Chemical Supplier Salalah Delivery: How Our Barka Team Gets an Order to a Cold Store
A Salalah cold store needs calcium chloride for its refrigeration brine and an alkaline ultrasonic cleaner for its workshop. Our stock sits in Barka, about 1000 km to the north. Our chemical supplier Salalah delivery serves Salalah and Dhofar from our Barka warehouse, and the MSDS for each product is available on request.
Chemical supplier Salalah delivery: why a cold store orders from Barka
Salalah's fish processing trade is based at Raysut. The Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone are growth areas for port-linked refrigerated cargo and food processing cold storage. Oman's cold storage capacity is concentrated around Muscat, Barka, Sohar and Salalah, so the chemicals a Barka cold store uses are needed in Dhofar too.
A typical order from a Dhofar fisheries cold store has two parts. The plant room needs calcium chloride for refrigeration brine, since brine for refrigeration plants is one of its main uses. The maintenance workshop needs an ultrasonic cleaning solution for the valves, strainers, nozzles and filters it services between shifts. Both products are available from Salalah Chemical, so you deal with one supplier.
Pack sizes: what goes on the order
Calcium chloride is supplied in 50 kg bags and jumbo bags. It is deliquescent: it absorbs moisture from the air, the crystals swell and, if the air is humid and warm enough, they melt into brine. Keep the bags sealed so the product stays a dry solid, which matters in the humid khareef months.
Ultrasonic Cleaner Alkaline (RXSOL-16-3006-210) comes in 25 Ltr, 50 Ltr and 210 Ltr packs. The general purpose Ultrasonic Cleaner (RXSOL-16-3006-025) comes in 1Ltr, 5, 10, and 25 Ltr packing. For steel and cast iron parts, Ultrasonic Cleaner PD 450 powder (RXSOL-26-8660-030) comes in a 5 Kg Jar or 25 Kg Bucket, which is safer and easier to store and transport than a liquid.
Keep alkaline concentrates and acids apart. Adding acid to a base can react violently, so store alkaline cleaners away from acid cleaning products in your store.
The long road south via Adam, Haima and Thumrait
The Muscat to Salalah road is about 1000 to 1020 km. Driving takes roughly 10 hours non-stop through Adam, Haima and Thumrait, and the Adam to Salalah stretch alone is about 700 km of desert highway. Barka lies west of Muscat on the same network, so the run from our warehouse is a similar distance.
It is a long, hot run, so plan your order ahead. During khareef, holiday traffic to Dhofar builds, so ask us early about the dispatch date and expected arrival when you request your quote.
Arrival in Salalah: receiving checks, MSDS and storage
Ask for the MSDS before the truck leaves Barka. Food and fish processing plants in Salalah often want their safety officer to approve the safety data sheet before a chemical enters the site, and the MSDS is available on request for every product on the order.
When the goods arrive, check that each pack is sealed, upright and dry, and that the part numbers on the labels match your delivery note. Store alkaline cleaners in corrosion-resistant, lined containers in a cool, well-ventilated place, away from acid cleaning products. Strong alkaline cleaning concentrates containing sodium hydroxide are typically classified H314 (severe skin burns and eye damage), H318 (serious eye damage) and H290 (may be corrosive to metals), and their safety data sheets say to store them locked up (P405). Do not discharge waste into drains or waterways.
Keep calcium chloride bags closed and off the floor. Its MSDS carries this warning: causes irritation to skin, eyes and respiratory tract. Harmful if swallowed or inhaled.
What the cold store workshop cleans, and at what dilution
Cold store and fish plant workshops service refrigeration valves, expansion valves, strainers, nozzles, filters and compressor parts. These pick up grease, oils, slime, salts and grit. An ultrasonic cleaning fluid lowers surface tension, which strengthens cavitation. It also dissolves and holds the soil the ultrasound loosens, including in passages a brush does not reach.
Our RXSOL-16-3006 alkaline ultrasonic cleaner is water-based, low-toxic, biodegradable and non-flammable, with corrosion inhibitors and no hydrocarbon solvents. Typical use is a 1% solution (10 g in each litre of water) in warm water, up to 2% for stubborn soils, by soak, circulation, wipe or ultrasonic bath. It foams, so it is not for spray machines.
Match the cleaner to the metal. Many cold store fittings are copper or brass. Soft metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc and magnesium can be cleaned with RXSOL-16-3006 if rinsed promptly, and corrosion testing may be advisable. The 210 grade is pH 12 neat and may attack zinc, aluminium and magnesium at concentrated solutions, so always dilute it before the parts go in. Above about 40°C some alkaline fluids can discolour non-ferrous metals, so keep copper parts at the cooler end of the typical 40 to 75°C range for general alkaline fluids.
For steel, cast iron or stainless steel parts with carbon, rust or burned oil, PD 450 is the heavier option. Fill the tank with water (preferably DI or soft), add the powder at 5-10%, heat to 50 to 80°C, and run the bath for typically 5 to 20 mins. NEVER use with Aluminum.
Rinse thoroughly, preferably in running water. For food-contact surfaces, rinse with potable water, and use distilled or deionised water for the final rinse in critical cleaning. On ferrous parts, a final rinse with a light alkaline corrosion inhibitor at 0.5 to 3% (ambient to 40°C) is a typical step to stop flash rust. Oil and grease float to the surface and can be skimmed, so you can reuse the bath for several cycles depending on the soil load.
| Product | Part number | Application | Dosage | Packing | Technical specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic Cleaner Alkaline | RXSOL-16-3006-210 | Removing carbon and oil from mild steel and stainless steel by dipping; ultrasonic baths | Typical 1% solution, up to 2% for stubborn soils | 25 Ltr, 50 Ltr and 210 Ltr | Colourless; pH neat 12; rubber: no known effect |
| Ultrasonic Cleaner | RXSOL-16-3006-025 | Fuel and lube oil filters, injection nozzles, pump components, inlet and exhaust valves, metal castings | 1% solution, 2% to soak frozen stopcocks | 1Ltr, 5, 10, and 25 Ltr | Water-based alkaline, corrosion inhibited, foams |
| Ultrasonic Cleaner PD 450 | RXSOL-26-8660-030 | Steel, cast iron or stainless steel parts: degreasing, carbon, rust and burned oil removal | 5-10% at 50 to 80°C, typically 5 to 20 mins | 5 Kg Jar and 25 Kg Bucket | Highly alkaline powder; never use with aluminium |
| Calcium Chloride | RXSOL-19-6010-025, RXSOL-60-6010-025 | Brine for refrigeration plants | To your brine specification | 50 kg bags and Jumbo Bags | CaCl2, CAS 10043-52-4, white powder |
The MSDS for every product in the table is available on request.
Salalah deliveries beyond cold stores
The same Barka to Salalah run serves other Dhofar sites. Salalah Free Zone sits next to Salalah Port, and its tenants include methanol, LPG, gypsum board and lime producers. Plant workshops there and marine workshops at the port clean pumps, valves and filters with the same alkaline ultrasonic cleaners. Customers at Raysut can add other lines from our full Salalah Chemical product range to the same delivery.
If your company also runs a site or a vessel in the north, the same grade is listed as Ultrasonic Cleaner Alkaline for Sohar port deliveries and as Ultrasonic Cleaner Alkaline for Muscat and Barka sites, so both ends of Oman use one part number.
Where to buy in Salalah, and how to plan the order
Salalah Chemical (RXSOL group, Oman) supplies Salalah and Dhofar from our Barka warehouse. Call +968 77333599 or message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/96877333599, or send your enquiry through the Salalah Chemical quote request page.
Pick the pack size for the distance. A remote site that uses cleaner every week needs fewer reorders with 210 Ltr drums or jumbo bags of calcium chloride, while 25 Ltr cans and 50 kg bags suit a workshop without a forklift. Tell us the part numbers, quantities, pack sizes, the delivery address in Salalah, Raysut or the free zone, your receiving hours and whether your safety officer needs the MSDS before dispatch. Ask us for the dispatch date and transit time with your quote.
Request a quote on WhatsApp at +968 77333599 with your part numbers and Salalah delivery address.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a chemical supplier that delivers to Salalah from Muscat or Barka?
Yes. Salalah Chemical (RXSOL group, Oman) delivers from our Barka warehouse to Salalah and Dhofar, including Raysut, the Salalah Free Zone and the port area. Call or WhatsApp +968 77333599 for a quote.
How long does a chemical delivery take from Muscat to Salalah by road?
The Muscat to Salalah road is about 1000 to 1020 km and takes roughly 10 hours of non-stop driving via Adam, Haima and Thumrait. Ask us for the dispatch date and transit time when you request your quote. During khareef, when traffic to Dhofar builds, plan your order earlier.
What dilution should I use for an alkaline ultrasonic cleaner?
For RXSOL-16-3006 a typical working solution is 1% (10 g in each litre of water) in warm water, up to 2% for stubborn soils. The PD 450 powder for steel parts is used at 5-10% at 50 to 80°C.
Can alkaline ultrasonic cleaner be used on aluminium or copper parts?
RXSOL-16-3006 can be used on soft metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc and magnesium if rinsed promptly, and corrosion testing may be advisable. Above about 40°C some alkaline fluids can discolour non-ferrous metals, so keep those parts cooler. PD 450 must never be used with aluminium.
Do I need an MSDS for chemicals delivered to a food or fish processing plant in Salalah?
Food and fish plants often ask for the safety data sheet before a chemical is allowed on site. The MSDS is available on request, so ask for it before dispatch from Barka. After cleaning food-contact surfaces, rinse with potable water.