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Acid Suppliers in Namibia

Swachem imports and stocks the working acids of Namibian industry — hydrochloric, sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, acetic, citric, formic and oxalic — in grades from CP laboratory quality to industrial drum stock. This is the section taxidermists, battery shops, mines, builders and food producers all draw from: HCl for concrete cleaning and trophy work, sulphuric at 71% and 98% for battery maintenance, citric and acetic for food production, and packaged consumer strengths like Scale Remover and Spirits of Salts for everyday descaling.

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Typical applications

  • Concrete and brick cleaning on building sites
  • Battery topping and maintenance for fleets and mines
  • Taxidermy skull cleaning and trophy preparation
  • pH correction in water treatment and pools
  • Food acidulants and preservatives (citric, acetic)
  • Rust, tarnish and ink-stain removal (oxalic)
  • Metal pickling and surface preparation

Why buy from Swachem

  • CP, industrial and food grades clearly separated
  • Pack sizes from 330 ml consumer packs to bulk drums
  • Correct UN-rated packaging and transport documentation
  • SDS available on request for every acid

Featured acids products

From the 2024 catalogue — descriptions and pack sizes as published.

Acetic Acid pack

Vinegar concentrate. Used as solvents for resins, paints and lacquers. Printing, metal, plastic.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Citric Acid pack

Used as a food flavouring and preservative, an ingredient in cosmetics and a component in cleaning products.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Formic Acid 85% pack

Used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

H.D. Acid pack

Strong acid cleaner for various surfaces.

Available in5 L750 ml25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Hydrochloric Acid (30%-33%, Ind.) pack

Cleaning middle for taxidermies. Main ingredient of Scale Remover and Spirits of Salt.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Hydrogen Peroxide pack

Cleaning middle for taxidermy (skull, fats, etc.). Used as a bone whitening for trophies.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Nitric Acid pack

Used in the production of ammonium nitrate for fertilizers, making plastics and in the manufacture of dyes.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

O-Phosphoric Acid CP pack

Used to make fertilizer and various household cleaning products.

Available in35 kg25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Oxalic Acid pack

Acts as a reducing agent for metal oxides to remove tarnish as well as rust or ink stains.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Scale Remover pack

Removes calcium stains from kettles, also removes calcium flakes in water pipes.

Available in25 L5 L750 ml330 ml

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Spirits of Salts pack

Concrete cleaning, removes surface rust effectively.

Available in25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Sulphuric Acid (71% Batt, 98% Ind) pack

Use as battery acid for battery maintenance. Available in strengths of 71% and 98%.

Available in40 kg25 L

In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

The full acids range

The deeper range from our master product list — stocked or sourced on request. Ask for grades, pack sizes and bulk pricing.

Strong Acids

  • Battery Acid SG 1.24 - 1.28 pack

    Battery Acid SG 1.24 - 1.28

    Ready-to-use sulphuric acid at battery strength for topping and commissioning batteries.

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  • Hydrofluoric Acid (40% CP, 48% CP) pack

    Hydrofluoric Acid (40% CP, 48% CP)

    CP-grade hydrofluoric acid for laboratory etching and analysis. Extremely hazardous — specialist handling only.

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  • Nitric Acid 55% CP pack

    Nitric Acid 55% CP

    CP-grade nitric acid for laboratory and assay work.

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  • Nitric Acid 60% Industrial pack

    Nitric Acid 60% Industrial

    Industrial nitric acid for metal treatment and processes.

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  • Sulphonic Acid pack

    Sulphonic Acid

    LABSA — the workhorse anionic surfactant acid for detergent manufacture.

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Weak/Organic Acids

  • Acetic Acid Food Grade 30kg pack

    Acetic Acid Food Grade 30kg

    Food-grade acetic acid for food production.

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  • Acetic Acid Glacial CP pack

    Acetic Acid Glacial CP

    CP-grade glacial acetic acid for laboratory use.

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  • Ascorbic Acid CP pack

    Ascorbic Acid CP

    CP-grade vitamin C for laboratory, food and formulation use.

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  • Boric Acid (Crystals CP, Powder CP) pack

    Boric Acid (Crystals CP, Powder CP)

    CP-grade boric acid crystals and powder for laboratory, flux and preservation work.

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  • Boric Acid Tech Powder - 25K pack

    Boric Acid Tech Powder - 25K

    Technical boric acid powder in 25 kg bags for industrial use.

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  • Citric Acid Mono CP pack

    Citric Acid Mono CP

    CP-grade citric acid monohydrate.

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  • Citric Acid Mono FFC 25kg pack

    Citric Acid Mono FFC 25kg

    Food-grade citric acid monohydrate, 25 kg bags.

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  • Salicylic Acid CP pack

    Salicylic Acid CP

    CP-grade salicylic acid for laboratory and formulation work.

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Acids: your questions answered

What is the difference between your CP and industrial grade acids?

CP (chemically pure) grades — nitric 55% CP, o-phosphoric CP, acetic glacial CP — are laboratory-quality reagents with tight impurity limits, supplied for analysis, assay work and formulation where consistency matters. Industrial grades such as hydrochloric 30–33% or sulphuric 98% are workhorse strengths for cleaning, pickling and processing at a much lower cost per litre. If the acid ends up in a product people consume, ask us for the food-grade option instead — acetic acid food grade 30 kg and citric FFC are stocked for exactly that.

Which acid should I use to clean concrete or bricks after building work?

Hydrochloric acid — sold over the counter as Spirits of Salts — is the standard choice for washing cement haze off brickwork and etching concrete floors before coating. Dilute it into water (never water into acid), work in sections, and rinse thoroughly. For lighter household descaling of kettles, urinals and pipework, our packaged Scale Remover does the same job at a safer, ready-to-use strength in 330 ml to 25 litre packs.

Do you supply battery acid ready to use, and in what strengths?

Yes. Sulphuric acid is stocked as ready-filled battery acid at SG 1.24–1.28 for topping and commissioning, and as 71% and 98% technical strengths in 40 kg packs for workshops that dilute their own. Fleet operators and mines running battery bays typically take the 71% with de-ionised water — we stock both, so one delivery covers the bay. Always add acid to water and wear full face and hand protection.

Why do Namibian taxidermists buy hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide from you?

Trophy preparation is a genuine Namibian industry and the catalogue reflects it: hydrochloric acid is used as a cleaning medium in taxidermy, and hydrogen peroxide whitens skulls and bone for European mounts. Alongside those we stock borax for fleshing, formic and oxalic acid for tanning work, and salt-based preserving chemicals. Dip-and-pack operations working to veterinary export rules can get SDS and consistent grades on account.

How are acids packed and transported to sites outside Windhoek?

Acids leave our depots in UN-rated packaging — polycans from 750 ml to 25 litre, and drums for bulk — with the transport documentation carriers require for hazardous goods. Overnight road freight reaches most inland towns from Windhoek, and the Walvis Bay depot covers the coast and the uranium-belt mines. If your site has specific decanting or bunding requirements, tell us when you request the quote and we will pack to suit.

Industries that buy acids

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Request bulk pricing on acids — CP, industrial or food grade, from 330 ml to full drums.

Quotes the same business day wherever possible — from either branch, delivered across Namibia.