Industrial Minerals

Making the grade

• Talc’s green aspect February 2010

  Luzenac’s microcrystalline talc, Mistron®, has been developed for partial replacement of carbon black in rubber compounds Read More

• CaCO3’s polymer performance January 2010

  Imerys aims to reduce resin consumption in nonwoven polymers with new CaCO3 filler Read More

• Alumina’s pressing matter December 2009

  Sunrock’s new high purity alumina grade is suitable for pressed speciality shapes in furnace linings Read More

• Frac sand’s curable coat November 2009

  Hexion’s new range of resin-coated sands are designed to aid oil and gas exploitation from horizontal wells Read More

• Thick & thin of clays September 2009

  20 Microns’ new grades of attapulgite and bentonite-based thickeners provide extra viscosity to water- and solvent-borne paints and coatings Read More