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Who supplies refinery chemicals in Sfax, Tunisia?
Hurain Engitech & Trade (Palanpur, Gujarat, India) is a refinery chemicals manufacturer, supplier and exporter serving Sfax. Orders ship FCL or LCL to Sfax in about 14–22 days, quoted FOB, CFR or CIF. Caustic soda flakes and pearls and citric acid for oil refining, soap, detergent, food and water treatment.
Why Sfax needs refinery chemicals
Tunisia's olive-oil capital and a chemical and trading port. Caustic soda, phosphoric acid and citric acid are used continuously in oil neutralisation, degumming and many process industries.
Tunisia is a North African manufacturing and olive-oil economy with textile, automotive-component and phosphate-chemical industries.
Edible oil milling & refining in Sfax
Sfax crushes and refines oilseeds for its domestic market. Refineries need activated bleaching clay and filter aid on a predictable schedule; mills need bearings and couplings; packers need barrels and PET preforms.
In Sfax, oilseed crushing mills and solvent extraction plants buy refinery chemicals from us mainly for edible oil neutralisation and degumming and soap and detergent manufacturing.
Who buys refinery chemicals: Oilseed crushing mills · Solvent extraction plants · Edible oil refineries · Oil packers
Chemicals, fertilisers & petrochemicals in Sfax
Chemical and fertiliser plants in Sfax handle corrosive media, so they buy stainless and alloy piping, PTFE and graphite seals and lined valves, and ship finished product in HDPE drums and barrels.
In Sfax, petrochemical complexes and fertiliser plants buy refinery chemicals from us mainly for food and beverage and pharmaceuticals.
Who buys refinery chemicals: Petrochemical complexes · Fertiliser plants · Speciality chemical makers · Chemical distributors
Typical uses: Edible oil neutralisation and degumming · Soap and detergent manufacturing · Food and beverage · Pharmaceuticals · Textile processing · Water treatment.
Delivery of refinery chemicals to Sfax
- 1Export from Mundra or Kandla (Gujarat)Goods are inspected, export-packed and customs-cleared in India, usually within a day's drive of our Palanpur base.
- 2Sea freight to SfaxIndicative transit 14–22 days (North Africa), FCL or LCL, on FOB, CFR or CIF terms.
- 3Clearance at SfaxSfax is itself the port of discharge, so goods clear customs locally and reach your warehouse quickly.
Transit times are indicative; the confirmed schedule is set out in the quotation.
Local support for buyers in Sfax
| Office hours | 24×7 — three 8-hour shifts, every day |
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| +91 87809 43729 | |
| Phone | +91 87809 43729 |
| hurainengitechandtrade@gmail.com | |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu |
| Quotation | USD (TND equivalent on request), within 1–2 business days |
Importing refinery chemicals into Sfax: local guide
Practical facts for buyers in Sfax, Tunisia — working days, time difference, customs system, trade-agreement duty and the seasons to plan around.
| Weekend | Saturday–Sunday (many trading firms also work Saturday mornings) |
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| Our office hours in your time | 24×7 — three 8-hour shifts, every day |
| Currency | Tunisian dinar (TND); quotations in USD |
| Customs system | TTN (Tunisie TradeNet) |
| Trade agreement with India | No India-specific trade agreement; standard (MFN) duty applies |
| Plan orders around | Ramadan and the Eid holidays (dates move about 11 days earlier each year), when working hours shorten and clearance can slow |
Leading industries in Sfax
- Edible oil milling & refiningBuys refinery chemicals: Oilseed crushing mills, Solvent extraction plants, Edible oil refineries
- Agriculture & grain handlingAlso buys: Grain traders & reserves, Flour, rice & feed mills, Seed processors
- Chemicals, fertilisers & petrochemicalsBuys refinery chemicals: Petrochemical complexes, Fertiliser plants, Speciality chemical makers
- Marine, ports & fisheriesAlso buys: Shipyards, Port operators, Fishing fleets
Refinery Chemicals specifications for Sfax
Typical specification range for refinery chemicals; exact values are confirmed per order and matched to Tunisia's import requirements.
| Caustic soda | Flakes / pearls, NaOH ≥ 98–99% |
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| Citric acid | Anhydrous and monohydrate, 99.5–100.5% |
| Grades | Industrial and food / pharma grade |
| Packing | 25 kg bags; jumbo bags; palletised |
All 2 refinery chemicals we supply in Sfax
Standards: IS 252 (caustic soda), BP / USP / FCC (citric acid) or the standard your project specifies. Some products are subject to technical control at import.