# ZOUTMAN

> ZOUTMAN is a Belgian B2B sea salt producer and distributor, founded in 1990 by Bart and Peter Sobry. The company is a worldwide reference for high-quality sea salt, shipping 300,000–450,000 tonnes per year to over 60 countries. Headquartered in Roeselare, Belgium, with production and logistics sites at strategic waterway locations in the heart of Europe.

## Company

- Founded: 1990
- Headquarters: Schaapbruggestraat 50, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium
- Phone: +32 (0) 51 26 87 26
- Email: info@zoutman.com
- Website: https://www.zoutman.com
- Social: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

ZOUTMAN focuses exclusively on sea salt — not vacuum (PDV) salt or rock salt. Sea salt is harvested naturally using sun, wind, and seawater, making it sustainable and suitable for organic product claims. The company invests in optical cleaning and ultrafiltration technology to achieve exceptional purity. Logistics account for ~70% of salt's selling price; ZOUTMAN operates water-dependent sites enabling multimodal transport (seagoing vessels, inland waterways, road, rail).

## Certifications

- BRCGS Food Safety
- IFS Food
- ISO 14001 (environmental management)
- Feed Chain Alliance
- Kosher (Badatz Shomre Hadas Antwerp)

## Products

ZOUTMAN supplies sea salt across six main categories:

- **Food salt**: for industry (bulk/B2B), retail (consumer packaging), and foodservice
- **Salt for water treatment**: water softening, dishwasher salt, swimming pool salt
- **De-icing salt**: road salt (gritting), alternative de-icing products, accessories
- **Agricultural salts**: animal feed salt, agriculture, aquaculture
- **Technical salts**: refining, fishery, hide treatment
- **Salt for wellness**: bath salt, scrub salt (Scrubzout), Dead Sea salt

Full product catalogue: https://www.zoutman.com/en/products

## Academy

Educational resources on salt applications and industry regulations:

- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/food-salt
- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/salt-for-water-softening
- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/gritting-salt
- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/agricultural-salts
- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/technical-salts
- https://www.zoutman.com/en/academy/salt-for-swimming-pools

## Key Pages

- About us: https://www.zoutman.com/en/about-us
- Logistics & locations: https://www.zoutman.com/en/about-us/the-logistic-heart-of-europe
- Why sea salt?: https://www.zoutman.com/en/why-sea-salt
- Certificates: https://www.zoutman.com/en/certificates
- Sustainability report: https://www.zoutman.com/en/sustainability-report
- News: https://www.zoutman.com/en/news
- Price enquiry: https://www.zoutman.com/en/price-enquiry
- Customer portal (MyZOUTMAN): https://portal.zoutman.com/en/login

## Sustainability

ZOUTMAN's ESG strategy is documented in the annual sustainability report "Clean Salt, Clear Goals". Key initiatives include process water recovery, maximising waterway transport (lower emissions than road), digitalisation to reduce paper use, and a partnership with Go Ocean to restore oyster reefs in the Belgian North Sea.

## Languages

Site available in: Nederlands (nl), Français (fr), English (en), Deutsch (de)

## Full version

For a comprehensive version of this document including detailed product descriptions, logistics, Academy article index, and all relevant URLs, see: https://www.zoutman.com/llms-full.txt