Egyptian Road Salt
Bulk Egyptian road salt — wholesale supplier to highway authorities, municipal contractors, and salt distributors. Sea + rock variants. EN / BS / ASTM / GOST grades. Min 240 MT FOB Damietta, per-lot CoA before B/L.
Egyptian road salt — bulk wholesale
Generic catch-all landing for all bulk Egyptian road-salt enquiries. We carry both sea-salt and rock-salt road-grade variants for every regional standard — see the dedicated Bulk Sea Salt for Deicing and Bulk Rock Salt for Deicing pages for spec breakdowns.
Road salt is bought by highway authorities, municipal contractors and regional distributors on a seasonal tender cycle, and the buyer's exposure is the winter itself: a lot that cakes in the depot or fails the sieve band cannot be replaced in January. Egypt Globe Group supplies road salt from two sources — Siwa Oasis / Qattara Depression rock salt (≥ 97.00 % NaCl, natural ≤ 1.5 % moisture) and North Sinai / Red Sea sea salt (kiln-dried Type 1 or natural Type 2) — under one QA discipline: per-lot Certificate of Analysis issued by the port laboratory before the Bill of Lading, independent inspection on request, and rejection at the loading port of any lot outside specification.
Industry requirements
| Requirement | Typical tender specification | How EGG verifies it | Evidence issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | EN 16811-1 (EU), BS 3247:2011 (UK), ASTM D632 / AASHTO M-143 (US / Canada), SS-EN 16811-1 (Nordic), GOST 13830 (CIS) | SKU mapped to the named standard; port lab tests to that standard's parameters | CoA citing the standard |
| NaCl | ≥ 97 % (Type 1); ≥ 95 % (Type 2); ≥ 94 % stockpile | Titration per lot | CoA |
| Moisture | ≤ 1.5 % Type 1; ≤ 4 % Type 2 | Oven-drying per lot | CoA |
| Sieve band | Per standard and grade (0/2 to 10–40 mm) | Sieve analysis per lot | Sieve report |
| Anti-caking | Type 1 (E535 ≤ 80 ppm) or Type 2 (none) as the tender requires | Dosing record | Declaration on CoA |
| Delivery window | Laycan within the pre-season stockpiling window | Vessel nomination, NOR / SOF documented | Statement of facts |
Matched supply
| Product | Grade / spec headline | Division | Standard | MOQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock salt for deicing — 12 SKUs | ≥ 97.00 % NaCl, ≤ 1.5 % natural moisture, all 5 regional standards | Salt — rock | EN / BS / ASTM / SS-EN / GOST | 240 MT |
| Sea salt for deicing — 14 SKUs | Type 1 kiln-dried ≤ 1.0–1.5 % or Type 2 natural 3–4 % | Salt — sea | EN / BS / ASTM / SS-EN / GOST | 240 MT |
| De-icing grade catalogue | 25 SKUs compared by sieve band, NaCl, moisture, E535 | Salt | All | 240 MT; vessel 2,000–65,000 MT |
| Washed coarse road grade | Rock, 4–8 mm, Type 1 | Salt — rock | Road grade | 240 MT |
| Vacuum-dried road grade 0.5–6 mm | Sea, ≥ 97.00 %, ≤ 0.50 % moisture | Salt — sea | ASTM D632 | 240 MT |
Loading ports: rock from El Dekheila (EGEDK), Alexandria (EGALY), Damietta (EGDAM), Ain Sokhna (EGSOK); sea from Al-Arish (EGAAC), Port Said East (EGPSE), Damietta (EGDAM), Ain Sokhna (EGSOK). Bulk vessel, FIBC or 25 / 50 kg bags; FOB / CFR / CIF.
QA verification chain
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1
Source
Mine or pan sampling for NaCl, moisture, insolubles
EvidenceSource lab report
EGG QA · every lot
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2
Processing
Screening to sieve band, drying, anti-caking dosing or exclusion
EvidenceSieve analysis, dosing record
EGG QA · every batch
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3
Port laboratory
Full de-icing panel per lot
EvidenceCoA before B/L; out-of-spec lot rejected
EGG port QC · every lot
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4
Independent inspection
Sampling, draft survey, witness test
EvidencePSI certificate
TÜV Austria, Intertek, SGS, Bureau Veritas · on request
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5
Destination acceptance
Buyer check against CoA; spec guaranteed at port of loading
EvidenceBuyer acceptance
Buyer · per shipment
Destination markets & compliance
- EU, UK, Nordic, US / Canada and CIS highway programmes under the standards above; EUR.1 and PAFTA preferential origin where applicable
- Distributors and municipal contractors: wholesale de-icing salt · bulk rock salt · bulk sea salt
Standards & documentation
Request a quote
Name the standard, Type and tonnage and the trade desk matches a rock or sea SKU with a CoA template once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed. Request a quote
Ready for a quote?
FOB / CIF / CFR pricing from 7 Egyptian ports — turnaround once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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Frequently asked questions
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Other questions? Email our export desk — the export desk replies to every request.