Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Benzoate (C6H5COONa) is the salt of Benzoic Acid. Sodium Benzoate is a hygroscopic white, odorless offered for sale as Powder, Flakes and crystals. Sodium

Benzoate contains 87.4 % of available Benzoic Acid. Sodium benzoate is a safe food preservative that has been in use for years. It is also used as an ant microbial agent in foods and beverages. Sodium Benzoate is used extensively in pharmaceutical preparations, toiletries, and cosmetics and in tobacco products. It has wide industrial

applications; it acts as a Corrosion Inhibitor, other uses such as chemical intermediates, catalyst, nucleating agent for polymer manufacture etc. It has wide uses in Mosquito Coil Industry.

We were suppliers for Godrej Household Ltd in India from last 2 decades, In 2008 they approached us to reduce cost of Sodium Benzoate and develop a good cheaper version, we along with Godrej R & D team developed Sodium benzoate which is creamish yellowish in colour. The Godrej R&D Team then did the stability study and made Coils in R&D unit and tested the same, after 1.5 years the product was approved and is being now used by all Coils manufacturers in India from last 10 years.