Super Indet
Heavy-duty version of Indet for baked-on industrial soiling.
Pack sizes on request
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay
Cleaning Chemicals for Fishing & Marine in Namibia
Namibia’s coastal fish-processing plants clean to export standards or they do not export — EU-listed factories in Walvis Bay and Lüderitz run documented sanitation programmes audited against European hygiene rules. Swachem’s coastal depot supplies those programmes daily: alkaline cleaners that saponify fish oils, food-area sanitisers with the paperwork audits demand, hand hygiene at every station, and the degreasers the engine rooms and forklifts need.
The local problems this range solves
- Fish oil and protein films that neutral detergents smear rather than remove
- EU-audit documentation: dilutions, contact times and SDS on file
- Wash-down water chemistry meeting harbour discharge expectations
- Three-shift operations consuming sanitiser faster than procurement cycles expect
Compliance & documentation
Food-area products are supplied with dilution, contact-time and SDS documentation aligned to export-plant audit requirements; consistency of supply protects validated cleaning procedures.
Local tip
Order sanitiser against landings, not months — when the horse-mackerel quota lands heavily, consumption doubles in a week, and the factories that pre-arranged standing top-ups keep their lines wet while others queue.
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Actisan 25 L
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Bactiwash (hand stations)
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Bactidish
Antibacterial dishwashing liquid for kitchens and food areas.
Pack sizes on request
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay
Quicksan Surface Sanitiser Fogger 250ml
Total-release sanitiser fogger for rapid room treatment.
Available in250 ml
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay
Greasolve (plant rooms)
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Cleaning Chemicals for fishing & marine: asked and answered
Why do fish-factory soils need alkaline cleaners specifically?
Fish oils and proteins saponify — chemically convert to removable soap — under alkaline attack, which is why caustic-based and high-alkaline cleaners strip films that neutral products just push around. The sequence matters: remove solids, alkaline wash, rinse, then sanitise. Sanitiser applied over grease is chemical spent on nothing, and audits notice residues.
What documentation do you provide for our EU-audit hygiene file?
Per product: SDS, recommended dilutions and contact times for food-area use, and consistency between deliveries so your validated procedures stay valid. Auditors want the programme documented and repeatable rather than a specific brand name — our fish-industry customers pass on that combination routinely.
Can you match a three-shift factory’s consumption without stock-outs?
That is what the 4th Street East depot is for: standing weekly deliveries to the processing cluster, buffer stock held against your consumption, and same-day top-ups when a landing spikes throughput. Factories phone 064 204 865 before morning shift and see stock at the gate before the lines start.
How do we clean freezer and blast-chill areas effectively?
Plan around temperature: chemicals barely work at -20 °C, so effective freezer hygiene happens at defrost windows with fast-acting products, squeegee discipline and full drying before re-freeze — ice traps soil and bacteria alike. For quick turnarounds, the Quicksan fogger sanitises chilled rooms between deep cleans.
Serving Fishing & Marine from our Walvis Bay branch
Swachem Walvis Bay · 4th Street East, Walvis Bay · Tel 064 204 865 · Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00
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Served primarily from Swachem Walvis Bay — 064 204 865. SDS, grades and delivery scheduling included in the quote.