Industrial Usage
Ceramic Sector is the major consumer of processed china clay. Besides ceramics, the other industries which consume this mineral in substantial quantities are paper, paint, plastics and rubber. Crude china clay is consumed mainly by the cement units, and insecticide and refractory sectors. Minor uses are in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textile, ink, ultramarine, fibre glass, soaps and detergents. On a Global level, china clay is mainly used in the paper industry which also requires processed type of this clay.
The due weightage to individual industries, technological changes, new uses, substitutes and shift in manufacturing techniques shows that the demand for the processed China Clay will increase to a higher level every coming year. Investment on Processing Industry for China Clay will be very lucrative and will pay high returns on the coming years. Just not the mine owners, Ceramic Industries can also invest on China Clay Extraction and Processing as this forms one of the major raw material for manufacturing porcelain and other ceramic products. Producing and processing the mineral in-house will help the manufacturer keep a check on the raw material cost.
