Cement & clinker
HS code
2523
Grey and white cement, and the clinker behind it. Sold on strength class and setting behaviour, and shipped in volumes where freight and discharge rate decide the netback.
Specification
What to specify
What a supplier will ask you for, in the order they will ask.
- 01 Product — clinker, or ground cement, and the strength class
- 02 Governing standard — EN 197-1, ASTM C150 type, or the destination national standard
- 03 Compressive strength at 2, 7 and 28 days
- 04 Setting time, soundness and fineness (Blaine)
- 05 Tricalcium aluminate content, where sulphate resistance matters
- 06 Chloride and alkali content
- 07 Free lime and loss on ignition, for clinker
- 08 Packing — bulk, jumbo bag or 50 kg sack — and bag marking
- 09 Discharge rate the receiving terminal can achieve
Ready to enquire?
About five minutes with the parameters above to hand.