Brands

VANSIL® Wollastonite is a high brightness, white calcium metasilicate mineral mined and processed in Upstate New York by Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC. The acicular nature of VANSIL provides superior functionality over isotropic fillers, such as silica and carbonates.

DARVAN® Dispersing Agents are highly effective dispersants for mineral pigments and fillers in water-borne paints.

DIXIE CLAY® is an air-floated kaolin clay that is used as a reinforcing filler in a variety of coatings and construction applications.

VANZAN® Xanthan Gum is a general purpose xanthan gum grade suitable for most household, institutional and industrial applications. The rheology of VANZAN solutions is remarkably stable over a broad temperature range and will not change significantly between ambient temperature and 60°C. Additionally, VANZAN has excellent freeze/thaw stability. VANZAN is recommended for use in both acidic and alkaline systems and will retain nearly constant viscosity between pH 2 and pH 12. Mixtures of xanthan gum with water-swellable clays or certain galactomannans produce synergistic rheological effects. The mixtures will provide greater thickening, stabilizing and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture.

McNAMEE is an air-floated kaolin clay that is used as a reinforcing filler in a variety of coatings and construction applications.

PYRAX® Pyrophyllite is a unique natural mixture of platy silicates, principally pyrophyllite, and quartz. This natural blend of platy and granular particles provides good reinforcement and abrasion resistance.

ACTIV-8® Drier Stabilizer and Accelerator is used to improve dry times in paints and coatings that dry by oxidative polymerization.

Air-floated kaolin clay that is used as a reinforcing filler in a variety of coatings and construction applications.