According to official website of Hunan Provincial Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Xuetian Salt Industry is the first modern joint-stock listed company with integrated production and marketing and inter-provincial cooperation. It has 6 national designated salt production enterprises, including Xiangheng Salt Chemical Company, Li Xiang Salt Chemical Company and Xuetian Technology Company. The annual output of salt products is more than 5 million tons, and more than 95% is deep well salt, which is far from pollution.