Sibelco Group overview

VIth ACIMAC meeting on:
Digital Decoration & Glazing Technologies
for Ceramic Tiles
Sibelco Group
for digital glaze
more from minerals
Davide Maccaferri
Sibelco Europe
VIth ACIMAC meeting on:
Digital Decoration & Glazing Technologies
for Ceramic Tiles
• Sibelco Group overview
• Sibelco Europe products for digital glaze
• Milling capacity and capabilities of Sibelco
Europe
• Products’ technical features
SIBELCO group overview
10,500
people
41
countries
208
Operations
Sibelco Europe minerals portfolio
Digital
Glazes
Quartz &
Silica sands
Clays &
Kaolins
Feldspars &
Nepheline
Wollastonite
Natural Oxides
ATH Alumina
Calcined Allumina
Milling Capability of different minerals
Devon (UK)
Clays
Kaolins
Utièl-Nulès (ESP)
Quartz
Feldspar
Nepheline
Geertruidenberg (NE)
ATH
Wollastonite
Feldspars
Westerwald (DE)
Clays &
Kaolins
Poviglio/Colombara –
Sessa Aurunca (IT)
Wollastonite
Quartz
Clays & Kaolins
ATH
Nepheline
Sibelco Europe milling capacity
• Spain:
Utièl and Nulès = 7 mills
180 kT/year
• Italy:
Poviglio, Colombara and Sessa A. = 13 mills
260 kT/year
• Sibelco Mineral Plus (Netherlands)
Geertruidenberg = 12 mills
225 kT/year
Products Technical characteristics
Quartzs
(%)
Silverbond
SA300
Silverbond
SA600
Silverbond
SA800ES
SiO2
99,2
99,2
99,2
Al2O3
0,45
0,45
0,45
Fe2O3
0,03
0,03
0,03
D90 (µm)
15
10
7,4
D50 (µm)
6
3
2,2
Main features: chemical consistency, controlled Particle Size
Distribution
Products Technical characteristics
Clays & Kaolins
(%)
BWS
Puraflo
DM
Puraflo
FT-V161
Puraflo
DBX-2
Opal
KCR
Kaolin
Al2O3
33,6
31,5
25,5
30,0
33,1
Fe2O3
1,1
1,2
1,0
0,8
0,6
TiO2
0,9
1,0
1,4
1,3
0,4
D50 (µm)
3,8
2,9
3,8
3,5
6,8
Main features: selected from high quality clay layers, stable
rheology, chemical consistency
Products Technical characteristics
Feldspars & Nephelines
(%)
UNISPAR
PG4
UNISPAR
PG7
Vitroflux
A75
Nepheline
N20N
Spectrum
N20
Al2O3
18,0
18,0
16,7
23,5
24,6
Na2O
10,2
10,2
0,5
8,9
8,1
K2O
0,3
0,3
0,4
7,5
8,8
Li2O
--
--
4,2
--
--
Fe2O3
0,1
0,1
0,03
0,08
0,1
D50
4
7
4
6,5
Main features: chemical consistency, NOT LABELLED, controlled
Particle Size Distribution
Products Technical characteristics
Wollastonite & ATH (Alumina Trihydrate)
(%)
Casiflux
G20
Casiflux
G38
Portafill
ATH
SG10
Portafill
ATH
SG40
Al2O3
0,4
0,4
65
65
CaO
44,0
44,0
--
--
Fe2O3
0,37
0,37
0,01
0,01
LOI
1,7
1,7
34,5
34,5
D50
9
16
3,8
11,5
Main features: chemical consistency, controlled Particle Size
Distribution
VIth ACIMAC meeting on:
Digital Decoration & Glazing Technologies
for Ceramic Tiles
Conclusion:
• Wider range of minerals portfolio for Digital Glaze
formulation
• Technical knowledge in milling different minerals
through different type of mills at different PSD
• Support Digital Glaze producers in their R&D and
INNOVATION process
VIth ACIMAC meeting on:
Digital Decoration & Glazing Technologies
for Ceramic Tiles
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