Solar Salt
IntroductionWe are into the export of sea salt from India from the past fifteen years. We are successfully exporting to various countries on our side of the globe. We are proud of the fact that today we are the largest exporters of sea salt from India.
Salt ProductionIndia produces approx. 15 million tons of salt per annum, Gujarat State being the biggest production base. The Kandla region produces around 4 million tons and the balance coastline of Gujarat, a further 4 million tons. At present, we estimate the total exportable salt quantity to be at approx. 1 million tons per annum.
Our way of functioningWe are purely merchant exporters and have firm long-term commitments and strategic partnerships with manufacturers of sea salt having a total capacity of 0.50 million tons at present.
On the other hand, we have long term relationships with most of our buyers who are satisfied with our performances resulting in regular repeated orders and exclusivity with us.
ShipmentWe offer year round shipments of quality salt from our two main load ports as under –
- Kandla Port located on the West Coast of India and
- Tuticorin Port on the East Coast of India.
We also load some shipments of bulk salt from Jamnagar (Sikka) Port and Mundra Port, both located near Kandla Port only. You may please click here to go to the web sites of the Ports for Port Details.
We can offer you a shipment size of upto 40,000 MT. We achieve a load rate of approx. 2,500 MT for bagged salt and 8,000 MT for bulk salt (basis 4 working hooks). The traffic situations at all the ports are very encouraging at present offering no berthing delay.
Countries to which we Export Sea Salt at presentAsia : Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, TaiwanAfrica : Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda
Types of Sea SaltWe export all types of sea salt from India as under –
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INDUSTRIAL SALT
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Crude and washed
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in bulk
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CRUDE SALT
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Uncrushed and crushed
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in bulk and bags
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REFINED SALT
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Iodized and Free Flow
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in bags and consumer packs
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PVD (Pure Vaccum Dried) SALT
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Iodized and Free Flow
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in bags and consumer packs
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SALT TABLETS
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in bags |
Chemical Properties of Sea Salt (on Dry basis)
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Composition
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Normal Crude Salt
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Industrial Salt
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Crude Salt
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Refinery Grade Salt
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Washery Washed Salt
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Triple Washed Salt
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Sodium Chloride
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NaCl % min.
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97.00
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97.00
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97.00
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99.40
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99.50
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Calcium
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Ca % max.
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0.30
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0.16
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0.15
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0.08
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0.04
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Magnesium
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Mg % max.
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0.35
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0.20
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0.10
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0.05
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0.05
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Sulfates
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SO4 % max.
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1.00
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0.50
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0.40
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0.20
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0.12
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Insoluble matter
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% min.
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0.50
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0.30
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0.10
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0.05
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0.01
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Moisture
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% max.
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3.00
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3.00
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3.00
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3.00
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3.00
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The above are the typical specifications of the various grades of salt we export. We can also supply salt with specifications as per the buyer’s request.
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