Hafun Salt Factory

The production reached nearly half a million tons per year in the late 1930s and was supposed to increase in the 1940s, but World War II stopped it.

Soon after the First World War, the Italians realized that the shallow bay of Hafun, which had a long, low beach along the mainland side, was a perfect place for a large salt works.

[4] The British destroyed the salt factory in 1941 during their conquest of Italian Somalia and since then the productivity has been reduced to a minimal activity until the 1950s, when was totally abandoned.

However, in late 2014, Udug Limited, in conjunction with the United States–based REDD Engineering & Construction Inc.,[5] began conducting feasibility studies for the renovation of the salt production plants in Hafun and Hurdiyo.

The first phase of the initiative was completed in March 2015, and saw the historic salt works in both towns refurbished following community-wide consultations.