TECHNICAL MAGNESIA

Mine­ral com­pounds are requi­red as addi­ti­ves in a lar­ge num­ber of dif­fe­rent pla­s­tics. Among others, various oxi­des are used as fil­lers, acid accep­tors or vis­co­si­ty regu­la­tors in distinct pla­s­tic for­mu­la­ti­ons. Fur­ther­mo­re, hydr­o­xi­des are popu­lar absor­bers and are used to opti­mi­ze poly­mer com­pounds. Magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de in par­ti­cu­lar is an acid- and halo­gen-free fla­me retar­dant that offers exci­ting advan­ta­ges com­pared to alu­mi­num tri­hy­dr­o­xi­de. Other cal­ci­um and magne­si­um com­pounds such as car­bo­na­tes, chlo­ri­des and stea­ra­tes are both important addi­ti­ves and neces­sa­ry fillers.

Mine­ral com­pounds are par­ti­cu­lar­ly popu­lar in the rub­ber and caout­chouc indus­try. In addi­ti­on to the usu­al natu­ral fil­lers, very spe­cial high-qua­li­ty syn­the­tic pro­ducts are also in demand. Oxi­des, hydr­o­xi­des, car­bo­na­tes and stea­ra­tes, which are used for vul­ca­niza­ti­on, acid regu­la­ti­on and as fla­me retar­dants, are very com­mon. Choo­se your favo­ri­te from a wide ran­ge of dif­fe­rent qua­li­ties that meet the requi­re­ments of indi­vi­du­al formulations.

Mine­ral com­pounds are par­ti­cu­lar­ly popu­lar in the rub­ber and caout­chouc indus­try. In addi­ti­on to the usu­al natu­ral fil­lers, very spe­cial high-qua­li­ty syn­the­tic pro­ducts are also in demand. Oxi­des, hydr­o­xi­des, car­bo­na­tes and stea­ra­tes, which are used for vul­ca­niza­ti­on, acid regu­la­ti­on and as fla­me retar­dants, are very com­mon. Choo­se your favo­ri­te from a wide ran­ge of dif­fe­rent qua­li­ties that meet the requi­re­ments of indi­vi­du­al formulations.

Magne­si­um com­pounds play a cru­cial role in the pain­ting and prin­ting indus­try. In addi­ti­on to cal­ci­um and magne­si­um car­bo­na­te, which are used as fil­lers, a very fine magne­si­um oxi­de is requi­red for prin­ting inks based on tolue­ne. Metal soaps such as zinc stea­ra­te and cal­ci­um stea­ra­te are popu­lar addi­ti­ves for paint and var­nish pro­duc­tion. A broad pro­duct port­fo­lio of dif­fe­rent qua­li­ties is available.

Magne­si­um com­pounds are pre­fer­red raw mate­ri­als in the den­tal indus­try, espe­ci­al­ly in tra­di­tio­nal invest­ment mate­ri­als and algi­na­te mix­tures. Our cus­to­mers recei­ve a con­sis­t­ent­ly high qua­li­ty of high­ly pure fused magne­sia for deman­ding use in invest­ment mate­ri­als. Due to our many years of expe­ri­ence with elec­tro­fu­sed magne­si­um oxi­des, we are awa­re of the importance of con­stant reac­ti­vi­ty, and we enable indi­vi­du­al pro­duct spe­ci­fi­ca­ti­ons for each cus­to­mer. Syn­the­tic magne­si­um oxi­des and magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­des are also used for the pro­duc­tion of algi­na­te-based impres­si­on materials.

Pure magne­si­um oxi­de with a low iron con­tent is an important raw mate­ri­al in the manu­fac­tu­re of spe­cial glass, ena­mel frits and solar panels. Depen­ding on the area of appli­ca­ti­on, glass con­sists of mix­tures of basic oxi­des (e. g. sodium, pot­as­si­um, magne­si­um, cal­ci­um, bari­um or zinc oxi­de) and aci­dic oxi­des (e. g. sili­con dioxi­de, boron tri­oxi­de, alu­mi­num tri­oxi­de or diphos­pho­rus pent­oxi­de). Our sel­ec­tion of spe­cial oxi­des and car­bo­na­tes for this sen­si­ti­ve area of appli­ca­ti­on have been estab­lished on the mar­ket for many years.

Whe­ther magne­si­um, cal­ci­um, zinc or alu­mi­num: We offer various mine­rals in dif­fe­rent qua­li­ty clas­ses for the che­mi­cal indus­try. Among others, magne­si­um oxi­des, hydr­o­xi­des and car­bo­na­tes are used as start­ing mate­ri­als in the pro­duc­tion of other magne­si­um com­pounds, e. g. in metal soaps. Most mine­ral com­pounds play an important role in the manu­fac­tu­re of inter­me­dia­tes and auxi­lia­ry materials.

Magne­si­um oxi­des and magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­des are included in most SMC-for­mu­la­ti­ons to opti­mi­ze homo­gen­ei­ty and vis­co­si­ty during pro­duc­tion. In the com­poun­ding pro­cess, cal­ci­um and zinc stea­ra­tes are added as release agents. The sel­ec­tion of pro­ducts offers the right pro­per­ties for the requi­re­ments of this industry.

Magne­si­um oxi­de ser­ves as a source of magne­si­um in feed addi­ti­ves and calf milk. Magne­si­um com­pounds are also used as addi­ti­ves in fertilizers.

Mine­rals are essen­ti­al for the pro­duc­tion of PVC. Magne­si­um oxi­des and hydr­o­xi­des in par­ti­cu­lar are important com­pon­ents of PVC sta­bi­li­zers. Very fine, high-puri­ty grin­dings with low iron values are the main cha­rac­te­ristics for the for­mu­la­ti­on of cables, pipes, foils and pro­files. Both natu­ral and syn­the­tic qua­li­ties are used. In addi­ti­on, cal­ci­um com­pounds are tra­di­tio­nal­ly used as fillers.

One advan­ta­ge in the buil­ding mate­ri­als sec­tor is the use of mine­ral raw mate­ri­als. Due to the ver­sa­ti­le pro­duct pro­per­ties, a wide­spread use is pos­si­ble. His­to­ri­cal­ly, the use of magne­si­um oxi­de and magne­si­um chlo­ri­de in a ratio of 3:1 is known for the pro­duc­tion of sor­el cement. In other cement for­mu­las, magne­si­um oxi­des or magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­des opti­mi­ze the reac­tion time and har­dening. Due to the non-toxic and neu­tral pro­per­ties of magne­si­um and cal­ci­um, indus­try app­re­cia­tes using the­se mine­ral com­pounds to pro­du­ce other buil­ding mate­ri­als, such as iso­la­ting and insu­la­ting mate­ri­als. Use the lar­ge sel­ec­tion for a wide ran­ge of opti­ons in the buil­ding mate­ri­als indus­try. Fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on on the indus­tri­al mine­rals indus­try, inclu­ding tech­ni­cal appli­ca­ti­ons and sus­taina­bi­li­ty, can also be found at IMA-Euro­pe.

Tech­ni­cal cera­mics pri­ma­ri­ly com­pri­ses cera­mic mate­ri­als and pro­ducts for tech­ni­cal appli­ca­ti­ons, such as: sili­ca­te cera­mics, oxi­de cera­mics and non-oxi­de cera­mics. The use of magne­si­um-based fil­lers is an important part of the for­mu­la­ti­on and offers various phy­si­cal and mecha­ni­cal advan­ta­ges. For dif­fe­rent are­as of appli­ca­ti­on in high-per­for­mance cera­mics, elec­tro­fu­sed, dead-bur­ned and syn­the­tic magne­si­um oxi­des with high-puri­ty and in con­stant qua­li­ty are used.

Magne­si­um oxi­des are used as addi­ti­ve in wel­ding pow­der formulations.

Adhe­si­ves are pre­sent in both orga­nic and inor­ga­nic com­pounds. Wet adhe­si­ves, disper­si­on adhe­si­ves, hot melt adhe­si­ves, cont­act adhe­si­ves and reac­ti­ve adhe­si­ves often con­tain metal oxi­des, sili­ca­tes and phos­pha­tes as bin­ders and sta­bi­li­zers. Magne­si­um and cal­ci­um com­pounds are ide­al for imple­men­ting spe­cial requi­re­ments due to their neu­tral pro­per­ties. Cer­tain addi­ti­ves, e. g. magne­si­um oxi­de or magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de, with dif­fe­rent acti­vi­ties and subt­le­ties achie­ve a posi­ti­ve effect to impro­ve adhe­si­ve pro­per­ties. Car­bo­na­tes and talc as fil­lers offer addi­tio­nal advan­ta­ges. Our lar­ge sel­ec­tion of MAGNESIA pro­ducts allows a wide ran­ge of opti­ons for the adhe­si­ves industry.

Water tre­at­ment is the tar­ge­ted chan­ge in water qua­li­ty. The­re are two imple­men­ta­ti­on opti­ons: On one hand, the rem­oval of sub­s­tances from the water for clea­ning, de-iro­ning and desa­li­na­ti­on. On the other hand, the addi­ti­on of mine­rals for dosa­ge and aci­di­ty regu­la­ti­on (pH value). Floc­cu­lants con­tain for exam­p­le metal salts and lime pro­ducts, such as magne­si­um oxi­de, magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de, magne­si­um chlo­ri­de, cal­ci­um oxi­de and alu­mi­ni­um sul­fa­te. MAGNESIA offers a wide ran­ge of dif­fe­rent qua­li­ties for water treatment.

Magne­si­um oxi­de and magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de are part of the sul­phi­te pul­ping pro­cess. In blea­ching they are used as a source of magne­si­um and sta­bi­li­zer. As a func­tion­al fil­ler, cal­ci­um com­pounds such as oxi­des, hydr­o­xi­des or car­bo­na­tes impro­ve the qua­li­ty of high-stan­dard paper.