Morton Salt sales up 11%
Rohm and Haas reported quarterly earnings today. Overall, the corporation had $2.19 billion in sales, up 5%. The company's Morton Salt business recorded an 11% increase in sales to $178 million and doubling of its earnings to $4 million. The company said growth was "primarily due to improved product mix and pricing management in the industrial and consumer markets, as well as increased demand for ice-control salt and other bulk products."
