Our Specialty Vermiculite division is dedicated to making quality vermiculite products for a wide variety of customer needs and applications
Vermiculite is an ideal mineral that’s beneficial in many applications and products. It’s a hydrated magnesium aluminum sheet silicate mineral closely related to mica. When subjected to heat, vermiculite expands. The expanded particles are lightweight, and have thermal-resistant properties that make it ideal in these markets:
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Construction
- Industrial
- Masonry
- Packaging
- Specialty coatings
- Swimming pools
Benefits of Vermiculite
Our vermiculite is produced in a variety of particle sizes and make an excellent product in many applications. Vermiculite dispersions are used in high temperature coatings or binders for construction materials, gaskets, weld curtains, specialty papers/textiles, oxidation resistant coatings on carbon composites, and as barrier coatings for films. Some of the benefits include:
- Compressible
- Highly absorbent; soaks up to 3x its volume in water
- High cation exchange capacity
- Fireproof
- Lightweight
How is Vermiculite Used?
Vermiculite’s water-wicking, lightweight, and thermal-resistant properties make it ideal for many applications and products.
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