Kaolin, often referred to as China Clay, is a hydrated aluminium silicate mineral essential to the ceramic industry for its white-firing properties, high fusion point, and plasticity. It is widely utilised for creating porcelain, sanitaryware, floor tiles (GVT), tableware, and glaze compounds. Our range offers high brightness, controlled particle size distribution, low impurity levels, and rheological stability, resulting in improved strength, translucency, and superior ceramic quality.
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Why Kaolin is the preferred choice for ceramic formulations
Comprehensive range of Kaolin grades for diverse industrial applications
Produced using HGMS ensuring low iron, TiO₂, and HMC content. Offers high firing whiteness, excellent dispersion with reduced sedimentation, and enhances strength, translucency, and overall ceramic product quality.
High-casting kaolin specifically engineered for sanitaryware bodies to deliver superior slip casting performance, controlled casting rate, and consistent product quality in high-volume sanitaryware production.
Preferred choice among high-end glaze compound and frit producers, delivering consistent whiteness, uniform particle size distribution, and controlled chemistry for reliable ceramic glaze performance.
Premium kaolin produced using HGMS with high firing whiteness and controlled particle size, ideal for mega white vitrified tiles and all types of glaze preparation requiring maximum brightness.
Engineered for ceramic porcelain tableware — specially processed to deliver consistent quality for both body and glaze. Offers high whiteness, low impurities, and excellent dispersion resulting in improved strength, translucency, and smooth surface finish.
Modified kaolin specially designed for whiteware ceramics. Its ideal plasticity, high firing whiteness, and controlled particle size improve casting rate and enhance dry strength in whiteware sanitaryware and tableware production.
Premium hydrous clay produced through controlled refining including HGMS with low impurities. Suitable for all types of glaze application and mega white tiles, delivering maximum whiteness and smooth surface.
Engineered for ceramic wall tiles, specially processed to ensure consistent quality and performance. Its optimised particle size and high purity help achieve a smooth, flat tile surface with good glaze adhesion.
Common questions about Kaolin in ceramic applications
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Kaolin is a hydrated aluminium silicate mineral that provides the ceramic industry with white-firing colour, high fusion point, and controlled plasticity. It is the backbone of porcelain, sanitaryware, tableware, and tile formulations, delivering brightness, translucency, and dimensional stability after firing.
HGMS (High Gradient Magnetic Separation) is a beneficiation process that removes iron, TiO₂, and other heavy mineral contaminants from kaolin. It ensures exceptionally low impurity levels, delivering high firing whiteness and consistent quality critical for premium tiles, glaze compounds, and tableware.
KAOLUXE and MICRON CHINA GL 90 CAKE are specifically suited for GVT and mega white vitrified tiles. Their high firing whiteness, HGMS-processed low impurity levels, and controlled particle size distribution deliver the brightness and consistency required for premium vitrified floor tiles.
High-purity kaolin with low iron and TiO₂ content — such as KAOLIN GL PRIME and KAOLIN MM1 — allows light to pass through the thin ceramic wall rather than being absorbed or scattered, creating the translucency characteristic of fine porcelain and bone china.
In glaze formulations, kaolin acts as a suspension agent preventing settling of glaze ingredients, provides alumina (Al₂O₃) for glaze stability, contributes to opacity and whiteness, and helps achieve smooth glaze surface texture and consistent chemistry during firing.
In slip casting, the particle size distribution of kaolin directly controls casting rate, slip viscosity, and slip stability. A controlled distribution — as in MICRON CHINA DKT 90 and PURAFLOW 90 — ensures fast and uniform mould filling, consistent wall thickness, and good demoulding without cracking.
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