Performance Minerals for the Ceramics Industry

YOUR TRUSTED MINERAL SUPPLIER

As the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industrial applications, Imerys transforms a unique range of minerals to deliver performance enhancements that are essential to our customers’ products and manufacturing processes.

IMERYS, THE WORLD LEADER IN SPECIALITY MINERALS

Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a diversified Empowering our people: We ensure that health and safety come set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer first by developing and continually improving our health and safety goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, culture and systems to strive for an injury-free workplace. technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver Developing our human capital by respecting internationally solutions based on the benefits of its mineral resources and recognized human rights and labor practices reflect in our Code of formulations. This contributes essential properties for Business Conduct and Ethics; investing in the talent and skills of our high-performance mineral solutions in the ceramic industry for employees; engaging in constructive social dialogue, and fostering a products such as tableware, sanitaryware, floor tiles, fiberglass, culture of workplace diversity and inclusion based on mutual respect. electrical porcelain or technical ceramics. Caring for our planet: Acting as responsible environmental stewards by assessing environmental risks and continually improving control YOUR CHALLENGE, measures to reduce adverse environmental impacts; maximizing the efficient use of natural resources, and preserving biodiversity. OUR EXPERTISE Building for the future: Ensuring exemplary Business Conduct by From bone-china dinner plates, large-format tiles, decorative vases maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance; or stylish bathroom shower trays, the design and quality of ceramics respecting and implementing fair operating practices and ensuring touch many areas of our daily lives. We are the world's leading a responsible supply-chain with all our partners; engaging with local supplier of premium minerals for ceramics, prepared bodies and communities to create shared value through education and glazes as well as kiln furniture for ceramic producers. Our offering skills development. to ceramics manufacturers include high-quality products, formulation services from our dedicated ceramics laboratories, Ensuring that our products are safe for people and the environment state-of-the-art technical laboratories for testing and and developing sustainable solutions that make positive innovation development. contributions to society from both life cycle assessment as well as a long term sustainability perspective. INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ALL WE DO

At Imerys, we respect the world in which we operate. Sustainable development is an essential component of the Group’s long term strategy to support growth. We’ve adopted a sustainable approach to our extracting and processing activities, while maintaining a focus on ethical, environmental and social demands.

VALUE ADDED SOLUTIONS

The origin of Imerys ceramics can be found dating back to our humble beginnings in Europe beginning in 1782 with UK Kaolins and 1786 with Marcognac deposits in France. Since then Imerys ceramics has expanded worldwide to become a leader in mineral solutions and kiln furniture for the ceramics industry.

Our range of mineral solutions are produced on our sites in more than 20 countries around the world which include wollastonite, kaolin, ball clay, feldspar and halloysite.

Imerys’ unique product range is based on: ⭘ High-quality reserves of minerals available globally ⭘ Strong processing skills and application know-how, supported by a network of competitive industrial facilities ⭘ Innovation and technical support based on a global network of R&D centers and regional laboratories ⭘ Key brands with worldwide recognition in the industry for their product quality and production processes

Product characterization Understanding raw materials characteristics is a prerequisite for final ceramic product qualities that’s why we make available our laboratories, equipped with cutting edge technology. Our R&D experts can characterize in detail your products’ samples and help you get the most out of your product.

Products for SANITARYWARE

Imerys the world leader in industrial mineral solutions and is your trusted partner for efficient sanitaryware production. We offer the largest product portfolio on the market for ceramic body and glaze solutions. Our strategy is to deliver improved performance and greater productivity with the goal of helping our customers achieve ever higher yields and creative design possibilities.

From your first installation to the optimization of existing lines, we are uniquely positioned with downstream expertise and solutions on blending, blunging and all the raw materials in between making us a partner of choice to meet your technical and business challenges.

Jackson PRODUCTWOLLASTONITEUltrafibe®Nyad® M20 M200BALL CLAYOld Mine Todd#4 LightOld Mine #4/SB L-1 KTS ClassicMartin #5/L-1KAOLIN KT-Cast OptiKast FELDSPARMinspar 200Minspar 170 TYPICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) SiO2 52.9 52.9 59.7 58.4 61.7 56.5 63.6 61.9 62.6 45.1 45.2 68.1 67.9 Al2O3 0.30 0.30 26.3 27.6 25.2 28.2 22.1 24.0 24.1 38.8 38.7 19.0 19.1 Fe2O3 0.28 0.28 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.07 0.07 TiO2 0.05 0.05 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 Trace Trace CaO 44.9 44.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.0 2.0 MgO 0.75 0.75 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 Trace Trace Trace K2O 0.23 0.23 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 3.1 3.4 Na2O 0.07 0.07 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 7.9 7.7 L.O.I (1000oC) 0.50 0.50 9.3 10.6 9.3 10.7 8.8 9.0 8.1 13.6 13.6 0.2 0.2 Carbon - - 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.03 0.03 Trace Trace PARTICLE SIZE Median Particle Size (μm) 24 20 ------5μm (% less than) - - 83 92 83 87 64 70 65 75 74 19.8 17.5 2μm (% less than) - - 68 73 57 76 45 51 45 60 55 6.9 5.5 MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) - - 3.0 2.1 1.5 3.5 3.0 3.2 4.0 5.0 6.0 3.9 10.9 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 0.8 1.1 23.1 27.7 23.9 23.3 16.5 18.0 14.4 12.0 11.0 1.2 1.0 M.B.I. (Meq/100g) - - 9.2 12.8 11.1 7.6 6.9 7.2 5.9 2.5 2.4 - - Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) - - Low Low Med. Low Med. Med. Med. Low Low - - pH 9.9 9.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.5 5.7 8.7 9.0

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE:

⭘ Consistency of production

⭘ Prepared bodies expertise

⭘ Solutions for conventional and pressure casting ⭘ Solutions for fine fireclay

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. Products for SANITARYWARE

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

WOLLASTONITE Ultrafibe® M20 is a high purity, high aspect ratio wollastonite KTS Classic is a medium grained ball clay with a good overall plasticity recommended for traditional ceramic formulations to replace calcium and green strength. It is specifically designed to meet specific casting tar- carbonate and/or silica. It will increase the green and fired impact strength, gets. reduce shrinkage, reduce drying time, and reduce vitrification temperature. Martin #5/L-1 is a coarse-grained, fast casting ball clay used exclusively in Nyad® M200 is a high purity, coarse wollastonite recommended for casting bodies. ceramic bodies and glazes. The high purity combined with low loss on ignition enables glaze formation with reduced defects, improved thermal KAOLIN stability and lower coefficient of thermal expansion while maintaining high KT-Cast is a coarse-grained, white firing kaolin that is used primarily in fired brightness. casting bodies based on its fast casting and exceptional deflocculation characteristics. OptiKast is a coarse-grained kaolin used in ceramic applications. It has fast BALL CLAY cast and exceptional deflocculation characteristics. Old Mine #4 is a fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength that is very popular in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It FELDSPAR is also widely used as a suspension aid in glazes. Minspar 200 is a flotation grade mixed feldspar used in glazed and Todd Light is a fine-grained ball clay providing excellent strength clay bodies. and plasticity. Minspar 170 is a high quality mixed feldspar milled to 170 mesh Old Mine #4/SB is a fine grained ball clay that is an specifications which provides a slightly coarser option to maximize exceptional casting product with high plasticity and green strength cast rate. characteristics. Jackson is a fine-grained, high alumina ball clay known for its excellent fired color, strength and plasticity used in both casting and plastic formed bodies. L-1 is a coarse-grained, fast casting ball clay used exclusively in casting bodies. Products for TABLEWARE

Imerys supplies a unique range of high-quality wollastonite, ball clay, kaolin, feldspar, and halloysite for the tableware manufacturer industry. Derived from high quality deposits, our raw material minerals are benchmarks for tableware, whiteware and hotelware that provide outstanding mechanical properties, translucency and whiteness.

J-2 Rogers PRODUCTWOLLASTONITENyad® M200BALL CLAYTodd Light TennesseeKAOLIN #5 Diamond FELDSPARMinspar 200HALLOYSITEPremium TYPICAL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) SiO2 52.9 58.4 58.9 56.4 45.6 46.3 68.1 49.5 Al2O3 0.30 27.6 26.8 27.2 37.9 37.5 19.0 35.5

Fe2O3 0.28 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.07 0.29 TiO2 0.05 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 Trace 0.09 CaO 44.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.0 0.02 MgO 0.75 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 Trace 0.02 K2O 0.23 1.3 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.3 3.1 0.01 Na2O 0.07 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 7.9 0.04 L.O.I (1000oC) 0.50 10.6 10.1 10.6 13.5 13.2 0.2 13.8 Carbon - 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.06 0.10 Trace Trace PARTICLE SIZE Median Particle Size (μm) 20 ------0.4 5μm (% less than) - 92 87 78 83 94 19.8 - 2μm (% less than) - 73 76 62 68 85 6.9 - MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) - 2.1 2.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 4.0 0.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 1.1 27.7 24.7 19.6 18.0 24.0 1.2 25 M.B.I. (Meq/100g) - 12.8 8.2 7.0 6.5 10.5 - 10 Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) - Low Low Low Low Low - Low pH 9.9 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.5 8.0 4.0

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE: ⭘ Excellent solutions for superior tableware manufacturing ⭘ Outstanding mechanical strength and plasticity ⭘ Low levels of iron oxide and titania ⭘ Exceptional whiteness and translucency

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. Products for TABLEWARE

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

WOLLASTONITE KAOLIN Nyad® M200 is a high purity, coarse wollastonite recommended for Diamond is an intermediate-grained montmorillonitc kaolin known for its ceramic bodies and glazes. The high purity combined with low loss on good strength and white-firing characteristics. ignition enables glaze formation with reduced defects, improved thermal Rogers is a fine grained montmorillonitic kaolin that has high strength and stability and lower coefficient of thermal expansion while maintaining high good deflocculation, making its use advantageous in casting bodies on a fired brightness. controlled basis.

BALL CLAY FELDSPAR Todd Light is a fine-grained ball clay providing excellent strength Minspar 200 is a flotation grade mixed feldspar used in glazed and and plasticity. clay bodies. J-2 is a fine grained ball clay with good plasticity and strength. It is particularly noted for its exceptional white firing characteristics. HALLOYSITE Tennessee #5 is particularly known for its fast casting properties, making Premium is an industrial mineral processed to provide a high level of it ideal for tableware applications. brilliant whiteness, high translucency, a reduction to fired sag and low iron and titania.

Products for ELECTRICAL PORCELAIN

Imerys guarantee consistent minerals to help you maintain constant high yields during the production of electric porcelain insulators. Our mineral solutions contribute to high performance attributes that allow for a safe and maintained distribution of energy and power in all usage environments.

PRODUCTBALL CLAYOld Mine Todd#4 LightM&D KAOLIN Rogers Samson FELDSPARMinspar 200Minspar 170 TYPICAL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) SiO2 59.7 58.4 56.4 46.3 46.7 68.1 67.9 Al2O3 26.3 27.6 28.0 37.5 38.1 19.0 19.1 Fe2O3 1.3 1.8 1.91 1.0 0.7 0.07 0.07 TiO2 2.0 1.5 1.48 1.3 1.5 Trace Trace CaO 0.2 0.3 0.45 0.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 MgO 0.5 0.6 0.59 0.3 0.1 Trace Trace K2O 1.1 1.3 0.52 0.3 0.2 3.1 3.4 Na2O 0.2 0.2 0.11 0.1 0.1 7.9 7.7 L.O.I (1000oC) 9.3 10.6 10.2 13.2 13.4 0.2 0.2 Carbon 0.5 0.9 0.11 0.10 0.07 Trace Trace PARTICLE SIZE 5μm (% less than) 83 92 94.8 94 86 19.8 17.5 2μm (% less than) 68 73 87.8 85 71 6.9 5.5 MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) 3.0 2.1 0.4 1.0 2.5 3.9 10.9 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 23.1 27.7 37.4 24.0 18.0 1.2 1.0 M.B.I. (Meq/100g) 9.2 12.8 16.8 10.5 6.5 - - Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) Low Low Low Low Low - - pH 4.0 4.0 7.0 4.5 4.7 8.7 9.0

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE:

⭘ High consistency ⭘ High mechanical strength ⭘ Low iron and carbon contents ⭘ High levels of plasticity ⭘ High alumina content PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BALL CLAY Old Mine #4 is a fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength Samson is an intermediate-grained, white firing kaolin used in both that is popular in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It is also widely casting and pressing applications. used as a suspension aid in glazes. Todd Light is a fine-grained ball clay providing excellent strength FELDSPAR and plasticity. Minspar 200 is a 200 mesh flotation grade soda feldspar used in M&D is a fine-grained, montmorillonitic bearing ball clay with clay bodies. exceptional strength and plasticity. Minspar 170 is a high quality sodium/ potassium/ calcium aluminum silicate ground to 170 mesh for ceramic applications, offering a low iron KAOLIN oxide and high alkali oxide content per unit of alumina. Rogers is a fine grained montmorillonitic kaolin that has high strength and good deflocculation, making its use advantageous in casting bodies on a controlled basis.

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. Products for BRICK and PAVERS

Imerys provides an extensive portfolio of performance minerals including ball clay and kaolin to the brick and paver industry. Our unique portfolio allows us to work with our customers to help solve and overcome a wide range of production challenges and performance issues.

PRODUCTBALL CLAYSuper StrengthM&D #2 CARBONATEMicro-White 100 TYPICAL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) SiO2 57.6 56.5 - Al2O3 27.6 28.0 - Fe2O3 1.3 1.9 - TiO2 1.8 1.5 - CaO 0.2 0.5 95 MgO 0.4 0.6 - K2O 0.5 0.5 - Na2O 0.2 0.1 - L.O.I (1000oC) 10.4 10.3 - Acid Insolubles - - 2 Carbon 0.2 0.11 - PARTICLE SIZE 5μm (% less than) 93 95 - 2μm (% less than) 71 88 - MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) 2.5 3.0 8.0 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 28.1 37.4 - M.B.I. (Meq/100g) 8.1 16.8 - Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) Low Low - pH 4.5 7.0 8.5

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE:

⭘ High consistency

⭘ High levels of plasticity ⭘ High mechanical strength ⭘ High alumina content ⭘ Low iron and carbon contents

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

BALL CLAY CARBONATE Super Strength #2 is a fine grained ball clay that has excellent plasticity Micro-White 100 is a medium particle size white calcitic marble that is as well as providing a lighter fire color in brick and paver bodies and used as a calcium carbonate source in ceramic bodies and or coatings. grout applications. M&D is a very fine-grained, montmorillonitic bearing ball clay with exceptional strength and plasticity.

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. Products for HOBBYCRAFT and ARTWARE

Imerys supplies a vast range of mineral solutions for the hobbycraft and artware industry. Enhanced product formulas and new hobbycraft techniques have expanded in recent years, with many new applications being developed.

With our vast mineral portfolio and technical expertise, we are able to meet our customers’ individual and ever growing needs by offering a diverse range of associated mineral-based products and services that exceed expectations.

J-2 PRODUCTWOLLASTONITENyad® M200Nyad® M325BALL CLAYOld Mine Todd#4 LightTennesseeKT #10 #1-4 KAOLIN #6 Tile Kingsley FELDSPARMinspar 200Minspar 170CARBONATE#10 WhiteHALLOYSITEPremium TYPICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) SiO2 52.9 52.9 59.7 58.4 58.1 60.5 58.9 45.5 44.8 68.0 67.9 - 49.5 Al2O3 0.30 0.30 26.3 27.6 28.2 25.8 26.8 38.1 38.4 19.0 19.1 - 35.5 Fe2O3 0.28 0.28 1.3 1.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.07 0.07 - 0.29 TiO2 0.05 0.05 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.6 Trace Trace - 0.09 CaO 44.9 44.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.0 2.0 - 0.02 CaCO3 ------95 - MgO 0.75 0.75 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 Trace Trace - 0.02 K2O 0.23 0.23 1.1 1.3 0.4 1.4 0.6 - 0.1 3.1 3.4 - 0.01 Na2O 0.07 0.07 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 7.9 7.7 - 0.04 L.O.I (1000oC) 0.50 0.50 9.3 10.6 10.0 8.7 10.1 13.5 13.6 0.2 0.2 - 13.8 Acid Insolubles ------2 - Carbon - - 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.07 0.03 Trace Trace - Trace PARTICLE SIZE Median Particle Size (μm) 20 12 ------12 0.4 5μm (% less than) - - 83 92 79 74 87 91 80 19.8 17.5 - - 2μm (% less than) - - 68 73 69 59 76 74 58 6.9 5.5 - - MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) - - 3.0 2.1 2.5 3.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 3.9 10.9 0.8 0.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 1.1 1.3 23.1 27.7 21.8 18 24.7 20.0 12.5 1.0 1.3 - 25 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 M.B.I. - - 9.2 12.8 6.6 6.2 8.2 9.8 3.3 - - - 10 Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) - - Low Low Low Low Low Low Low - - - Low pH 9.9 9.9 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.2 4.1 6.5 3.3 8.7 9.0 8.5 4.0

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE:

⭘ Improved shrinkage control

⭘ Higher impact strength ⭘ Excellent fired color

⭘ Faster drying times

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. 1 (Meq/100g) | 2 (lbs/Ft3/kg/m3) Products for HOBBYCRAFT and ARTWARE

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION WOLLASTONITE KAOLIN Nyad® M200 is a high purity, coarse wollastonite recommended for #6 Tile is a high plasticity kaolin known for its contribution to high ceramic bodies and glazes. The high purity combined with low loss on unfired strength plasticity and white fired properties. ignition enables glaze formation with reduced defects, improved thermal Kingsley is a coarse-grained, white firing kaolin. stability and lower coefficient of thermal expansion while maintaining high fired brightness. FELDSPAR Nyad® M325 is a high purity, fine wollastonite recommended for ceramic bodies, glazes and engobes. The high purity, combined with low Minspar 200 is a flotation grade mixed feldspar used in glazed and loss on ignition, enables glaze formation with reduced defects, improved clay bodies. thermal stability and lower coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) while Minspar 170 is a high quality sodium/ potassium/ calcium aluminum maintaining high fired brightness. silicate ground to 170 mesh. Carefully beneficiated and controlled for quality, it offers low iron oxide and high alkali oxide content per unit of alumina. BALL CLAY Old Mine #4 is a fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and CARBONATE strength that is popular in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It is also #10 White is a fine-grained, dry ground calcium carbonate with a widely used as a suspension aid in glazes. white color. Todd Light is a fine-grained ball clay providing excellent strength and plasticity. HALLOYSITE Tennessee #10 is an intermediate-grained, low organic ball clay with good strength and plasticity and unparalleled white-firing characteristics. Premium is an industrial mineral processed to provide a high level of KT #1-4 is a coarse-grained, fast casting ball clay used in all types of brilliant whiteness, high translucency, a reduction to fired sag and low iron casting applications. and titania.

J-2 is a fine grained ball clay with good plasticity and strength. It is particularly noted for its exceptional white firing characteristics.

Products for GLAZES, ENGOBES and TILE BODIES

Due to unique chemistry and shapes, various Imerys minerals can offer excellent ceramic glazing solutions for improved surface appearance finishes, excellent whitening agents in engobes for traditional ceramics, and blended minerals for super white, glazed and unglazed porcelain tiles.

PRODUCTWOLLASTONITENyad® M200Nyad® M325Nyad® 325Ultrafibe®BALL M20 CLAYOld Mine Bright#4 CoatingsTennessee II TN #10 StoneSuper StrengthRR-1 #2 Milby KAOLINRogers Allen G DiamondFELDSPARMinspar 250MinsparCARBONATE 1 CalwhiteHALLOYSITEPremium

TYPICAL PROPERTIES PROPERTIES DATA

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%)

SiO2 52.9 52.9 48.5 52.9 59.7 57.0 58.1 58.9 61.0 59.2 56.8 46.3 45.0 45.6 59.2 68.8 - 49.5

Al2O3 0.30 0.30 1.6 0.30 26.3 29.0 28.2 27.1 25.0 25.7 28.3 37.5 38.5 37.9 18.2 18.2 - 35.5 Fe2O3 0.28 0.28 1.6 0.28 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.4 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.07 0.07 - 0.29 TiO2 0.05 0.05 0.3 0.05 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 2.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 Trace Trace - 0.09 CaO 44.9 44.9 44.1 44.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 2.0 - 0.02

CaCO3 ------87 - Acid Insolubles ------5 - MgO 0.75 0.75 0.3 0.75 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 Trace Trace - 0.02 K2O 0.23 0.23 0.02 0.23 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 3.5 3.2 - 0.01 Na2O 0.07 0.07 - 0.07 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 7.6 7.8 - 0.04 L.O.I (1000oC) 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 9.3 9.3 10.0 9.3 8.91 10.1 10.1 13.2 13.6 13.5 0.12 0.12 - 13.8 Carbon - - - - 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.10 0.04 0.06 - - - Trace PARTICLE SIZE Median Particle Size (μm) 20 12 14 24 ------10.6 240 6.0 0.4 5μm (% less than) - - - - 83 74 79 83 79 92 80 94 82 83 - - - - 2μm (% less than) - - - - 68 63 69 72 67 84 71 85 63 68 - - - - MESH SCREEN DATA 325 Mesh (% retained) - - - - 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 - 0.03 0.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.8 23.1 19.0 21.8 25.5 30.7 38.6 22.7 24.0 13.5 18.0 1.5 0.2 - 25 M.B.I. (Meq/100g) - - - - 9.2 5.3 6.6 8.0 11.2 18.4 6.8 10.5 3.5 6.5 - - - 10 Soluble Sulfate SO4 (ppm) - - - - Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low - - - Low pH 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.9 7.5 5.1 4.5 3.5 4.8 9.0 8.0 9 4.0 G G G TB E E E TB TB TB TB G/TB G/TB G TB G G/TB TB

OUR RAW MATERIALS PROVIDE:

⭘ Blended consistency ⭘ Reduction of pinholes, black specks and impurities ⭘ High level of whiteness after firing, plasticity and specific rheology ⭘ Solutions for large and thin formats

The properties stated are typical properties and do not constitute a specification. 1 (%@950℃) | G - Glazes | E - Engobes | TB - Tile Bodies Products for GLAZES, ENGOBES and TILE BODIES

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION WOLLASTONITE KAOLIN Nyad® M200 is a high purity, coarse wollastonite recommended for Allen G is an intermediate-grained kaolin used as a suspension aid in ceramic glazes. ceramic glazes. Nyad® M325 is a specialty mineral to improve the strength and surface Diamond is an intermediate-grained montmorillonite kaolin known for its appearance of traditional glazes. good strength and white-firing characteristics. Nyad® 325 is a high purity fine wollastonite from our Willsboro, NY facility Rogers is a fine grained montmorillonitic kaolin that has high strength, recommended for ceramic glaze applications. making its use advantageous in casting bodies on a controlled basis. Ultrafibe® M20 is a high purity, high aspect ratio wollastonite recommended for traditional ceramic formulations to replace calcium FELDSPAR carbonate and/or silica. It will increase the green and fired impact strength, Minspar 250 is a high quality sodium/potassium/calcium aluminum reduce shrinkage, reduce drying time, and reduce vitrification temperature. silicate offering low iron oxide and high alkali oxide per unit of alumina making it ideal for use in a wide variety of ceramic applications. BALL CLAY Minspar 1 is a minus 30 mesh Feldspar product. Old Mine #4 is fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength that is widely used as a suspension aid in glazes. CARBONATE Bright Coatings II is a high quality ball clay formulated specifically for Calwhite is a fine particle size, dry ground marble with a closely engobe to maximize opacity and fired color while providing a flat, controlled top size. Calwhite has a good brightness, a broad particle size smooth surface. distribution and is an excellent source of calcium for glaze applications. Tennessee #10 is an intermediate-grained, low organic ball clay for ceramic glazes. HALLOYSITE TN Stone is an intermediate-grained ball clay with good pressing and Premium is an industrial mineral processed to provide a high level of firing characteristics making this clay an ideal choice for light body brilliant whiteness, high translucency, a reduction to fired sag and low iron porcelain tile applications. and titania. Super Strength #2 is a fine grained high strength ball clay with a combination of high plasticity and low carbon making it an excellent choice for large format porcelain tile. RR-1 is a fine-grained high strength and plasticity clay designed to meet the green requirements of large format porcelain tile. Milby is a fine-grained ball clay known for its excellent fired color and strength.

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