% of the salt produced and consumed in Senegal has an adequate iodine content.

Intervention zones

🇸🇳 14 région(s) d'intervention

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Funding (public et prive)

12,000,000,000 FCFA

General Objective

Modernise the production and processing of salt to reach 600,000 tonnes per year.

Specific Objectives

Install industrial refining units to produce iodised salt, table salt and industrial salt for consumption
and export
Create 2,000 direct jobs and 8,000 indirect jobs

Expected results

Increased production of refined and iodised salt
Strengthened competitiveness as a refined salt exporter in West Africa
Reduced iodine deficiencies
Improved incomes for producers and actors in the salt industry

Key milestones

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029