Janet Kaiser on mon 27 oct 03
Did everyone receive that post Re: "suppling (sic) with red iron
oxide, talc and kaolin" from Egypt? Wasn't it interesting? I
wonder what the ceramic suppliers and clay manufacturer's will do
with it (if anything)? Here in the UK we are seeing the closure
of digging operations in traditional clay producing areas like
Cornwall for various reasons, so I expect new sources and
resources are of great interest to companies like Potclays and
Valentines, even if large scale ceramic manufacture is being
out-sourced to other countries...
I wonder if anyone has any experience of using Egyptian clay? I
mean here in Clay Town! As for the other stuff "on offer"... I
had to look up Albite! Sounds like an ideal name for a company
producing dentures, doesn't it? Albite = a soda felspar Na2O,
Al2O3, 6SiO2 Hummmm... That is no great shakes, is it? Must be a
pretty orthodox ingredient? Nothing to get excited about? Oh
well...
Albite, ALLbite, allBITE... Ways to remember the word... And
before anyone asks why this new-found interest in things totally
technical... HIMSELF has suddenly started taking an interest in
the Making of Pots! This could well lead to other things... So
now I need to brush up on so much long-forgotten stuff, so I can
answer any questions he springs upon me! Never a dull moment, is
there? I hope this means I get more clay related books at
Christmas and fewer on paper-making, garden design and the
likes...? Mind you, I am loving WALL by Andy Goldworthy. What an
artist!
Sincerely
Janet Kaiser - who better get off to bed... Hard day tomorrow,
even if we "won" an hour with the clocks going back
today/yesterday. But I lost a couple of hours sleep last night...
Hot water bottle sprang a leak! Brought back memories from a very
long time ago.... Early childhood...! :o)
*** From: Mona Saleh
*** E-address: marketing@noor-east.com
>Supplying with Red Iron Oxide (Hematite), Talc and Kaolin
>
>Dear Sirs or Madams,
> We are pleased to present ourselves to your
esteemed company
>as one of the leading companies in the field of mining and
quarries in
>Egypt
> We own many mines and quarries with huge reserves that spread
all over
>Egypt which enables us to enter huge deals.
>
>We are always ready to receive a representative or an expert
from your
>company in order to visit the mines and see and examine by
himself the huge
>amounts of these materials' reserve in our Mines.
>
>The mines and the quarries that we own are as follows:
>
>1- Red iron oxide (Hematite)
>We have many mines for this material; each mine has its own
percentage of
>iron concentration. These percentages vary from 65 % to 75 % and
in some
>other mines the iron concentration reaches to 86% in its
extracted image.
>
>The hematite is used in paintings industry, cement industries,
colors
>industry, iron and steel industry.
>
>2- Talc :
>This material is used with different degrees of softness and
what is
>available now from our mines is the 3rd Grade.
>It is used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tyres, paper,
plastics,
>insecticides, paintings, soap, medical deterged, ceramics, &
pottery and
>porcelain.
>
>3- Kaolin (Plastic and ordinary kaolin)
> We own quarries of two kinds; Normal Kaolin and Plastic Kaolin.
This
>material is used in white cement and ceramics.
>
>4- Aswanly Clay and BALL Clay
>These materials are used in porcelain and Ceramic industries.
>
>5- Albite:
>These materials are used in porcelain and Ceramic industries.
>
>6- Quartz:
>These materials are used in porcelain and Ceramic industries.
>
>7- Gypsum
>
>We can supply you with what you may need from the above
mentioned materials
>in its raw image.
>
>We'll be pleased to quote our competitive prices for your
specific needs
>and we can also guarantee the delivery time. We will supply you
with the
>required quantities according to the previously agreed sample
and with the
>same analytical percentages.
>
>If you would kindly contact us we will discuss the details of
our business
>and we will provide you with our quotation, samples and prices.
>
>Should there be any further need for any information, please do
not
>hesitate to contact us.
>
>Mona Saleh
>Marketing Department
>Fax no. 002 02 519 2272
>Tel: 002 02 519 2259
>Email: marketing@noor-east.com
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