Egyptian Barite — API 13A Drilling Grade SG 4.2 & Paint-grade Micronised BaSO₄
Eastern Desert barite: API 13A drilling grade SG ≥ 4.2, SG 4.1 powder and 3–5 µm paint-grade micronised barite. Per-lot CoA before B/L, SGS / BV inspection, FOB / CFR from four Egyptian ports.
Barite at a glance
Commercial and logistics terms across the 3 SKUs in this line. Each SKU page carries its own specification sheet and test methods; every lot is analysed before the Bill of Lading.
Barite — commercial reference
- Products in this line
- 3 SKUs
- HS codes
- 2511.10
- Origin
- Egypt, Eastern Desert · China
- Minimum order
- 100 MT
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks from confirmed order
- Packing
- 1 MT FIBC · 25 kg PP bags · Bulk vessel
- Loading ports
- Ain Sokhna · Alexandria · Damietta · El Dekheila
- Destination regions
- East Africa · Far East · Mediterranean · Red Sea & Gulf · South Asia
- Standards & documents
- ISO 9001:2015 · SGS
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF
Taken from the SKU records in this line. Grade-specific limits and test methods are on each SKU page.
Barite — API 13A drilling-grade and paint-grade barium sulphate from the Eastern Desert
Barite (BaSO₄) is bought for one property above all: density. Drilling-fluid engineers weight muds with it to hold formation pressure; coatings formulators use the micronised mineral as a dense, chemically inert, high-whiteness extender. Egypt's Eastern Desert barite veins supply Red Sea, Gulf and East African drilling markets without the ocean leg that Asian material carries.
Egypt Globe Group supplies three lines: Barite Powder SG 4.1, Barite API Grade SG ≥ 4.2 for drilling fluids, and Micronised Barite Paint Grade, a 3–5 µm high-whiteness extender. API 13A is a pass / fail specification — a lot reading 4.17 g/cm³ is off-spec, and regional suppliers that blend stockpiles lot-to-lot routinely deliver that failure. Egypt Globe Group's internal QA division, built in at incorporation, measures specific gravity, soluble alkaline earths and residue on every export lot before the Bill of Lading; failing lots are rejected at the loading port, not re-graded.
Technical specification
Barite API Grade SG ≥ 4.2 — Physical properties
| Parameter | Specification | Test method | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity (density) | ≥ 4.20 g/cm³ | Pycnometer, API 13A procedure | API Spec 13A, Section 7 |
| Residue greater than 75 µm | ≤ 3.0 % mass | Wet sieve | API Spec 13A |
| Particles less than 6 µm | ≤ 30 % mass | Sedimentation | API Spec 13A |
Barite API Grade SG ≥ 4.2 — Chemical analysis
| Parameter | Limit | Test method | QA sampling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water-soluble alkaline-earth metals, as Ca | ≤ 250 mg/kg | API 13A titration | Port lab, per lot |
| BaSO₄ | Reported on CoA | XRF / gravimetric | Port lab, per lot |
| Moisture | Reported on CoA | Oven drying | Port lab, per lot |
Barite Powder SG 4.1 — Physical and chemical summary
| Parameter | Specification | Test method | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity | 4.1 g/cm³ | Pycnometer | API Spec 13A 4.1 grade |
| Residue greater than 75 µm, BaSO₄, moisture | ≤ 3.0 % mass; others reported on CoA | Wet sieve / XRF / oven | Port lab, per lot |
Micronised Barite Paint Grade — Physical and chemical summary
| Parameter | Specification | Test method | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Particle size | 3–5 µm | ISO 13320 laser diffraction | ISO 13320 |
| BaSO₄ content | ≥ 95 % (ISO 3262-2 Type B) | Gravimetric / XRF | ISO 3262-2 |
Logistical & QA parameters (all barite grades)
- MOQ — containerised (FCL)
- 100 MT catalogue MOQ; 50 MT minimum order for micronised paint grade (maximum 3,000 MT)
- MOQ — break-bulk vessel
- 500 MT for API grade; up to 20,000 MT per shipment
- Packing
- Bulk vessel · 1 MT FIBC · 25 kg PP bags
- Loading ports
- Damietta (EGDAM), Alexandria (EGALY), El Dekheila (EGEDK), Ain Sokhna (EGSOK)
- Incoterms
- FOB / CFR for API grade; CIF / DAP for paint grade; CIF available on all lines
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks
- Independent inspection protocol
- SGS / BV / TÜV Austria: draft survey, sampling per ISO 11648-2, witnessed API 13A density and residue tests, sealed referee sample
- Internal QA gate
- Per-lot CoA (SG, residue, soluble Ca, moisture) by the port laboratory before B/L; out-of-spec lots rejected at the loading port
- HS code
- 2511.10
QA verification chain
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1
Extraction / source
Vein-by-vein density check; low-SG material segregated
EvidenceMine assay log
EGG QA · per stockpile
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2
Processing
Jigging and grinding to the 75 µm residue and 6 µm fines targets; micronising to 3–5 µm for paint grade
EvidenceMill sieve and laser-diffraction record
Plant QC · per shift
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3
Port laboratory
API 13A density, residue, soluble Ca, moisture on lot composite
EvidencePer-lot CoA
EGG port QC · every lot before B/L
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4
Independent inspection
Sampling per ISO 11648-2, witnessed API 13A test, draft survey
EvidenceSGS / BV / TÜV certificate
Per shipment
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5
Destination acceptance
Mud-plant or coatings laboratory retest against CoA
EvidenceBuyer report vs CoA
Buyer · on arrival
Applications & markets
- Weighting agent for drilling fluids, completion brines and oil-well cement: oil and gas
- Extender in paints, coatings, plastics and rubber; shielding concrete: industrial chemistry, construction
- Delivered to the Red Sea and Gulf, East Africa, the Mediterranean, South Asia and the Far East; see the Saudi Arabia and India import guides and mining companies in Egypt
Standards & documentation
- API Spec 13A, ISO 3262-2, ISO 13320, ISO 11648-2
- Inspection · documentation · quality and compliance · HS codes
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Frequently asked questions
Which barite grades are supplied?
What does API drilling-grade barite have to meet?
What is the minimum order for barite?
How is barite packed and shipped?
How is each lot verified?
Other questions? Email our export desk — the export desk replies to every request.
Send the specification and the tonnage.
Grade, packing, destination and quantity — the export desk comes back with a priced FOB / CIF / CFR offer for Barite once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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