Natural Resins and Clays

Clays and their uses

Clays are natural materials formed by mineral grains, mainly hydrated aluminum silicates. When combined with water, clay usually achieves a viscous consistency.

Clay has many useful properties in industry, including its heat resistance, plasticity, hardness, and the extremely small size of the particles that compose it (its granulometry).

Clays have a wide range of uses. Among our products, we offer kaolin of the highest purity, green clay, and brown clay, obtained manually from selected deposits and sun-dried.

Gums and their uses

In ancient times, the term gum was used to refer to the products of exudation from certain plants and trees. However, today gums are known as a broad group of high molecular weight polysaccharides that act as thickeners and gelling agents, emulsifiers, and stabilizers.

The most appreciated characteristic of gums in the industry is probably their ability to increase the viscosity of liquids and form gels or viscous mixtures. In the food industry, for example, guar gum, gum arabic, and xanthan gum are used to enhance the texture and appearance of countless products: dressings, sauces, juices, dry soups, frozen foods, baked goods, and a long etcetera.

In our listing, we have a wide variety of gums. While all of them come from natural sources, their origins are diverse. Some derive from plant sources, others are of animal origin, while some are obtained through the fermentation of microorganisms. To meet the needs of each application, we also offer different presentations depending on the product in question: grains, powder, and flakes.