Potassium Chloride (KCl) Supplier in Malaysia
- Also known as
- KCl
- Muriate of Potash
- MOP
- Sylvite
ChemTrade supplies potassium chloride to industrial buyers across Malaysia in fertiliser, food, feed and technical grades. Sold as KCl, muriate of potash or MOP, it is the potassium behind most fertiliser blending in the country and the standard potassium salt in food processing, animal feed and drilling fluid.
Muriate of potash is the largest volume, in 25 kg and 50 kg bags of Jordanian origin and specified on K2O rather than KCl assay. Food and feed grades are available in 25 kg bags of German origin, and technical grade runs at 98 to 99% KCl.
The chemistry is identical across the grades, so the choice is a documentation question rather than a chemical one: what the material is certified against and what impurity limits come with it. Tell us the application and we will say which grade you actually need.
No poisons licence is required to receive these grades, since potassium chloride is scheduled under the Poisons Act only as an electrolyte for parenteral use. It is not classified as hazardous and carries no UN number, so it moves as general cargo, and being mildly hygroscopic it wants a dry store with closed bags. Tell us the end use and we will confirm the grade, the packing and the documentation with the quotation.
- CAS number
- 7447-40-7
- Formula
- KCl
- Grade
- fertiliser, food, feed, technical
- Appearance
- white crystalline solid
Potassium Chloride grades and forms
We supply several forms to suit different formulating and dosing setups. If you need a size that is not listed, ask us.
| Grade | Form | Assay | Typical use | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muriate of potash (MOP) | white crystalline | ≥ 60% K2O | The fertiliser grade and the largest volume, bought on K2O content rather than KCl assay. Applied straight to oil palm and rubber or blended into NPK for paddy, vegetables and cash crops. Jordanian origin available, and MOP is traded in standard, granular and soluble particle sizes, so tell us whether it is going through a blender, a spreader or a fertigation line and we will confirm what can be sourced in that size. | 25 kg or 50 kg bag |
| Food grade potassium chloride | fine white crystalline powder | — | Supplied to a food specification for use as a salt substitute and in sodium reduction, in seasonings, processed meat, bakery and beverage. German origin available. Send the specification you work to and we will confirm the documentation with the quotation. | 25 kg bag |
| Feed grade potassium chloride | fine white crystalline powder | — | Potassium and electrolyte source in compound feed and premix, including poultry and aquaculture where dietary electrolyte balance is formulated. German origin available. | 25 kg bag |
| Technical grade potassium chloride | white crystalline | 98% or 99% | The industrial grade. Drilling and completion brine where potassium inhibits clay swelling in shale, plus electroplating baths, electrode filling solution and general chemical processing. | 25 kg bag |
How to buy potassium chloride from ChemTrade
Request a quote for potassium chloride
Use the form below to request a quotation. You can also email sales@chemtrademalaysia.com or send us a message on WhatsApp.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| KCl content (technical) | 98 / 99 % | — |
| K2O equivalent (fertiliser grade, market specification) | ≥ 60 % | — |
| Molecular weight | 74.55 g/mol | — |
| Appearance | white crystalline solid | — |
| Solubility in water | approximately 34 g per 100 ml at 20 C | — |
| Solution reaction | neutral, a chloride salt with no buffering effect | — |
Potassium Chloride applications
Safety and handling
- Classification
- not classified as hazardous, may irritate eyes and skin as a dust
Store bagged material in a dry, covered area on pallets clear of the floor. Potassium chloride is mildly hygroscopic and bagged product cakes if it takes up moisture, so keep bags closed and out of the rain. It is not corrosive and not an oxidiser, so it needs no segregation beyond keeping it away from strong acids and away from anything that would contaminate a food or feed grade. Handle with gloves, goggles and dust control when charging by hand.
Common questions about potassium chloride
Which grade do I need, MOP, food, feed or technical?
The salt is the same in each. What differs is the specification it is certified against, the impurity limits that come with it and the paperwork that ships with the bag. Fertiliser buyers want MOP on K2O content, processors want the food or feed certification, and industrial users want the KCl assay. Tell us the application and we will point you at the right one rather than sell you the dearest.
Is your muriate of potash 60% K2O?
Fertiliser grade MOP is traded at 60% K2O minimum, which is where the commercial grade starts, and some material runs to 62%. That is the market specification rather than a figure off one of our certificates, so we confirm the actual assay for the lot with the quotation instead of quoting a number off a web page. If your blend is calculated to a specific K2O, tell us and we will match it.
Do I need a licence to buy potassium chloride in Malaysia?
Not for the grades on this page. Potassium chloride appears in the Poisons Act 1952 First Schedule only as an electrolyte for parenteral administration, so fertiliser, food, feed and technical material falls outside it, which is a real difference from caustic soda and several other salts we supply. Fertiliser and food or feed use each bring their own labelling and documentation expectations, so tell us the end use and we will confirm what is required before quoting.
What packing is available?
25 kg and 50 kg bags are the standard. We work with more than one upstream source, so if you need a different bag size or a full container load ask us rather than assume.
Do you supply potassium chloride for drilling fluid?
Yes, technical grade is the material used to make up KCl drilling and completion brine, where the potassium ion suppresses clay swelling in reactive shale. Tell us the brine density and volume you are mixing to and we will quote the tonnage and the packing that suits the rig.
Can you supply against a food or pharmacopoeial specification?
Food grade is one of the four grades we supply, in 25 kg bags of German origin, and the documentation that comes with it is confirmed with the quotation. For a pharmacopoeial grade, send us the monograph and the specification you have to meet and we will source against it rather than send you the nearest thing on the shelf.
How is it priced?
On enquiry, with a stated validity period. Potash moves with the international market and a published figure would be out of date within weeks, so we quote current against your grade, quantity and destination.