Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n
Industrial Applications
Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfloated\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.
Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. Experts at Hippo Industrial Minerals highlight its use in high-end decorative paints and specialty wall coatings like Gamazine.<\/p>\n
Plastics and Polymers: It is used in high-end plastics to enhance mechanical properties such as rigidity (stiffness), impact resistance, and surface finish.
Ink Manufacturing: The fine particle size (approximately 2.3 \ufffd\ufffdm) and coating make it suitable for use in the ink industry to maintain consistent dispersion and quality.
Film Production: Producers like Omya Idwala SA indicate it is used in blown film and breathable film applications (such as baby diaper back-sheets) to improve thermal conductivity and control moisture breathability. <\/p>\n
Key Performance Benefits
As detailed by industrial mineral suppliers:
Cost Efficiency: It serves as an inexpensive filler that can partially replace more expensive pigments like titanium dioxide while increasing the bulk of the product.
Improved Processing: Its hydrophobic (water-repellent) stearic acid coating allows for better mixing into polymer matrices, which can increase production output by improving thermal efficiency during cooling.
Durability: By reinforcing the structure of the final material, it helps products withstand environmental wear, especially in exterior paint and construction materials. <\/p>\n
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Our Kulucote product range consists of surface-treated Floated dry calcium carbonates. They are ultra-fine, white, stearic acid coated calcium carbonate powders with excellent dispersion properties which are used in the plastics, ink and paint industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n
Industrial Applications
Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfloated\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.
Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. Experts at Hippo Industrial Minerals highlight its use in high-end decorative paints and specialty wall coatings like Gamazine.<\/p>\n
Plastics and Polymers: It is used in high-end plastics to enhance mechanical properties such as rigidity (stiffness), impact resistance, and surface finish.
Ink Manufacturing: The fine particle size (approximately 2.3 \ufffd\ufffdm) and coating make it suitable for use in the ink industry to maintain consistent dispersion and quality.
Film Production: Producers like Omya Idwala SA indicate it is used in blown film and breathable film applications (such as baby diaper back-sheets) to improve thermal conductivity and control moisture breathability. <\/p>\n
Key Performance Benefits
As detailed by industrial mineral suppliers:
Cost Efficiency: It serves as an inexpensive filler that can partially replace more expensive pigments like titanium dioxide while increasing the bulk of the product.
Improved Processing: Its hydrophobic (water-repellent) stearic acid coating allows for better mixing into polymer matrices, which can increase production output by improving thermal efficiency during cooling.
Durability: By reinforcing the structure of the final material, it helps products withstand environmental wear, especially in exterior paint and construction materials. <\/p>\n
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Our Kulucote product range consists of surface-treated Floated dry calcium carbonates. They are ultra-fine, white, stearic acid coated calcium carbonate powders with excellent dispersion properties which are used in the plastics, ink and paint industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62523,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[18390],"product_tag":[26509],"class_list":{"0":"post-68929","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-raw-chemical-materials","7":"product_tag-kulucote-2","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/68929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=68929"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=68929"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=68929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}