Products
Products are organised by the sector they serve rather than by a catalogue number, because that is how customers ask for them. Each sector page lists what the material does in that application and what has to be agreed before an order is placed.
Full technical datasheets and safety data sheets are issued per grade on request. If you already work to a standard, quote it and we will confirm compliance in writing before shipment.
Mined, milled and activated in Egypt.
In a drilling mud it works as a viscosifier and a filtration control agent. Away from the rig the same mineral bonds a foundry sand, seals a tunnel face, coats a paper and absorbs in litter and feed. The grade and the activation change with the application, which is why the specification is agreed before shipment rather than taken from a catalogue.
Licensed grades
API 13A-0062
Weighting agent, graded by specific gravity.
Barite is the weighting agent used to control formation pressure. It is graded by specific gravity, and both of the grades below are covered by a current API 13A licence, one of them at two separate group companies.
Licensed grades
API 13A-0062 and 13A-0096
Under API monogram
Drilling grade bentonite and barite for mud systems, weighted to specification.
Borehole stability and cuttings transport for water well contractors.
Borehole lubrication and stability during trenchless installation.
Slurry support for tunnel boring and diaphragm walling.
Bentonite solutions for diaphragm wall construction, foundation piling and sealing applications.
Green sand bond for casting, matched to the metal and the mould.
Processed bentonite for retention and drainage control, pitch and contaminant control, and coating applications.
Rheology control and anti-settling in coatings.
Plasticity and green strength in ceramic bodies.
Clumping granules with controlled absorption.
Pellet binding and toxin binding in compound feed.
Soil conditioning and water retention in sandy ground.