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EN 16811 vs ASTM D632: choosing the right de-icing salt standard
European motorway authorities default to EN 16811. North American DOTs to ASTM D632. They differ on grain distribution, chloride purity floor, and the anti-caking additive (E535 sodium ferrocyanide) tolerance. Here is how to pick.
16 May 2026·9 min read·Egypt Globe Group trade deskde-icingstandardsEN 16811ASTM D632 - →
FOB vs CFR vs CIF on Egyptian salt: what each Incoterm actually covers
A buyer asking for "CIF Mombasa" is asking for a different bundle of risk and document responsibility than a buyer asking for "FOB Damietta". This is a plain-language breakdown of the four most common Incoterms for Egyptian commodity export.
16 May 2026·11 min read·Egypt Globe Group trade deskIncotermsFOBCIFCFR - →
ISO 17025 Certificate of Analysis: what buyers should actually check
A CoA without ISO 17025 accreditation is paper. Here are the seven specific things a procurement officer should verify on every CoA — and the three places counterfeit CoAs typically fall apart.
16 May 2026·10 min read·Egypt Globe Group trade deskCoAISO 17025qualitydocumentation