Soapstone Powder Manufacturers

JP International is one of best soapstone powder manufacturers that is a metamorphic hydrated magnesium silicate. The soapstone powder is popularly known for its pearly luster and soapy feel. The soapstone powder is supplied by the JP International is free from any kind of impurity. It provides excellent smoothness and luster to the end products and therefore, this is the reason that it is highly demanded in the market.

There are a number of uses of soapstone powder. Here in this article, we are going to show you the main out of them. So, here it goes!

• Plastic Industry: Now, soapstone is greatly being used in the HDPE, PP, LDPE, PVC, ABS and thermosetting compounds. It is considered as one of the best fillers because of its blending characteristics and thermal and electrical resistance. Also, it provides smooth feel to plastic surface. It is generally chemically inert, and due to its electrical and thermal resistance, it imparts stiffness, hardness, tensile strength to the plastic products.

• Paint Industry: Soapstone or French chalk or steatite or talcum powder all are the synonymous that is used for production of decorative paints, industrial coatings, pigment pastes, primers, enamels, adhesives, putties and other type of products in this industry.

• Ceramics: Soapstone is most commonly used as filler in the ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, dinnerware, porcelain and electrical insulating.

• Pharmaceutical Industries: Talc or soapstone is used as filler in ointments and tablets. It is vital that it must be free of any kind of bacteria and must not contain any oxide, dolomite, carbon and other impurities.

• Paper industry: Soapstone is utilized for making paper in the three stages and that are - as a filler, to control pitch and stickiest and in paper coating. During the procedure of paper making, the micro impurities get in stuck and clog the paper machinery. Here comes the talc, which absorbs the micro duplets and avoids clogging. With the help of soapstone, smoothness, porosity, and opacity to provide to the paper which reduces the deterioration of the machinery.

• Other uses of soap & detergent stone powder: Soapstone is utilized for the manufacturing of the toilet soap and detergents. Also, it is used for making the cosmetics.

• Other allied industries: The production of pulses also utilizes the talc like polishing it. Also, soapstone is being used in the textile, printing ink, rubber industry and as a filler raw material in many chemical industries.