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JEJU SALT · TECHNOLOGY

From lava seawater
to salt crystals

Naturally filtered through basalt, our source water undergoes a temperature-controlled process of concentration, crystallization and drying.

The plant in the lava seawater complex in Jeju

PROCESS

Six steps. Carefully crafted.

Intake → Concentration → Crystallization → Drying → Sorting → Packing

  1. 01

    Water intake

    We source our lava seawater from a facility licensed for food production and managed by Jeju Province.

  2. 02

    Concentration

    We remove moisture from the source water to create a concentrated brine.

  3. 03

    Crystallization

    In the salt room, the concentrate is finely atomized. Temperature control allows moisture to evaporate and salt crystals to form.

  4. 04

    Drying

    The salt crystals are carefully dried for 24 hours.

  5. 05

    Sorting

    We select the salt that meets our quality standards.

  6. 06

    Packing

    Before packing, our salt passes through a metal detector to check for metal contaminants. It is then packed into containers.

Seawater held in the rock pools of the Jeju shore
The Nungyeol salt container and its package on a wooden board by the window
Fine white salt on a wooden spoon beside the Dol Hareubang salt container
Fine white salt in a wooden spoon

METHOD

Precise temperature control. From water to salt.

Our temperature-controlled process evaporates moisture from lava seawater to concentrate the brine and form salt crystals.

PATENTS

Seven patents registered in Korea

Our salt-making apparatus and methods are covered by seven patents registered in Korea. Their registration numbers and dates are listed below.

Seven patents registered in Korea
Registration no.Official invention titleFiled → Registered
제10-1113348호해수 또는 심층해수를 공중에서 순간적으로 결정화시킨 후 소금 및 물 또는 심층수를 제조하는 장치 및 그 방법2009-10-28 → 2012-01-31
제10-1337049호해수로부터 미네랄 소금을 제조하는 장치 및 방법2012-03-29 → 2013-11-28
제10-1337110호해수담수화 장치에서 얻어지는 농축해수로부터 미네랄소금을 제조하는 장치 및 방법2012-05-31 → 2013-11-28
제10-1352754호용암해수로부터 미네랄소금을 제조하는 장치 및 방법2012-09-04 → 2014-01-10
제10-1420566호소금 제조장치2013-03-20 → 2014-07-10
제10-2841768호소금 제조장치2022-09-02 → 2025-07-30
제10-2873690호해수 또는 염지하수(용암해수)를 이용한 액상소금제조방법2023-01-08 → 2025-10-15

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Two overseas registrations

In 2017 we also registered a Japanese patent (No. 6139013) and a Chinese patent (No. 2627411) for our salt manufacturing apparatus.

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