Soapstone

We are counted amongst prominent business entity in Exporting and Supplying of quality Soapstone. The Soapstone offered by is used by welders and fabricators as a marker. Due to its resistance to heat, it remains visible when heat is applied. It has also been used for many years by seamstresses, carpenters and other craftsmen as a marking tool because it marks are visible and not permanent. The term Steatite is sometimes used for Soapstone. It is often used as an insulator or housing for electrical components, due to its durability and electrical characteristics and because it can be pressed into complex shapes before firing. Steatite undergoes transformations when heated to temperatures of 1000–1200 °C into enstatitee and cristobalite; in the Mohs scale, this corresponds to an increase in hardness. Uses

• Cosmetics The natural qualities of Soapstone Powder are that it gives cosmetics stability, texture, skin adhesion, slip and water resistance. Our Powder is pure, odorless and free from impurities. Talc is not only used in Body Talc (Talcum Powder) and Toilet Soaps, but also in Detergents and Washing Powder. In body talc, it acts as a perfume carrier due to its chemical inertness and lamellar structure. In soaps, talc is mainly used as filler. The consumption of talc in Soap, varies between 5 to 40% depending on the quality and type of soap. It also acts as a binding agent and gives hardness to the cake.
• Animal Feed Being hydrophobic in nature, talc prevents loss and absorption of water from animal feed, thus protecting the essential nutrients. Talc is used as an ant caking coating in feed bins. Its non-toxic nature offers no danger to the livestock.
• Paints Owing to its low cost and platy structure, Talc is widely used in the paint industry, particularly in marine paints and protective coatings. Benefits include :
  • Reinforcement of the Paint film
  • Reduction in the quantity of primary pigment consumed
  • Controls gloss of paints
  • Helps in suspending other pigments
  • Improves durability of Paint
  • Improves rust inhibitive properties & corrosion resistance
  • Improves stability of emulsion paints
  • Prevents enamel from running
  • In traffic paints for better abrasion resistance
  • Improves stain resistance in Paint
  • Enhancement of smoothness at the time of application
  The amount of Talc used in paints varies between 2 to 30%. Also the fineness of Talc used in paints varies between 100µ to 20µ. The oil absorption of Talc used in Paints is between 40 to 60 gm per 100 gm.
• Detergents In detergent powder also, Talc acts as a carrier of detergents and also reduces the cost. Due to its natural quality of being inert and harmless to skin, it is the most popular filler.
• Other Uses
  • Dry fire extinguishing powder
  • Cereal polishing
  • Bleaching agent
  • Floor Wax
  • Water Filtration
  • Leather Treatment
  • Shoe Polish
  • Welding rod coating
  • Printing Ink
  • Casting for Iron Ore in the direct reduction process
  • Asphalt
  • Jointing Compounds
  • Confectioneries
  • Foam / Rubber
  • Putties