Calcium Chloride (Flakes, Prills & Liquid)

74–77% flakes, 94–97% anhydrous prills and 35% liquid

Calcium chloride (HS 2827.20) is bought by concentration and form, because the buyer is paying for CaCl₂ and the rest is water. Dihydrate flakes at 74–77% CaCl₂ are the standard de-icing and dust-control product; anhydrous prills, granules and powder at 94–97% carry more salt per tonne of freight and are the form oilfield service companies use to build clear brine drilling, workover and completion fluids, where calcium chloride raises density quickly with little added volume and lowers water activity so shales do not swell; and liquid calcium chloride at around 35% is sprayed on roads and unpaved haul routes for anti-icing and dust suppression, or blended at the terminal. The certificate shows CaCl₂ content, magnesium chloride and alkali chlorides, water-insolubles, iron, pH and, for prills, size distribution. Calcium chloride dissolves with heat and absorbs moisture from the air, so bag integrity matters more than the chemistry once it leaves the plant. Supplier safety data sheets list it as not regulated for DOT, IMDG and IATA transport. The 2024 export declarations under HS 2827.20 total about USD 562 million across 88 reporters: China USD 238 million and 1.40 million MT, the Netherlands USD 50 million, the USA USD 40 million and 100,000 MT, Finland USD 31 million and 144,000 MT, Egypt USD 26 million, Oman USD 4.8 million and 14,900 MT, and Türkiye USD 4.0 million. Those are declared export values, not offers.

The buyer is a road authority or de-icing distributor ahead of winter, a drilling-fluids or completion-fluids company, a mining or quarry operator controlling haul-road dust, a concrete or precast plant using it as an accelerator, a food processor (calcium chloride is also used as a firming agent, in a food grade with its own specification) or a chemical distributor. De-icing and dust-control buyers want flakes or liquid in volume and on time for the season; oilfield buyers want 94–97% prills with a tight insolubles figure and supply near the base. Documents are the certificate of analysis (COA), the safety data sheet (SDS), a certificate of origin, REACH registration cover for EU imports and, for food grade, halal or kosher certificates where the market requires them. CBIL is a commodity brokerage company and brokers calcium chloride flakes, prills, powder and liquid from Chinese, US, Dutch, Finnish, Omani and Turkish producers and trader positions, in 25 kg bags, 1 MT jumbo bags and, for liquid, IBCs, ISO tanks or road tankers, on FOB, CFR, CIF and DAP terms. Price is per MT and depends on concentration, form and pack. Send the form, CaCl₂ content, use, monthly or seasonal tonnage and discharge port, and the enquiry is screened and worked against it.

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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.