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Kulucote 2

    R395.00 Ex VAT

    Kulucote 2

    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.

    Industrial Applications
    Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of ���floated��� 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.

    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 ��m) 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.

    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.

    Kulucote 2

    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.

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      Kulucote 2

      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.

      Industrial Applications
      Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of ���floated��� 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.

      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 ��m) 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.

      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.

      Kulucote 2

      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.