Dry ice gives you strong, compact cold with no socket and no meltwater. Glace Carbonique Agadir delivers it from our depot in Agadir, split into bags and packed in insulated boxes. Orders start at 4 kg, we can supply up to 500 kg a day, subject to availability, and delivery is free within Agadir.
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Dry ice in a few lines
Dry ice is carbon dioxide in solid form. Its surface sits at −78.5 °C, far below the 0 °C of water ice.
Its most useful property: it never becomes liquid. It passes straight from solid to gas (a process called sublimation), so cartons stay dry, pallets stay clean and labels stay where you stuck them.
It is made by letting liquid CO₂ expand into carbon dioxide snow, which is then pressed through a die to form pellets. We offer 3, 9 and 19 mm pellets, 16 mm sticks and blocks. Full specifications are in our technical data sheet.
What dry ice does for a food business
Dry cartons, clean pallets
Water ice always ends up as water. On an export pallet or in a delivery van, that means soggy boxes and packaging that looks tired on arrival. With dry ice, nothing drips: the gas simply leaves the box.
More cold for less weight
According to the University of California, Davis, a kilo of dry ice absorbs roughly twice as much heat as a kilo of water ice. You carry less weight and keep more room for the product itself.
Cold without electricity
An insulated box is all it takes. That matters when no refrigerated truck is free, when a scooter delivers to a villa in Founty, or when a caterer sets up a seafront buffet at Taghazout Bay.
Frozen stays frozen
Water ice cannot go below 0 °C. Dry ice keeps frozen fish, frozen berries and ice cream below −18 °C from loading to delivery.
From a trial box to a full campaign
Begin with a 4 kg box on a single shipment, then move up to 500 kg a day (subject to availability) when the season peaks.
First time? A 4 kg box at 249 DH is usually enough for a trial delivery.
Who uses dry ice in Agadir and Souss-Massa?
Very different businesses across the region share one problem: keeping a product cold for a few hours away from the cold room.
- Fish wholesalers and processors at the port of Agadir: frozen sardines, pelagic fish and cephalopods that must stay below −18 °C between the freezing unit and the truck.
- Packing stations in Chtouka-Aït Baha and Taroudant province: back-up cold during a cold-room breakdown or a harvest peak, for berries and early vegetables.
- Exporters: keeping samples and frozen goods cold on the way to the port or to Agadir Al Massira airport.
- Hotels in Founty, the beach district and Taghazout Bay: buffets, room service, or a fridge that gives up on a busy weekend.
- Caterers and event planners: cold starters and desserts carried to the venue in good condition.
- Butchers, poultry sellers and traders at the Inezgane wholesale market: meat moved without breaking the cold chain.
- Ice-cream makers and pastry chefs: ice cream and frozen desserts delivered intact.
- Frozen-food distributors and online shops: parcels that stay frozen all the way to the customer's door.
Why order from Glace Carbonique Agadir?
A depot close to you
We deliver from our depot in Agadir. The shorter the trip, the less dry ice turns to gas before it reaches you, so more of what you paid for actually arrives.
Same-day delivery when we can
Order in the morning, use it in the afternoon: within Agadir, delivery is possible in 4 to 6 hours, subject to availability. For Greater Agadir, the north coast and farms in Souss-Massa, we agree the time and terms with you when you order.
Packed and ready
The dry ice comes in bags, inside an insulated box. No tools needed: lift the lid, place the bags where you need cold and carry on with your work.
Published prices
Pellets: 4 kg box 249 DH, 10 kg box 499 DH, 20 kg box 900 DH. Large volumes and contracts are quoted from 45 DH/kg, blocks on quote, and a 2 kg bag can be arranged on request. Pay in cash on delivery or by bank transfer. Everything is in the online shop.
| Your question | Our answer |
|---|---|
| Where is it delivered from? | Our depot in Agadir |
| How quickly? | Possible within 4 to 6 h in Agadir, subject to availability |
| Delivery cost? | Free within Agadir; outside the city, on request |
| Packaging? | Bags inside an insulated box |
| Quantities? | From 4 kg up to 500 kg a day, subject to availability |
| Price? | 249 DH (4 kg), 499 DH (10 kg), 900 DH (20 kg); larger volumes from 45 DH/kg |
Before you order: three details that help us
The product. Fresh or frozen, and how it is packed.
The trip. How many hours between loading and arrival, and whether the vehicle is refrigerated.
The place and time. Quay, packing station, kitchen or venue, and the hour you need the dry ice.
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Target temperatures, product by product
Dry ice is a tool for holding each product in its own range during transport. It is not meant to freeze everything it sits next to. Use the figures below as a guide.
Berries from the Souss greenhouses: close to 0 °C, never frozen
| Fruit | Target | Typical storage life | With dry ice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry | 0 °C | Short: chill within an hour of harvest | A sheet of cardboard between the dry ice and the punnets |
| Raspberry | 0 °C | 2–5 days | The most delicate: no contact at all |
| Blackberry | 0 °C | 2–5 days | Treat like raspberries |
| Blueberry | 0 °C | 1–2 weeks | Separate with cardboard |
| Redcurrant | −0.5 to 0 °C | 1–2 weeks | Starts freezing near −1 °C: keep well apart |
| Blackcurrant | −0.5 to 0 °C | Varies with conditions | Starts freezing near −1 °C: keep well apart |
The rule for fresh berries: the dry ice stays in its bag and never touches the fruit, or the berries freeze. Place it above or beside the punnets, behind cardboard, and use far less than you would for frozen goods. Frozen berries for pastry or export are another story: there, dry ice is exactly what you need.
As it sublimates, dry ice also raises the CO₂ level around the fruit. For strawberries, UC Davis reports that 15 to 20% CO₂ in transport packaging reduces grey mould and slows softening. Getting this benefit takes a pallet cover and careful dosing, since too much CO₂ can cause off-flavours: talk it through with your quality manager before applying it to a whole campaign.
Fish, seafood, meat and poultry
| Product | Maximum reference temperature | With dry ice |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh fish, sardines, shrimp | Close to 0 °C (on ice) | Water ice against the fish, dry ice kept apart |
| Frozen fish and cephalopods | −18 °C or colder | Dry ice under and over the cartons |
| Poultry | 4 °C | Separated by cardboard, small amount |
| Beef, veal, lamb | 7 °C | Separated by cardboard, small amount |
| Offal | 3 °C | Same approach as poultry |
| Minced meat | 2 °C | Short trip, dry ice separated |
| Frozen meat | −18 °C or colder | Dry ice under and over the cartons |
These limits come from European Union rules and are quoted only as a benchmark. Check which Moroccan rules apply to your own business.
Vegetables and orchard fruit
| Products | Target | With dry ice |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower | 0–1 °C | Extra cold only, dry ice separated, not too much in a closed box |
| Carrots, onions, garlic | 0 °C | Extra cold only, dry ice separated |
| Mushrooms | 0–1.5 °C | Extra cold only, dry ice at a distance, box never sealed |
| Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums, cherries | 0–4 °C | Extra cold only, dry ice separated |
| Cucumbers, courgettes, peppers, aubergines, green beans | 5–12 °C | Not recommended |
| Tomatoes | 8–14 °C | Not recommended: cold damages them |
| Mangoes, avocados, bananas | 12–15 °C | Not recommended |
Frozen goods and ice cream
Anything frozen should stay at −18 °C or colder from start to finish. Water ice cannot get there; dry ice can, and this is where it performs best: frozen fish leaving the port, frozen berries heading for export, ice cream on its way to a hotel.
Unsure about your product? Tell us what it is and how long the trip takes, and we'll reply with a clear recommendation. Ask us
Packing a box with dry ice
Frozen products and ice cream
- Use an insulated box (the one we deliver in can be reused).
- Spread a bed of dry ice over the bottom.
- Add the frozen products.
- Cover them with a second layer of dry ice.
- Fill empty spaces with paper or cardboard: the less air inside, the longer the cold lasts.
- Close the lid, but never make the box airtight.
Fresh fish, meat or fruit
- Leave the products in their own packaging.
- Keep the dry ice in its bag.
- Slip cardboard or thick paper between the dry ice and the food.
- Use a smaller amount than for frozen goods: the aim is to keep things cool, not to freeze them.
- For fresh fish, keep water ice in contact with the fish and the dry ice further away.
Which pellet size?
For food transport, 9 mm pellets are the most versatile choice. 16 mm sticks and 19 mm pellets sublimate more slowly, which suits longer trips and storage. 3 mm pellets are meant for cryogenic cleaning, rapid cooling and laboratory work rather than food boxes. Blocks are available on quote.
How much should you order?
That depends on the volume, the trip time and the outside temperature. As a rule of thumb, packaging makers suggest 2.3 to 4.5 kg of dry ice per day of transport for frozen goods in an insulated box. Our quantity calculator gives a first estimate, or send us the details and we'll do the maths for you.
How long will it last?
Dry ice shrinks a little every hour, even in a closed box. A 10 kg carton typically loses 2 to 2.5 kg per day at room temperature, and more during an Agadir summer or a chergui spell. Have it delivered on the day you need it; that is why we aim for delivery within 4 to 6 hours in Agadir, subject to availability.
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Five safety rules
Handled properly, dry ice is easy to work with. Stick to these five rules:
- Gloves, every time: it burns the skin on contact. Use thick gloves, tongs or a scoop.
- Never in an airtight container: the gas it gives off needs a way out.
- Ventilated spaces only: CO₂ is heavier than air and collects near the floor. Don't keep dry ice in a small closed room, a basement or an unventilated cold room, and air a cold room before you step in.
- In a vehicle, keep air moving: open a window and avoid long drives with dry ice in a closed cabin.
- Never eat it or drop it in a drink, and keep it well out of children's reach.
Full instructions are in our technical and safety data sheet.
Storing it until you use it
Leave it in its bags and insulated box, with the lid resting on top rather than taped down, in a shaded and well-ventilated spot. Don't put it in a closed freezer or fridge: the extreme cold can damage the appliance.
How delivery works
You don't need any equipment on your side:
- Bagged: portions that are easy to carry and to place in your own crates or cartons.
- Insulated box: it holds the cold on the way and can often be reused for your own shipments.
- Free within Agadir, with delivery possible in 4 to 6 hours, subject to availability.
- Quantities: from 4 kg up to 500 kg a day, subject to availability.
- No collection: every order is delivered to you.
Where we deliver
Agadir city: the centre, Talborjt, Founty, the beach district, Dakhla, Hay Mohammadi, Tilila, the port and the industrial zone.
On request, with the time and terms agreed when you order: Greater Agadir (Inezgane, Aït Melloul, Dcheira El Jihadia, Temsia), the north coast (Anza, Aourir, Tamraght, Taghazout, Taghazout Bay) and the farming areas of Souss-Massa: Biougra, Aït Amira, Belfaa, Massa and Sidi Bibi in Chtouka-Aït Baha; Ouled Teima, Oulad Berhil and Taroudant; and Tiznit further south.
More details on our delivery page (in French).
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Dry ice prices in Agadir
Four things set the price: quantity, format, destination and urgency. The bigger the order, the lower the price per kilo.
- Pellet boxes: 4 kg 249 DH, 10 kg 499 DH, 20 kg 900 DH, listed in the shop.
- Under 4 kg: a 2 kg bag on request.
- Regular volumes, contracts and blocks: pellets from 45 DH/kg, ask for a quote.
- Payment: cash on delivery or bank transfer.
How to spend less: order the quantity you need, for the moment you need it. Dry ice that arrives too early is partly gone before you use it.
Ordering in three steps
- Send us the essentials: product, quantity, trip length, address and time.
- We confirm availability, format, price and delivery time.
- We deliver the bags in an insulated box to your quay, packing station, kitchen or venue.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I get dry ice in Agadir?
From us. Order through the online shop, on WhatsApp or with a quote request. Everything is delivered from our depot in Agadir; there is no collection point.
Is delivery free?
Yes, within Agadir. For Greater Agadir, the north coast and the Souss-Massa farming areas, delivery is arranged on request, with the time and terms agreed when you order.
How quickly can you deliver?
Within Agadir, delivery is possible in 4 to 6 hours, subject to availability. We confirm the time for every order, so it helps to order early in the day.
Do you deliver to packing stations in Chtouka or Taroudant?
Yes, on request: Biougra, Aït Amira, Belfaa, Massa, Sidi Bibi, Ouled Teima, Oulad Berhil, Taroudant and as far as Tiznit. In the harvest season, plan your deliveries ahead.
Can your dry ice be used with food?
Yes, we supply dry ice for food use. It is placed next to packaged food, never in contact with unwrapped products and never in a drink.
What is the smallest and the largest order?
Boxes start at 4 kg, and a 2 kg bag can be arranged on request. We can supply up to 500 kg a day, subject to availability.
How much does it cost?
Pellets: 249 DH for 4 kg, 499 DH for 10 kg, 900 DH for 20 kg. Larger volumes are quoted from 45 DH/kg. You pay in cash on delivery or by bank transfer.
Can I ship fresh berries with dry ice?
Yes, as long as it never touches the fruit: berries start to freeze at about −1 °C. Keep the dry ice bagged and behind cardboard. For frozen berries, it is ideal.
How do I use it for fish?
For frozen fish, put dry ice under and over the cartons. For fresh fish, keep water ice against the fish and the dry ice further away.
How long does dry ice keep?
A 10 kg carton loses roughly 2 to 2.5 kg a day at room temperature, and more in summer heat. Have it delivered on the day you use it.
How should I store and handle it?
In its insulated box with the lid resting on top, never airtight, in a shaded and ventilated place. Always handle it with thick gloves.
Keep your cold chain intact in Agadir
Fish leaving the port, berries bound for export, a buffet at Taghazout Bay, ice cream for a hotel in Founty: dry ice keeps them cold without water, without electricity and with about twice the cooling of water ice, provided you respect each product's temperature and a few handling rules.
We deliver it bagged, in insulated boxes, from 4 kg up to 500 kg a day, subject to availability. Delivery is free within Agadir and possible in 4 to 6 hours.
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Sources
Berries: UC Davis postharvest guidance for strawberries · UC Davis on raspberries, blackberries and blueberries · WFLO/GCCA storage manual for currants. Vegetables and fruit: University of Florida commodity requirements · UC Davis on mushrooms. Meat and fish limits: Regulation (EU) 853/2004, summarised by FSAI. Frozen food: FAO, Codex Alimentarius. Cooling capacity: UC Davis cold chain. Quantity per day: Polar Tech shipping guide. Sublimation rate: supplier listing on Hellopro.