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HS Code |
707521 |
| Chemical Name | Calcium Chloride |
| Chemical Formula | CaCl2 |
| Molar Mass | 110.98 g/mol |
| Appearance | White, crystalline solid |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Solubility In Water | Highly soluble |
| Density | 2.15 g/cm³ (anhydrous) |
| Melting Point | 772°C |
| Boiling Point | 1935°C |
| Cas Number | 10043-52-4 |
| Ph | 7-10 (aqueous solution) |
| Hygroscopic | Yes |
As an accredited Calcium Chloride factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | White, moisture-resistant 25 kg bag labeled “Calcium Chloride,” featuring hazard symbols, manufacturer details, and secure heat-sealed closure. |
| Container Loading (20′ FCL) | 20′ FCL container for Calcium Chloride typically holds 24-26 metric tons, packed in 25kg bags with palletized or non-palletized options. |
| Shipping | Calcium Chloride is shipped in tightly sealed containers, such as drums, sacks, or bulk bags, to prevent moisture absorption. It is classified as non-hazardous but should be handled with basic protective equipment. Store and transport in cool, dry conditions, away from incompatible substances like strong acids. Compliance with local regulations is required. |
| Storage | Calcium chloride should be stored in tightly sealed containers to prevent absorption of moisture, as it is highly hygroscopic. Keep it in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances such as water and strong acids. Storage containers should be labeled properly and regularly checked for signs of moisture or contamination to ensure product stability and safety. |
| Shelf Life | Calcium chloride typically has a shelf life of 2 to 3 years when stored in a tightly sealed container, away from moisture. |
Applications of Calcium Chloride in Industrial ManufacturingAs a direct producer of industrial-grade calcium chloride, we supply this essential raw material for key sectors where process reliability, regulatory compliance, and consistent product quality define our clients’ manufacturing operations. Our experience in industrial support enables precise recommendations on use cases, dosage, integration details, and compliance needs across multiple fields. Below, we detail the principal industrial application segments based on actual deployment by original equipment manufacturers and processors worldwide. 1. Concrete Acceleration in Construction MaterialsManufacturers of ready-mix and precast concrete commonly dose our calcium chloride to accelerate cement hydration, reducing set times even in low-temperature conditions. This supports stable scheduling, increased cold-weather pouring efficiency, and improved early strength development. Formulators integrate calcium chloride at the batch plant, ensuring uniform dispersion via pre-dissolved liquid or granular feedstock, while monitoring dosage to prevent reinforcement corrosion according to governing standards. Industry compliance standards
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2. Industrial Desiccants and Dehumidification SystemsOur calcium chloride sees heavy use in desiccant manufacturing for commercial moisture control where moisture adsorption capacity, non-toxicity, and compliance with industrial air quality standards are required. Leading producers deploy it in pellet or flake form to fill dehumidifier cartridges and air-drying canisters, calibrated for maximum moisture pick-up without residue or dusting contamination during downstream fill or packaging operations. Industry compliance standards
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3. Snow and Ice Control for Municipal DeicingMunicipal service providers and environmental maintenance contractors source our granular calcium chloride for winter road treatment, where its superior hygroscopicity and ice-melting point depression optimize snow clearance even at sub-zero temperatures. Integration into brine preparation and direct dry spreading methods supports rapid deployment on highways, bridges, and critical public infrastructure, with full traceability to regional environmental discharge and transport safety rules. Industry compliance standards
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Food processors use food-grade calcium chloride as a critical firming agent in vegetable and fruit canning or pickling, complying with international food safety regulations. Our supply is integrated at precise points in brine or syrup formulation, allowing processors to maintain texture and mineral fortification while conforming to official food additive listings, and ensuring product traceability through batch blending and quality checks. Industry compliance standards
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Major oil and gas service operators use industrial calcium chloride to formulate high-density brines for well completion, workover, and drilling fluid operations. The brine acts as a clear, monovalent salt solution, providing hydrostatic pressure control and inhibiting clay swelling in subsurface formations. Integration takes place at fluid blending facilities and on-site at the drilling rig, with brine composition fine-tuned for well conditions and compatibility with downhole equipment, in strict alignment with upstream field service quality codes. Industry compliance standards
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6. Dust Suppression for Mining and Unpaved RoadsMining companies and civil infrastructure managers apply calcium chloride solutions for long-term dust control on haul roads, access paths, and open work areas. The hygroscopic properties lock in surface moisture and agglomerate fine particles, resulting in better visibility, regulated air quality, and improved road compaction. Downstream suppliers formulate the material for tanker spray application or as a soil stabilization premix, registered under occupational and environmental standards specific to dust emission management. Industry compliance standards
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At our facilities, calcium chloride never feels like an afterthought. We craft it both from natural brine and via chemical synthesis, yielding batches that consistently hit the purity goals set by food, pharmaceutical, and industrial buyers. You’ll find our main models run the gamut: pellet form ideal for ice melt and dust control, prilled and granular types for concrete acceleration, and highly purified powders for fine-chemical work and food production. We keep the range broad enough for the customer who values hands-on use and efficient results.
Our direct-from-manufacturer calcium chloride combines consistent chemistry with the hands-on experience of years working closely with industry demands. We typically offer two grades—industrial and food—so the same salt that keeps highways safe can also fortify canned vegetables or help cheese curdle reliably every batch. Our industrial grade hovers at 74-77% CaCl2 content in prill or flake, while the food specification follows stricter trace element control.
Manufacturing the product ourselves keeps us flexible. The purity reflects not just the raw material but every step we monitor and adjust. For customers, this means fewer clogs in brine systems and less residue left in process lines. It might mean the difference between a pass and a shut-down inspection in a dairy plant. For road crews, pellet form handles harsh conditions—spread easily, dissolves quickly, reducing black ice with minimal tracking indoors. In agriculture, the finer granules mix with feed evenly, providing essential calcium without leaving dust.
We see calcium chloride shape a surprising range of industries. At highway depots, it cuts icy surfaces faster than most salts thanks to its heat release on contact with water. Field crews report fewer refreezing issues on treated roads, which speaks to the product’s strength where safety is non-negotiable. Construction clients rely on it to speed concrete set time under cold conditions, keeping projects on timeline even when frost bites.
Food processors call for calcium chloride to boost firmness in fruits and vegetables during canning. Cheese makers know it’s crucial for curd formation, correcting differences in milk’s mineral content. In breweries and beverage lines, it balances mineral profiles for a consistent pour, batch after batch.
Agricultural buyers use it as a fast-acting calcium supplement for livestock feed. Farmers appreciate calcium chloride’s solubility; it mixes into drinking water for dairy herds without leaving grit or affecting taste. Orchards and vegetable farms turn to calcium chloride for foliar sprays, reducing problems like blossom-end rot in tomatoes or bitter pit in apples. The solution penetrates leaves and fruit skin, delivering calcium where it matters—fast.
Oil & gas field engineers appreciate the predictable density and brine strength in our technical grades, whether stabilizing drilling muds or flushing wells. We’ve seen how the right specification saves them time adjusting blends on-site, which means less downtime and fewer surprises during crucial pumping cycles.
In dust control for roads, mines, and construction zones, calcium chloride keeps particles grounded, cutting air pollution and machine wear. Municipal customers have come to prefer it because it keeps gravel and soil tighter under traffic, even in poor weather, without interfering with local water quality the way more aggressive chemicals might.
From swimming pools to industrial cooling towers, water treatment plants reach for calcium chloride when the mineral balance slips. Our customers report fewer process breakdowns by using our high-purity grades—lower metal content keeps corrosion at bay, and reliable solubility means less downtime for system cleaning.
Experience has proven that calcium chloride works where common salts fall short. In de-icing, calcium chloride attracts moisture and releases heat, letting it melt snow and ice down to temperatures that leave sodium chloride behind—road maintainers rely on that edge, especially in the northern states and mountain passes. The same thermal property lets it absorb moisture from the air, so it doubles as an effective desiccant in industrial and cargo settings.
Customers compare calcium chloride directly to magnesium chloride as well, noting faster melting and stronger brine concentration with calcium chloride. We’ve worked out processes to reduce dust and caking in storage, which lengthens shelf life compared to less stable alternatives.
Unlike rock salt, which can leach out impurities, our lab-to-tanker monitoring keeps heavy metals at undetectable levels. For customers who can’t risk unwanted iron, magnesium, or sulfate in their food or water, our calcium chloride delivers steady peace of mind.
Crafting calcium chloride means working with brines and strong acids in a tight, carefully monitored process. Over years in production, we’ve found that consistent reaction temperature and filtration save hours chasing downstream issues. Trace metals, leftover acid, or uncontrolled hydrolysis can ruin a whole batch or plug up customer nozzles. By tracking impurity profiles and washing all batches before drying, we avoid the granular dust and clumping that haunt less careful suppliers.
Our engineering team found that careful control of dehydration stage matters more than any solvent wash. If you over-heat, calcium chloride picks up yellow tints and cakes. If you under-dry, it weeps water and loses storage stability. By tuning airflow and surface area in drying beds, we gain a cleaner, crispier grain structure that flows evenly in customer silos or bagging lines. We support this with hands-on sampling—at shift change, foremen pull product and check solubility and any off-odors directly, not just looking at reports.
Plant operators refresh their training yearly about storage and packaging, since calcium chloride gladly pulls in moisture from air. Bags with poor seals or containers left open lead to lumpy, unusable product. We’ve worked with packaging engineers to reinforce liners and resealable options that hold up to weeks or months in humid climates. Feedback from customers pushed us to invest in palletized, ventilated storage and trucks to keep the powder dry right up to delivery.
Waste handling matters. Early on, we noticed chlorinated runoff from cleaning routines could exceed discharge limits if workers lost track of rinse cycles. Now, neutralizing rinse water and recycling into low-spec batches handles most of our internal waste—cutting water bills, satisfying regulators, and giving our staff pride in cleaner operations.
We’ve always wondered what life feels like on the other side of the shipment, so we keep the channels open with buyers from small farms to urban road crews. With every complaint about caking or fines, our formulation team tries new drying and screening. In response to user reports about residue left on automotive paint and footwear, we revised our water treatment protocols and found ways to cut sodium and potassium content in all de-icing models.
Food processors—especially cheese makers—track every microgram of stray heavy metal and unwanted cations. High purity customers ask for more than certificates: they want batch documentation, tested results, and sometimes facility inspections. We’ve learned that clean doesn’t just mean 'meets spec', it means ‘auditable at every step’. Our protocols adapted to include batch-level retention, sample archiving, and transparency with documentation. By preserving every lot's reference sample and audit trail, we're open to customer checks and regulatory scrutiny.
Customers have shared how even slight iron contamination changes cheese color or causes finishing equipment to foul. This taught us to invest more in brine prep tanks, using food-grade linings and non-reactive pumps to handle the most sensitive products. Even in tough winters when demand spikes, we stick to these controls to protect our customers’ reputations.
Our product doesn’t just solve outside problems. In our own plant, worker training and air handling cut dust exposure. Bulk bags are sealed, ventilation is designed to minimize buildup around intake areas, and we run health checks for anyone working near mixing and screening.
Brine recapture and mother liquor re-use make up one part of our drive to shrink our environmental impact. Instead of sending calcium-rich wastewater out the pipe, we cycle streams through slow-economy reactors to recover more product per cubic meter. Less waste not only keeps us within local permits but supports our community’s groundwater health. Partnering with local authorities, we monitor for chloride loading and provide annual reporting to show how the plant’s output translates to secure water for everyone nearby.
High bulk density has become more important than it once was. Customers ask for denser pellets to save on trucking and storage, especially as fuel and warehouse costs climb. Through tweaks in spray granulation and careful drying, we've raised the average delivered density by over 10%. This isn't just about shipping expense—it means fewer loads, less handling risk, and a lighter footprint on highways.
Packaging remains a balancing act. Everyone wants less plastic waste, but calcium chloride chews up anything weaker than high-density polyethylene. We tested compostable bags and lined kraft paper but returned to triple-wall HDPE for its moisture resistance. Still, we partner with reprocessors to take back used bags and collaborate on recycling pilot projects so that even though performance comes first, end of life isn’t ignored.
Market fluctuations in raw material sources taught us not to lean on one brine well or chemical supplier. In recent years, global shocks and freight constraints showed how brittle supply lines can be. We built redundancy into our system by qualifying multiple sources and keeping enough raw material on hand to weather a few weeks of upstream hiccups without shorting our loyal buyers.
Price volatility in fuel and electricity forced us to innovate at the plant scale. Upgrading evaporators to more efficient heat exchangers dropped our energy use by more than a quarter and let us buffer output smoothly instead of starting and stopping equipment. Our older batch reactors still run strong, but real-time online monitoring tunes every blend to spec—and we catch off-spec issues before they get out the door instead of relying on end-of-line tests alone.
Food safety always stays top of mind. HACCP principles adapted to calcium chloride manufacturing mean traceability from acid tank to final bag. For food grade production, stainless steel contact surfaces and segregated storage separate the process from less demanding industrial grades—one line of product never mingles with another. Each year, we bring in third-party auditors to probe for blind spots, and train staff not just in good manufacturing practices but in the reasons behind the protocols. Our reputation—and our buyers’ products—depend on it.
For our team, calcium chloride isn’t just another bulk chemical. Each season we see the results of our work in safer winter roads, fresher produce on local shelves, cleaner cheese at farmers’ markets, and reliable results for municipal water departments. Good product means fewer callbacks, easier regulatory inspections, and most of all, the trust of customers ranging from small-scale breweries to regional highway districts. We’ve built a feedback loop that draws in field reports, lab data, and evolving regulations to make each batch a reflection of both science and practical, on-the-ground learning.
We keep investing in people as much as in equipment. From the loading bay crew to the process chemists, everyone owns a part of the final product. Regular training, profit sharing, and open-floor meetings let the best ideas—straight from the line—reach the management table. This open cycle means changes happen close to the source, not handed down by distant executives.
Across thousands of tons delivered each year, we’ve learned that reliable calcium chloride has no secret recipe—just diligence, experience, and a willingness to listen to the people who use it. As demand rises in food, agriculture, and infrastructure, we stay ready to adjust, solve, and supply what customers need and nothing less.
Calcium chloride lives up to its reputation as both workhorse and specialty material. Our long view—honed through years of tinkering, fixing, and sometimes learning the hard way—means every shipment delivers on purpose. Whether you run trucks, manage an orchard, process food, or build skyscrapers, our experience as actual producers helps close the gap between chemical and solution, from raw input to real-world results.
