Calcium Carbide (CaC₂) – Basic Info & Applications
Calcium carbide is a grey-black solid produced from lime and coke with high heat. It reacts with water to release acetylene gas, to make it a raw material for chemical synthesis.
Key applications include:
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Acetylene production: For metal cutting/welding and as a raw material for chemical synthesis.
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Steel desulfurization: Fine-grain CaC₂ removes sulfur from molten iron, improving steel quality.
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Fruit ripening: Controlled moisture release to accelerate ripening of bananas and mangoes.
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Calcium cyanamide: Intermediate for fertilizers and pesticides.
As a professional calcium carbide (CaC2) factory, we provide different packaging for UN 1402 Class 4.3 goods: 50kg/100kg sealed new steel drums. All meeting the packaging guidelines to avoid moisture contact. It is all 22.5 tons per containers, no matter 50kg drum or 100kg drums. And we always load by 20ft container, as the weight limited, the 40ft container can not load more quantity. Our sea freight booking advantages are prominent: cooperative with professional dangerous goods logistics, supporting FCL/LCL shipment, ensuring on-time delivery, competitive freight rates, and full cargo tracking, making global transportation safe and cost-effective.
we usually load the hazardous (DG) container bookings at Tianjin/Shanghai ports which are the main sea port in China. Our logistics partner will quote lower sea freight and guaranteed shipping space for 20' FCL (22.5 tons) shipments. We handle all IMO/IMDG documentation, saving you time and demurrage costs.
As the directly calcium carbide factory, we can save the cost from the raw materials beginning, transport cost, packing drums cost, and lower shipping cost. For the calcium carbide price, we will always be competitive for you. If you have any plan recently, just contact us for the calcium carbide price for reference.
