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What is Calcium Chloride?

Calcium Chloride is an industrial chemical made up of the elements calcium and chlorine. It appears as a white crystalline powder. It is odorless and hygroscopic. Calcium Chloride is also known as calcium dichloride and its chemical formula is CaCl2. It comes in the form of Calcium Chloride 94%.

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most popularly used in the water treatment industries.

Calcium Chloride Uses

Calcium Chloride is an extremely useful chemical. It is an industrial

What is Calcium Carbonate?

Calcium Carbonate is an industrial chemical made up of the elements calcium, carbon, and oxygen. It has the appearance of a fine super white powder. It is odorless and it has a chalky taste. It is poorly soluble in pure water. Calcium Carbonate is also known as limestone and its chemical formula is CaCO3. It comes in the form of Calcium Carbonate 99%.

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most popularly used in the construction industries.

Calcium Carbonate Uses

Calcium Carbonate is an extremely useful chemical. It is an industrial

What is Calcium Carbide?

Calcium Carbide is an industrial chemical made up of the elements calcium and carbon. In its pure form, it appears as a colorless solid but its technical grade pieces appear as grey or brown in color. It emits an unpleasant garlic like odor in the presence of moisture. It reacts violently with water. Calcium Carbide is also known as calcium acetylide and its chemical formula is CaC2.

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most popularly used in the chemical industries.

Calcium Carbide Uses

Calcium Carbide is an extremely useful chemical. It is an industrial

Overview of Caustic Soda Pearls

Our client is a leading cleaning products supplier with headquarters in Australia. Our client reached out to Camachem because they wanted to purchase caustic soda pearls to manufacture cleaning products.

There were many reasons that lead to this decision to be made by our client. At Camachem we were able to help our client solve obstacles including sourcing for the appropriate chemicals and exporting them successfully while still ensuring our client with high quality chemicals of Caustic Soda Pearls.

By choosing Camachem as their supplier, the cleaning products supplier

What is Triethanolamine?

Triethanolamine (TEA) is an industrial chemical made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. In its pure form it appears as a colorless liquid whereas slightly yellow with impurities. It has an ammoniacal odor and is miscible in water. Triethanolamine is also abbreviated as TEA and its chemical formula is C6H15NO3. It comes in the form of Triethanolamine 85% (TEA 85%).

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most popularly used in the cleaning industries.

Triethanolamine Uses

Triethanolamine

What is Sodium Hydrosulfide?

Sodium Hydrosulfide is a mining and flotation chemical made up of the elements sodium, hydrogen and sulfur. In its solid form it usually appears in the form of yellow flakes. In the solution form it appears as a colorless to light yellow liquid. Sodium Hydrosulfide is also known as Sodium Hydrogen Sulfide and its chemical formula is NaHS. It comes in the form Sodium Hydrosulfide 70%.

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most commonly used in the mining industries.

Sodium Hydrosulfide Uses

Sodium

What is Hydrogen Peroxide?

Hydrogen Peroxide is an industrial chemical made up of the elements hydrogen and oxygen. In its pure form it has the appearance of a light blue liquid but it appears colorless in solution. Hydrogen Peroxide is also known as Dihydrogen Dioxide and its chemical formula is H2O2. It comes in the forms:

• Hydrogen Peroxide 35%
• Hydrogen Peroxide 50%

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most commonly used in the paper industries.

Hydrogen Peroxide

What is Sodium Amyl Xanthate?

Sodium Amyl Xanthate (SAX) is a mining chemical made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and sodium. It appears as a slightly yellow or grey yellow powder or pellet. It has a pungent odor and is soluble in water. It decomposes easily in the presence of acid and heat. Sodium Amyl Xanthate is also abbreviated as SAX and its chemical formula is C6H11OS2Na. It comes in the form of pellets and powder.

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most commonly used in the mining industries.

Sodium Amyl Xanthate Uses

Sodium Amyl Xanthate (SAX) is an extremely useful chemical. It is a

What is Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate?

Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate is a water chemical made up of the elements sodium, chlorine, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen. It appears as a colorless, water soluble solid. Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate is also known as SDIC Dihydrate and its chemical formula is C3Cl2N3NaO3.2H2O. It comes in the form Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate 56%

This chemical has many industrial uses but it is most commonly used in the water treatment industries.

Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate

Overview of SIBX/PAX

Our client is a leading Copper Mine supplier with headquarters in Zambia. Our client reached out to Camachem because they wanted to replace their Korean supply of Xanthates. There were many reasons that lead to this decision to be made by our client. At Camachem we were able to help our client solve obstacles including high costs and supply-chain factors, while still ensuring our client with high quality chemicals of SIBX/PAX.

By choosing Camachem as their supplier, the copper mine was able to fulfill all SIBX/PAX procurement needs and reduce costs by 14%. In this case study we will discuss how Camachem was able to provide this transition for our client and how we were able to reduce the company’s costs. We will share how we were able to successfully export mining reagents to Zambia.