Calcite Lumps

Calcite is a carbonate of calcium (CaCO3) containing 56% CaO and 44% CO2 . It is one of the important industrial minerals also known as 'Calc Spar'. Various grades of calcite products of Wolkem India Ltd are marketed by us. Use of calcite is dictated by highest purity of CaCO3 , as high as +98%, with minimum inclusions and highest brightness. Its applications are in varying sizes from coarse to as fine as 10 to 2 microns.

Uses :

• Glass and Ceramic Industries Calcite is one of the important ingredients required in glass and ceramic industries for imparting glaze and also as a flux.
• Filler In pulverised form, it is used as a filler in rubber goods, textile and as an extender in paints and as a carrier in insecticides.
• Other Uses are in the manufacture of mortar, cement, bleaching powder, and preparation of fat lime, soaps, detergents, plastics, polymers, etc.