FACTS & FIGURES ON ASPANGER Founded: 1856 Turnover 2017: 3 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FACTS & FIGURES ON ASPANGER • Founded: 1856 • Turnover 2017: 3 Mio. € (2018: appr. 4,0 Mio €) • Employees: 21 • Overall mining 400.000 mt / year • Thereof MICA & ASPOLIT: 25.000 mt / year • ISO certification: ISO 9001 & 14001, COSMOS • Deposit (MICA & ASPOLIT):> 2 Mio. mt 2

Aspanger Team

Opencast Wet Mining Processing MICA, ASPOLIT, quartz sand Tagbau im Reißbetrieb Dry Processing Laboratory MICA , MICA-T, ASPOLIT, ASPOLIT-W, Schlicker

PERFORMANCE 6

Relationship between Aspect Ratio and Permeability 7

silicate fillers Mica Talcum Kaolin Mohs hardness 2,5 1 2 pH-value 9,5 9 4,5 - 7,5 Aspect ratio – 60:1 – 35:1 – 15:1 particles flat and platy wavy and platy lamellary benefits Excellent wettability (oil absorption) Reduction of permeability (Aspect ratio) 8

MICA Grain size Sedigraph 5120 Density 2,85 g/cm 3 • Mohs hardness 2,5 • Grain size in µm Refractivity 1,56 • pH-value 9,5 • Moisture < 1% • Top-Cut Median 9

MICA T Grain size Cilas *or air jet sieve Density 2,85 g/cm 3 • Mohs hardness 2,5 • Refractivity 1,56 • pH-value 9,5 • Grain size in µm Moisture < 1% • Top-Cut Median 10

ASPOLIT Grain size Sedigraph 5120 *or air jet sieve Density 2,75 g/cm 3 • Mohs hardness 2,5 Mica • 7 Quarz Grain size in µm pH-value 9,5 • Moisture < 1% • Top-Cut Median 11

Grain size Sedigraph 5120 *or air jet sieve ASPOLIT-W Density 2,75 g/cm 3 • Grain size in µm Mohs hardness 2,5 Mica • 7 Quarz pH-value 9,5 • Moisture < 1% • Top-Cut Median 12

Why MICA & Aspolit in paints? 1.) Excellent wettability due to low oil absorption 2.) Increases opacity & coverage 3.) Reduces cracking & Paints shrinkage 4.) ensures good adhesion 5.) improves wet rub resistance (Aspolit only because of abrasion)

Why MICA & Aspolit in coatings? 1.) Reducing permeability Coatings due to high aspect ratio 2.) Excellent wettability due to low oil absorption 3.) Reduces cracking & shrinkage 4.) ensures good adhesion 5.) UV, IR and chemical resistance

Why MICA & Aspolit in plastics and compounds? 1.) Improves heat resistance 2.) Low thermal conductivity – isolation effect 3.) Reduces cracking & shrinkage 4.) Increases the modulus of elasticity Plastics & 5.) Excellent UV, IR and chemical resistance compounds

Why MICA & Aspolit in adhesives? 1.) Excellent combination of viscosity and tensile strength due to mineral structure Adhesives 2.) Excellent wettability due to low oil absorption 3.) Reduces cracking & shrinkage 4.) ensures good adhesion

Why MICA & Aspolit in Construction? Construction 1.) Excellent wettability due to low oil absorption 2.) Increases opacity & coverage 3.) Reduces cracking & shrinkage 4.) ensures good adhesion 5.) improves wet rub resistance (Aspolit only because of abrasion)

Industrial Industrial niches for MICA Niches & Aspolit: 1.) Iron foundry (sand) 2.) Refractory industry 3.) Clutch & brake pads 4.) (Coloured) pencils 5.) insulation materials 6.) Ceramics

Why MICA in decorative cosmetics? Decorative 1.) Extremely marginal content of cosmetics heavy metals 2.) Increases opacity & coverage 3.) Reduces cracking & shrinkage 4.) improves surface properties & adhesion 5.) REACH, CMR and Nanoparticle regulations are not applicable 6.) basis material for pearlescent pigments 7.) Ideal filler for make-up, lipsticks, eyeliner, etc.

Why MICA in biological Biological agriculture? agriculture 1.) Excellent UV resistance 2.) Protection against russeting 3.) Purely organic insecticide (e.g. Pear Psyllid insect) 4.) improves surface properties of food & vegetable 5.) safe to use in the food industry – extremely marginal content of heavy metals

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