Oxidos Ferricos

Company Overview

Oxidos Ferricos S.A. is a family owned business located near Granada, Spain, with a 50 year history in the mining and processing of micaceous iron oxide (MIO). However, the mining activities and the original factory date back to the 18^th Century.

The business continues to grow with their Ferroxid® range of MIO products are now exported globally. This growth has been founded on lasting business relationships with customers who attach great importance to performance, quality and security of supply to their MIO requirements.

Customers can also be assured that as a mining operation, Oxidos Ferricos place great importance to employee health and safety as well as environmental protection.

Ferroxid®

Micaceous Iron Oxide

What Can Replace Talc in Coatings? A Function-First Guide for Formulators

Talc replacement in coatings means finding a mineral, or a blend of minerals, that reproduces the specific functions talc performs in a formulation, such as barrier protection, rheology control, extension, matting, sanding or film reinforcement. Candidates include mica, micaceous iron oxide, hydrous and calcined kaolin, calcium carbonate, synthetic calcium silicate hydrates (tobermorite and xonotlite), wollastonite, nepheline syenite and feldspar. Each reproduces some of talc's functions well and others poorly.

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Micaceous Iron Oxide | The “ore-some” Component of High Performance Protective Coatings

Micaceous Iron Oxide (MIO) is a naturally occurring iron oxide used in protective coatings due to a lamellar/platy morphology that allows it to form a barrier towards the ingress of water.