Ice Melt: Morton Is American, These 3 Are Ours 🇨🇦
Morton, Windsor Salt and Kissner all sit on Canadian winter shelves — and all three are owned by Stone Canyon Industries, a Los Angeles firm that acquired them in 2020 and 2021. We look at the ice melt and traction brands that are still Canadian-owned: ecoTraction of Toronto, XYNYTH Manufacturing of Burnaby, BC, and Lava Grip of Coquitlam, BC.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
3 Local OptionsecoTraction
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Toronto, ON · Est. 2005
Canadian-owned — Earth Innovations Inc.
XYNYTH Manufacturing
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Burnaby, BC · Est. 1986
Privately Canadian-owned & operated
Lava Grip
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Coquitlam, BC · Est. 2018
Canadian-owned — sourced & packed in BC
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
It’s never mattered more to buy Canadian — follow along for daily features. Winter’s here, so check the ice-melt aisle. Morton, Windsor Salt and Kissner all sit on Canadian shelves, and Windsor and Kissner sound like ours. All three answer to Stone Canyon Industries, a Los Angeles firm that bought them in 2020 and 2021. So who’s actually Canadian? ecoTraction, out of Toronto, Canadian-owned since 2005 and a Dragons’ Den alum. XYNYTH Manufacturing in Burnaby, B.C., privately Canadian-owned since 1986. And Lava Grip, Canadian-owned in Coquitlam, bagging volcanic traction rock since 2018. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
ONE L.A. OWNER
- Morton Ice Melt — Stone Canyon (USA)
- Windsor Salt — Stone Canyon (USA)
- Kissner (Kitchener, ON) — Stone Canyon (USA)
One Los Angeles firm bought all three in 2020-2021.