Rock n Clay is well known manufacturer and supplier of Soapstone powder / Talcum
Powder due to its superior quality, durability and reliability.
Soapstone powder / Talcum Powder is the basic raw material for PP, LD, HDPE compounding,
paints industries, paper industries, rubber, pharmaceutical industry, PVC, ceramics,
Sanitary wares, Make Batch, cosmetic, Cattle Feed among others.
Rock n Clay’s Talc is a metamorphic hydrated magnesium silicate with a soapy feel
and pearly shinning luster. Its lamellar structure and the palatines give excellent
/ opacity to the end products.
Composites filled with Rock n Clay’s Talc enhances the performance properties of
the compound. It exhibits higher stiffness, creep resistance at both ambient and
elevated temperature. It has a greasy feel. Brightness in Talc grades is available
from 70% to 98%.
Applications:
Plastic Industry consumes high quality ultra fine talc in polypropylene,
polyamides, cable PVC and other plastic compounds. Talc is being increasingly used
in HDPE, PP, LDPE, PVC, ABS & thermosetting compounds. It is excellent filler due
to blending characteristics and thermal and electrical resistant. It is chemically
inert. It provides the smooth feel to plastic surface. Due to its chemical inertness,
superior electrical and thermal resistance and other properties talc imparts stiffness,
hardness, tensile strength of plastic products, improves quality of their surfaces,
gives them electrical, chemical and thermal resistance.
Talc is used in production of decorative
paints, industrial coatings,
pigment pastes, primers, enamels, adhesives, putties and other products of the industry.
In
Ceramics industry talc is used mostly as low cost filler in
ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, dinnerware, porcelain and electrical insulating. It
serves as a non-plastic ceramic material. The addition of talc in suitable proportions
in the body of mixtures for porcelain, jars etc. prevent the crazing (cracking)
effect on the glazes.
In
Pharmaceuticals industry, talc is used as filler in tablets,
ointments and dustings. Talc used in this industry must be highly pure, bacteria
free, must contain no iron oxide, dolomite, carbon and other impurities.
Our grades of Talc powder are in wide range for
Paper industries.
Talc is used in three stages of paper making as a filler, to control pitch and stickiest
and in paper coating. During the paper making process, the micro impurities can
clog the paper machinery. Talc being hydrophobic absorbs these micro droplets thus
controlling their stickiness and avoiding clogging. High brightness of talc leads
to reduction in usage of expensive whitening agents and helps in controlling gloss
of the coat. Talc gives smoothness, yellow index, porosity, and opacity to paper,
improves its yellow index and reduces the deterioration of the machinery.
In
Metals Industry, talc is used to create molds for casting objects
from soft metals, such as pewter or silver. The soft stone is easily carved and
is not degraded by heating. The slick surface of soapstone allows the finished object
to be easily removed.
In
Cosmetics industry, it is basic ingredient for talcum and baby
powders.
Other than above Talc is also widely used in Toilet Soap manufacturing,
Detergent manufacturing, Dal mills (Pulses polishing), Textile, Printing Ink, Rubber
industry and as a filler raw material in many chemical industries.