Bulk De-icing Salt to Swedish Municipality — 3,500 MT EN 16811-1 Grade A
How we sourced, tested and loaded 3,500 MT of EN 16811-1 Grade A rock salt for a Swedish road authority winter campaign — from Siwa Oasis mine face to Gothenburg port in 38 days.
The Brief
A Swedish regional road authority required 3,500 MT of EN 16811-1 Grade A rock salt (0/6.3 mm fraction, moisture ≤ 1.5%, NaCl ≥ 97%) for their winter 2024–25 de-icing stockpile. Timeline: 38 days mine-to-port. Budget: DAP Gothenburg, fixed price.
Sourcing
Feedstock drawn from the Siwa Oasis mine complex in Egypt's Western Desert — Egypt Globe's preferred source for rock salt above 97% NaCl purity. The deposit formed ~30 million years ago in an ancient evaporite basin; the extreme arid conditions preserve halite in a near-anhydrous state that naturally meets EN 16811-1 Type 1 moisture limits without kiln drying.
| Parameter | Specification | Achieved |
|---|---|---|
| NaCl min | ≥ 97.0% | 97.6% |
| Moisture max | ≤ 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Grain size | 0/6.3 mm | 0/6.3 mm |
| Insoluble residue | ≤ 2% | 1.4% |
| Anti-caking (E535) | ≤ 80 ppm | 42 ppm |
Loading & Documentation
Lab Results (SGS Cairo, pre-shipment)
All parameters within EN 16811-1 Grade A tolerance. Certificate of Analysis issued and lodged with the buyer's bank before vessel departure.
Outcome
Cargo arrived Gothenburg 34 days after mine-face collection — 4 days ahead of schedule. Buyer confirmed zero compaction issues in the covered depot. Re-order placed for winter 2025–26 at 5,000 MT.
"The CoA matched the product exactly — no surprises at the silo. That's all we ask." — Procurement Manager, Regional Roads Authority, Sweden (name withheld)
Key Takeaway
Egyptian rock salt from the Siwa–Qattara belt reliably meets EN 16811-1 Grade A without kiln drying — a cost advantage of approximately USD 8–12/MT versus kiln-dried alternatives from Poland or Germany, with equivalent conformity documentation.
Quality at the Core — how this shipment was verified
Every consignment Egypt Globe Group ships passes the same five verification gates. The evidence set below is what the buyer in this case study received; it is the same set issued on every contract, because the group has operated with an internal Quality Assurance division since its 2014 incorporation and treats a lot outside specification as a lot that does not load.
| Gate | Control | Evidence issued | Who · frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extraction / source | Source sampling on every production lot | Source laboratory · per lot |
| 2 | Processing | Washing, screening, drying, grading or milling verified against the contract specification | Plant QC · per batch |
| 3 | Port laboratory | Full analysis against the contract specification; Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate issued before the Bill of Lading | EGG port QC lab · per shipment |
| 4 | Independent inspection | Pre-shipment sampling, witness testing, draft survey or tally; sealed retained samples held 90 days | TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / BV · per vessel |
| 5 | Destination acceptance | CoA cross-referenced with the buyer's arrival laboratory; retained samples arbitrate any variance | Buyer laboratory · on discharge |
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