Products

Thiele Kaolin Company EG-44 is a filler clay from East Georgia that exhibits superior color compared to other pigments that are too yellow. With its fine particle size and high surface area, EG-44 can be used in paper, adhesives, and other building-type products.

OPAMAX™ 16 is fully calcined, high brightness kaolin clay has excellent optical properties and low abrasion. OPAMAXTM 16, when added to a paint formulation, will allow for the greatest reduction in TiO2 compared to other kaolin clays. OPAMAXTM 16 also has better light scattering, thereby improving whiteness and opacity, allowing it to cost effectively replace more expensive white pigments. OPAMAXTM 16 is ideally suited for use in both waterborne and solvent paint formulations.

KAOPLATE™ 27 is water-washed, coarse kaolin clay is perfect for architectural coatings and e-coat primers. Its low oil absorption will allow for higher loadings in paints and coatings. KAOPRIMETM 27 is designed for use in water-based systems. Its large particle size, whiteness, and low oil absorption combine to make it a cost-effective filler.

KAOPLATE™ 15 is very fine particle size kaolin clay exhibits excellent brightness, providing for good tint strength and opacity. KAOPRIMETM 15 is suited for water-based paint systems where high holdout and gloss are desired. KAOPRIMETM 15 can be used with other clay products, particularly OPAMAXTM 16 as part of a TiO2 extender package.

KAOPLATE™ 22 is a fine particle size kaolin clay with exceptional brightness, gloss, and whiteness. This product is designed for water-based paints and coatings.

Thiele Kaolin Company Kaojet is an engineered pigment offering excellent performance in ink jet applications that provides significant cost advantage over silica pigments, high pigment solids, high color density, excellent image quality/clarity, rapid ink drying, low binder demand and may be used as a silica extender or replacement.

KAOPLATE™ 13 is a delaminated clay that helps improve the rheology of the paint system and reduce cracking of the paint upon drying. KAOPLATETM 13 also improves the opacity of the paint system and enamel hold out. This product is most suited for water-based paints and coatings.

Thiele Kaolin Company B-80 is a naturally fine-particle size product that can be easily dispersed in solvent or waterborne paint formulations.