Like china in your hand…

• Autores: Siobhan Lismore-Scott
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 609, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: April)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In India, the ceramics industry is split into ‘organised’ and ‘disorganised’ segments, he notes, but strong demand for sanitaryware and tableware from a growing middle class is supporting government initiatives that bolster the domestic industry. In medicine, bentonite is used as an antidote, or detoxifier, in cases of heavy-metal poisoning, because its absorption properties enable it to draw metals from the body.At the “cosmetic” end of the pharmaceuticals market, bentonite is used in some face packs, baby and face powders, and face creams, while the dental industry uses it in certain toothpastes. Ian Wilson looks at the market for precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and explains how such minerals are used in the paper industry.