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Acrylic Resins

Waterborne acrylic resins and dispersions for architectural and industrial coatings.

Alkyd Resins

Alkyd resin systems for solventborne and modified coating and ink formulations.

Alpha Korund

High-purity alpha alumina for demanding refractory and abrasive service.

Alumina

Calcined aluminas for refractory, ceramic and technical applications.

Alumina Compounds

Alumina-based compounds and blends for refractory formulations.

Plastics & PolymersGlass IndustryCeramics & Refractory

Aluminium Oxide

Aluminium oxide grades for polymer, glass and ceramic applications.

Aluminium Silicate

White aluminium silicate grades used as functional fillers and extenders across a wide range of industrial applications.

Anti-foams

Defoamers for waterborne systems and high-shear production processes.

Anticorrosion Additives

Liquid anticorrosion additives for metal paints — the ASCONIUM range, including bio-based grades.

Plastics & PolymersSealants & AdhesivesRubber+2

ATH (Aluminium Hydroxide)

Aluminium hydroxide has good fire retardant properties and is very effective as a smoke suppressant in a wide range of applications such as polymers and rubber.

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Attapulgite

Attapulgite clay used as a rheology modifier, carrier and absorbent across coatings, agriculture and industrial applications.

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesFlooring

Barium Sulfate

Baryte (BaSO4) from different locations, in natural white and off-white grades. Very high specific gravity, chemical inertness and low oil absorption.

Paint & CoatingsFlooringCeramics & Refractory

Bauxite

Bauxite, the principal aluminium ore; in calcined form a high-alumina raw material for refractories, abrasives and anti-skid surfacing.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersRubber+3

Bentonite

A highly absorbent and viscous plastic clay, used as a binding, sealing, absorbing and lubricating agent.

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesBuilding & Construction

Biocides

In-can and dry-film biocides for waterborne coatings, adhesives and construction products. Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersPrinting Inks

Blanc Fixe

Precipitated barium sulfate — fine, uniform particle size for high-gloss and printing ink systems.

FlooringCeramics & Refractory

Brown Fused Alumina

This highly angular mineral product is suitable for grinding metals of high tensile strength.

Calcined Kaolin

An anhydrous aluminium silicate produced by heating ultrafine natural kaolin to high temperatures. Calcination increases whiteness and hardness and improves electrical properties.

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Calcium Carbonate

Both treated and untreated Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC), marble and chalk grades.

Carbon Black

Carbon black is mainly used as a pigment and reinforcing phase in automobile tyres.

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China Clay

Kaolin (china clay) is a hydrated aluminium silicate crystalline mineral, characterised by fine particle size, plate-like shape and chemical inertness.

Glass IndustryCeramics & Refractory

Chromite

Iron chromium oxide with high heat stability.

Sealants & AdhesivesCeramics & RefractoryAgriculture & Food

Clay

Natural clays for ceramic, sealant and agricultural applications.

FlooringBuilding & Construction

Coloured & Uncoloured Quartz

Dorfner coloured and natural quartz sands and mixes for decorative flooring, renders and construction systems. Our agency covers Benelux and France.

Cordierite

A thermal shock resistant mineral, mainly used as an ingredient for ceramic parts in catalytic converters.

Paint & CoatingsChemistry & Detergents

Corrosion Inhibitors

Liquid corrosion and flash-rust inhibitors for waterborne coating and process systems — the ASCOTRAN range.

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesFlooring

Cristobalite

Engineered functional fillers produced by high temperature modification of quartz, giving an extremely white particle with a distinctive surface morphology.

Defoamers

Defoamers for waterborne paints, coatings and high-shear production processes.

Diatomaceous Earth

A naturally occurring soft siliceous sedimentary rock, easily crumbled into a fine white powder with low density and high porosity.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersPrinting Inks

Dispersing Agents

Pigment and filler dispersing agents for waterborne systems.

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Dolomite

A calcium magnesium carbonate making up to 2% of the earth's crust, used across a wide variety of applications.

Driers & Siccatives

Metal-organic driers and naphthenates that control oxidative cure in alkyd and modified systems.

Engineered Aluminium Silicate

Imerys OpTiMat engineered aluminium silicates for deep matt decorative paint formulations.

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Fatty Acids & Esters

Fatty acids and ester lubricants for polymer processing and construction chemistry.

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Feldspar & Fluxes

Feldspar

Aluminosilicates whose fusibility and purity make them a useful raw material for a full range of ceramic and glass-making applications.

Building & ConstructionGlass IndustryCeramics & Refractory+1

Feldspar & Fluxes

Fluorspar

Fluorspar (fluorite) has physical properties that suit a wide variety of chemical, metallurgical and ceramic processes.

Fly Ash

Pozzolanic fly ash for construction and cementitious systems.

Building & Construction

Fused Silica

Used to make refractory shapes for high-temperature thermal processes including steelmaking, investment casting and glass manufacture.

Paint & CoatingsCeramics & Refractory

Glass Powder

A high quality amorphous calcium-aluminium silicate, ideal for use in paint and coatings.

Green Chrome Oxide

Chromium(III) oxide (Cr2O3, Pigment Green 17), an inorganic green pigment for coatings, ceramics and coloured concrete.

Heavy & Light Kaolin

Heavy and light kaolin grades for food and feed applications.

Agriculture & Food

Building & ConstructionCeramics & Refractory

High Alumina Cement

Calcium aluminate cements consisting predominantly of hydraulic calcium aluminates.

Plastics & PolymersBuilding & ConstructionCeramics & Refractory

Hydrated Calcium Borate

A mineral flame retardant and smoke suppressant for polymer and ceramic systems.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersFlooring

Hydrated Magnesium Calcium Carbonate

A mineral flame retardant filler combining magnesium and calcium carbonate chemistry.

Iron Oxide

Durable pigments used in paints, coatings and coloured concretes.

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Kaolin

Kaolin (china clay) is a hydrated aluminium silicate crystalline mineral formed by the alteration of feldspathic rocks, with fine particle size, lamellar shape and chemical inertness.

RubberCeramics & Refractory

Lightweight Chamotte

A low-density calcined clay aggregate for insulating refractories.

Limestone

Graded limestone for glass, flooring and industrial applications.

FlooringGlass Industry

FlooringBuilding & ConstructionGlass Industry+1

Limestone 200 ppm Fe₂O₃

We are the sales agent for industrial applications of Calcaires de la Sambre. With high purity and very low iron content (max 200 ppm Fe2O3), this is a unique product for the glass industry, in coarse grades 0-2 mm and 0-3 mm and finer fillers.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & Polymers

Lithopone

A mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, mainly used as a white pigment powder.

RubberBuilding & ConstructionCeramics & Refractory+1

Magnesite

A magnesium carbonate mineral used as a refractory material, catalyst and filler, and for the preparation of magnesium chemicals and fertilizers.

Marble Granulates

Graded white marble granulates for decorative and technical applications.

Building & ConstructionCeramics & Refractory

Metakaolin

A reactive pozzolan improving the strength and durability of cementitious systems.

Metal-Organic Compounds & Adhesion Promoters

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesPrinting Inks

Metal-Organic Compounds & Adhesion Promoters

Metal-organic compounds, naphthenic acids and adhesion promoters for coating, ink and sealant systems.

Plastics & PolymersRubberBuilding & Construction

Metallic Soaps & Stearates

Metallic soaps, stearates, esters and fatty acids as lubricants, release agents and acid scavengers for polymer and construction systems.

Mica

A group of lamellar silicate minerals distinguished by high aspect ratio and elasticity, available in a wide range of particle sizes.

Micaceous Iron Oxide

A naturally occurring lamellar (specular) form of hematite, Fe2O3, used in anti-corrosive protective coatings.

Molochite

Calcined china clay grog with high thermal stability, used in investment casting and technical ceramics.

Mullite

A silicate mineral with high temperature stability.

Building & ConstructionAgriculture & Food

Natural Calcium Sulfate

Natural calcium sulfate — anhydrite and gypsum grades — for construction, animal feed and carpet-backing applications.

Plastics & PolymersRubberFlooring

Natural Magnesium Hydroxide

A halogen-free mineral flame retardant filler for polymer compounds and cable.

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesFlooring+1

Feldspar & Fluxes

Nepheline Syenite (Minex)

Minex functional fillers offer a unique combination of physical and chemical properties, delivering premium performance in architectural, wood and powder coating systems.

Perlite

Made from an amorphous alumino-silicate rock containing water, which expands into steam on heating to produce a foamed structure. Only select deposits have the right characteristics for expansion.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersFlooring

Pigment Pastes

Ready-to-use pigment pastes for tinting, colour matching and in-plant dosing.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersFlooring+1

Pigments

A wide range of organic and inorganic pigments from different validated sources.

PMMA Beads

PMMA beads for matting, soft-touch texture and light diffusion in coatings.

Polyurethane Dispersions (PUD)

Waterborne polyurethane dispersions for wood, floor, metal and industrial coatings with high abrasion and chemical resistance.

Paint & CoatingsFlooring

PU Beads

Polyurethane beads for texture, matting and soft-touch effects in coatings.

Paint & CoatingsSealants & AdhesivesFlooring+1

Quartz

Our quartz sand is chemically inert and pH neutral at its surface, offering a unique combination of hardness and chemical resistance.

$Refractory Binders$ Speciality

Refractory Binders

Binder systems for castables, gunning mixes and monolithic refractory shapes.

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Refractory Sands

Graded refractory sands for foundry and high-temperature applications.

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Rheology Modifiers

Rheology modifiers and thickeners to set flow, sag resistance and open time.

Rust Converters

A new generation of rust converters for maintenance and protective coating systems — the ASCOTRUST range.

Glass IndustryChemistry & Detergents

Soda Ash Heavy Grade

Dense sodium carbonate for glass and detergent manufacture.

Glass IndustryChemistry & Detergents

Soda Ash Light Grade

Light sodium carbonate for chemical and detergent processing.

Sodium Bicarbonate Food

Food grade sodium bicarbonate for the agri-food and feed industries.

Agriculture & Food

Sodium Bicarbonate Granulate

Granulated sodium bicarbonate for dosing and dry-blend applications.

Chemistry & Detergents

Sodium Bicarbonate Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate, supplied to the applicable pharmacopoeia specification.

Building & ConstructionChemistry & Detergents

Sodium Bicarbonate Technical

Technical grade sodium bicarbonate for industrial processes and flue-gas treatment.

Stainless Slag Filler (Fillinox)

Mineral filler recovered from stainless steel slag for construction applications — a short-chain, circular-economy alternative to primary aggregate.

Building & Construction

Styrene Acrylic Resins

Styrene-acrylic dispersions for waterborne paints, renders, primers and construction products.

Paint & CoatingsRubberPrinting Inks

Synthetic Silicates

Engineered silicates used as functional extenders and matting agents.

Tabular Alumina

Dense, coarse-crystalline alumina for demanding refractory service.

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Talc

Talc is a platy magnesium silicate and the softest mineral on the Mohs scale, supplied in lamellar and microcrystalline grades.

Thickeners

Cellulosic and associative thickeners to set viscosity, flow and open time in waterborne paints and construction products.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersRubber+1

TiO2 & White Pigments

Titanium dioxide produced by the sulphate and chloride routes from ilmenite and titanium slag feedstocks, in anatase and rutile grades for the coating, ink, rubber, fibre and paper industries.

Treated Clay

Surface-treated clays for agricultural, feed and technical applications.

Agriculture & Food

Building & ConstructionCeramics & RefractoryAgriculture & Food

Vermiculite

Vermiculite undergoes significant expansion when heated. It is used in construction, the automotive field, high-temperature and industrial insulation, and horticulture.

Water Repellent Additives

Hydrophobic additives for construction mortars and coating formulations.

Wetting & Dispersing Additives

Wetting and dispersing additives for pigments and fillers in waterborne systems, for colour strength, stability and gloss.

Paint & CoatingsPrinting InksBuilding & Construction

Wetting Agents

Substrate and pigment wetting additives for waterborne systems.

Paint & CoatingsCeramics & Refractory

White Fused Alumina

Suitable for use with stainless steel and aluminium.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersCeramics & Refractory

Wollastonite

Wollastonite (CaSiO3) is a calcium silicate mineral, used acicular for reinforcement and granular as a ceramic flux.

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Zinc Chemistry

Zinc Dust

Zinc dust for anti-corrosive primers and zinc-rich protective coating systems.

Paint & CoatingsPlastics & PolymersRubber+1

Zinc Chemistry

Zinc Oxide

Zinc oxide manufactured via the French process from high purity raw materials, in grades suited to coatings, rubber and ceramics.

Zinc Chemistry

Zinc Sulfide

A high-refractive-index white pigment for demanding polymer and coating systems.

Zircon Sands

Zircon is mainly used as an opacifier and can be used directly in certain foundry applications, or fine milled to produce zircon flour.