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Notes on trade
Practical notes on salt, cement, stone and fertilizers for buyers in the USA and Europe.
2026. szept. 11.
Products
Bentonite for drilling, foundry and civil works
Swelling clay with a wide spec range. The grade that works in a drill mud is not the grade a foundry will take.
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2026. szept. 10.
Logistics
Incoterms for bulk commodity imports
FOB, CFR and CIF in practice for salt, cement and minerals — who pays, who insures, and where risk moves.
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2026. szept. 8.
Quality
Quality checks before the container leaves Egypt
What we look at on the ground: the lot, the packing, the marks and the papers — not a photo of the Sphinx.
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2026. szept. 5.
Products
Nitrogen fertilizers for wholesale import
Ammonium nitrate and related grades: documents, handling and why the buyer’s country rules the paperwork more than the plant does.
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2026. szept. 2.
Products
Egyptian marble and granite for importers
Blocks, slabs and paving: how to buy natural stone without discovering colour variation only at the destination yard.
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2026. aug. 28.
Products
Tablet salt for industrial water softening
Why tablet geometry and NaCl purity matter in softeners — and what to write into a bulk supply contract.
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2026. aug. 20.
Products
Portland cement CEM I with CE marking — what importers ask for
CEM I 42.5 and 52.5, N and R, EN 197-1 and CE: the points that decide whether a lot can enter a European job site.
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2026. aug. 12.
Products
Importing road salt from Egypt to the USA and Europe
What buyers should fix before the first container: grade, packaging, documents and who checks the cargo in Egypt.
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