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IDWALA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

Operating out of Benoni, Idwala Industrial Minerals mills and micronizes aluminium silicates (Pyrophyllite/Kaolin)producing powder that ranges from 15 microns down to < 2 microns.

The aluminium silicate is mined at Witpoort in Ottosdal, approximately 250 kilometres from Johannesburg in the North West Province. The deposit is one of the most complex and brightest de

The products are used in the paper industry as a pitch controlling agent and as a filler in the paint industry.

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1977

SA Glazing (SAG Minerals) sold Ceramic Minerals to Hippo Holdings.

1979

Anglo Alpha bought Hippo Minerals. Anglo Alpha Industrial Minerals was formed.

1995

Name changed to Alpha Industrial Minerals.

1979

ISO 9001: 2008 registered on 14 December 1999.

1998

MBO of the Industrial Division of Alpha Ltd. Name changed to Idwala Industrial Minerals (controlling interest of Idwala Industrial Holdings).

EARLY 2000's

Installation of state-of-the-art closed circuit dry classification equipment, supported by a well-equipped Laboratory for colour and particle size control, has placed IDWALA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS as a reliable local and export market leader in industrial minerals processing.

APPLICATION FOR PYROPHYLLITE:

  • Ceramic and refractories
  • Paper industries
  • Plastic and rubber
  • Cosmetics and personal care
  • Metallurgy
  • Agriculture
  • Sculpting and carving