Kaolin Slurry
ROYALE®
ROYALE® kaolin slurry is a refined, ready-to-use mixture of kaolinite, water and specialized dispersants. It is produced with refined and activated kaolins, making it ideally suited for the diverse and exacting requirements of chemical and industrial product formulation. In the ceramics market, ROYALE is used in the production of psuedo-ceramics, such as colored roofing granules, building and construction components and glazed industrial parts. The slurry provides uniform coverage and helps to control color and firing properties in these pseudo-ceramic products.
Product Highlight
An optimal mix of chemistry, rheology and particle size distribution, ROYALE offers excellent suspension and stability properties to ensure controlled application rates and predictable results. It arrives ready for use without the need for additional processing, screening or aging at the customer site. All ROYALE grades are mined, processed and sized under rigid Covia QIP quality assurance systems for consistent performance.
ROYALE kaolin slurry provides ceramic manufacturers a consistently uniform source of alumina and silica with good titanium contributions. Because they arrive at the customer site ready to use, these slurries streamline manufacturing.
In pseudo-ceramics, which possess ceramic-like properties without undergoing high-temperature vitrification, ROYALE provides uniform coverage and helps to control color and firing properties during the production of roofing granules, construction components and glazed industrial parts.
Mineral:
Kaolinite
Product category:
Kaolin slurries
Applications:
Roofing granules, building and construction components and glazed industrial parts
Versatility for industrial processes:
ROYALE is ideally suited for the diverse and exacting requirements of chemical and industrial product formulation. It is employed as an admixture in latex and rubber compounding, in chemical processing and refining and in the production of psuedo-ceramics.
Consistent chemistry:
ROYALE provides a predictable source of alumina and silica, along with trace titanium contributions.
Optimized rheology:
The slurry is formulated for excellent suspension and stability, ensuring consistent application rates and flow control.
Simplified manufacturing:
ROYALE is shipped ready to use, arriving at the ideal particle size distribution and viscosity for industrial formulations.
Quality-Controlled supply:
ROYALE is produced under rigid Covia QIP quality assurance systems for consistent performance in industrial processes.
Customer Support
Covia’s ceramics team helps customers evaluate materials, solve formulation challenges and improve ceramic performance. With technical expertise across ceramic bodies, glazes and enamels, Covia can help manufacturers assess raw material selection and identify opportunities to improve forming, plasticity, strength and firing behavior.
Through laboratory analysis and application support, Covia works with customers to understand product requirements, kiln conditions and performance goals. That support helps ceramic manufacturers make informed decisions about mineral selection, formulation adjustments and production consistency.
Logistics
Covia mines its kaolin reserves primarily out of their facilities in Georgia, such as the Hephzibah and McIntyre plants, and processes all slurries under strict statistical quality assurance programs. In addition to quality-controlled production, Covia offers reliable availability and logistics capabilities designed for the needs of ceramic manufacturing.
With ROYALE as part of a broader ceramic raw materials portfolio, Covia can help customers align formulation requirements, production schedules and supply planning. The result is a kaolin slurry partner built to support consistency in the lab, on the line and across long-term production.
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