Again, our LCO2 surcharge which still includes the additional supply surcharge, has remained much the same this month. A noticeable change in June however was a spike in demand that allows us to now reduce our dry ice price for July by 20p/kg in advance of the termination of the supply surcharge due to end on 31st. July. We sincerely hope to be able to continue this trend in the coming month. However, we do see that the general LCO2 supply situation is now tightening and would ask you to place your orders well in advance to assist our forward planning of supplies. As always our Team is ready to help you with updates whenever you need.
Which size of pellets is best for my application?
16 mm for Industrial Cooling, Fog Machines, Food and Drinks Trade and Events and Entertainment etc.
3 mm as a Mix in Coolant, for Medical & Research Work, Education, Transport etc.
If you are not sure all small orders up to 30 kg can by special reqest be sent out as two separate bags of each size to enable tests to be made.
Please pick a quantity of dry ice pellets. For advice about your needs please contact our team
We can deliver on Weekdays or Saturdays, please select your specific delivery day on the checkout screen ( next working day is available up to 2pm on Fridays)
We may be able to accommodate same day delivery. Please contact our team on 0116 224 0072
Dry ice pellets have a surface temperature of -78.6 degrees C, so when they are fed into the insulated boxes we use for packing and despatch, the first thing to happen is that some of the ice will be used up to cool down the box. When the box is cold inside, but still at room temperature outside, heat will flow into the box and attempt to get the inside down to room temperature, so more ice will be used to absorb this heat. This process will continue until all the ice has been used up.
The time taken to use up all the dry ice by these processes will depend on:
– the insulating properties of the box material and its thickness
– the outside temperature
– the amount of ice in the box
To minimise losses we use a good quality thick walled Polybox which is chosen to balance cost against performance.
Box sizes: (external L x W x H mm)
| Small 7 and 10kg | 340 x 340 x 360 |
| Medium 15 kg | 450 x 450 x 380 |
| Large 20 to 30kg | 500 x 560 x 420 |
Average Losses: assuming the box remains closed and it is kept in a cool shady location.
D1 = Day 1 losses(kg), D2 = Day 2 losses(kg).
| KG | D1 | D2 | |
| 7 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, probably gone by Monday night |
| 10 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, good for 5 kg Monday morning |
| 15 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, good for 10 kg Monday morning |
| 20 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, good for 14-15 kg on Monday |
| 25 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, good for 19-20 kg on Monday |
| 30 | -2 | -1.5 | Ship Friday, good for 25 kg on Monday |
If the whole box can go in a freezer, these times will be extended.
Losses will be slightly lower for 16 mm pellets.