Industrial Mineral Products and Services

As a leader in the production of sodium feldspar, Esan continues to provide services to many sectors with its expanding product portfolio and developing production quality each year.

Sodium feldspar is classified according to the contents of Na2O, Fe2O3 and TiO2.

Sodium feldspar, which is used as a trigger of sintering especially in ceramics and glass sector, is also used as filling material in paint, plastic and rubber sectors.

The sodium feldspar from the alumina silicate family provides the ability to melt at low temperatures with the Na2O    contains, while also providing chemical resistance and sintering stability with Al2O3.

Depending on the purity and crystal structure of quartz, which is the most common mineral in the nature, it is used in many different ways, from ceramic to electronic.

Quartz, classified with advanced optical separators for application of Engineered Stone, can be produced in milled form for the use of slurry and glaze in ceramic sector and can also be used to cable sector due to high electrical dielectric coefficient.

Refined clay is obtained with different clays which are found in nature and have various plastic properties. They are obtained by passing the killer with different structural and chemical properties through a certain filtration process and reaching the intended properties. Rafined clays with stable properties is produced by filtration and sieving processes.

Refined clays, which has a different dry binding strength and plasticity especially for the ceramic sanitary ware sector, has been adapted to the sector with the experiences of ESAN which has developed over the years.

Bentonite, an alumina silicate structure from the clay family, is characterized by its high water adsorption that it compared with other clays. Ca-Bentonite (calcium bentonite) also has high plasticity as well as water adsorption behavior. With this behavior, it became a necessity material in the ceramic industry in the recipes.

In addition to this area of use, there is a range of applications ranging from various filtration processes to cat litter production.
 

Kaolen, also known as "China Clay", comes from the clay family and forms primary deposits. It is a mineral with a white firing color in alumina silicate family by layered structure and in the form found in nature.

However, it is used as a suspension agent due to its lamined structure in slurry and glaze resipes, and it is an indispensable structure stone in mast while affecting casting performance in slurry.

The refining process for kaolen is carried out to increase the purity and casting performance of kaolin.

Halloysite is a clay mineral which is composed of Al, Si, H and O atoms, double layer and has nanotubular structure. This mineral is a functional filler and/or extender produced from Turkey’s resources; a naturally occurring nanotubes. It adds performance and value across a broad spectrum of applications from porcelain to polymer.

Lead is basically found in the forms of galena (PbS), cerussite (PbCO3), and anglesite (PbSO4) minerals on earth. Battery, cable, resistant alloys, radiation isolation, and gasoline additives are the common usage areas of lead. 

Esan has been producing galena concentrate in the Balya Lead-Zinc Plant since 2009.

Zinc has a wide usage area including galvanization, automotive, battery, medical, paint, and electronics industries. While zinc is found as oxide and sulfide types in the nature, it needs to be enriched before industrial applications. 

Esan has been producing zinc sulfide concentrate in the Balya Lead-Zinc Plant since 2009.