K.K Minerals

Mia, Alwar, Rajasthan

Uses :

• It is used as flux in glass industry.
• Used as filler in rubber industry.
• It is also utilized in sizing of textile goods. It also provides mortar cement, bleaching powder etc.
• The transparent variety of calcite Powder is used in optical industry for manufacturing Nicol prism.
• Ceramic industry is another consumer of calcite.
• Calcite in a pulverized state is consumed for the manufacture of paint and distemper. It is also used in pesticides and insecticides.

Advantages for polymers :

• Good surface quality
• Lower mould shrinkage
• Easier processing
• Good opacity

Advantages for paints :

• Excellent scrub resistance
• Reduced sagging
• Good coverage
• Higher loading
• Water resistance

Applications :

• PS compounds to prepare more stiff MIPS
• Paints and Rubber
• PP compounds used in automotive and appliances
• Additive masterbatches for paper like LLDPE & HM, HDPE films
• Additive masterbatches for PP & HDPE box strapping

Praised For:

• Brilliant shine
• Free from impurities
• Free flowing
• Excellent chemical properties
• Nominally priced

Availability: 60 mesh To 100 mesh

Grades :

• Iron and Steel Industry : Dolomite is used in iron and steel industry as refractory raw materials and a flux.
• Ferro Manganese : Contains MgO 19 to 20%, CaO 28 to 30%, SiO2 2 to 5% and R2O3 2 to 2.5%.
• Glass : For certain commercial glass, the Fe2O3 content up to 0.25% is permissible. For truly colorless glass Fe2O3 content of 0.04% (max.) is sometimes specification.

• Fertilizer Industry :
  • Contains CaCO3 + MgCO3 90% (min.) and SiO2 5% max.
  • Inferior grade dolomite limestone of 15-20% MgO can be used as soil conditioner.

• Lime : Contains CaCO3 58-75%, MgCO3 28-48% and another constituent should be less than 3%.
• Magnesium Metal : Contain MgO, 40.5%, CaO 58.10%, Fe2O3 0.8% and insoluble 0.6%.

Usage :

• Substitute for limestone
• Soil conditioner
• Achieves higher bulk density
• Refractory and Flux in industries
• Float glass production

Applications :

• A soil conditioner
• Steel melting shop
• Refractory
• Detergents and soaps
• Flux
• Ink
• Iron and steel
• Powder coating
• Paint
• Ceramic industry
• Glass
• Construction
• Chemical

Features :

• High degree of whiteness
• Hard
• Low moisture content
• Translucent
• Environment friendly
• Slow reaction with acids
• Lustrous
• High magnesium content
• High density