WALL & FLOOR TILES Imerys solutions for wall and floor tile bodies, frits, glazes and engobes
Imerys offers a wide range of mineral solutions for ceramic tiles derived from our high quality ball clay, feldspar, kaolin, talc and wollastonite.
We provide ceramic tile manufacturers with a variety of consistently blended minerals for super white, glazed and unglazed porcelain tiles and monoporosa, including large slab formats and thin tiles.
Mineral range
- Ball clay
Ball clays are prized for their plasticity, strength and bonding properties in wall and floor tiles. - Feldspar
Feldspar is the main vitrifying or fluxing agent used during the firing process of ceramic bodies. Imerys feldspar are a unique blend to maximum fusibility with white firing characteristics. - Kaolin
Kaolin’s high fusion temperature and white firing characteristics make it particularly suitable for the manufacture of tiles. Imerys offers a broad range of kaolin that includes plastic kaolin with exceptional pressing properties while maintaining an excellent fired color. - Wollastonite
Wollastonites are cost-effective, low loss on ignition (LOI) natural fluxing agents for wall and floor tiles where they improve mechanical properties in green bodies and surface finish of fired bodies. - Talc
Used in tiles, talc improves the vitrification process, allowing manufacturers to reduce firing temperatures and shorten firing cycles. It is a popular choice in the production of wall tiles.
Raw material solutions
Our raw material solutions provide:
- High level of whiteness after firing, plasticity, green strength and consistent rheology
- Reduction of pinholes, black specks and impurities
- Solutions for large slab and thin formats
Frits, glazes & engobes
Our product tile glaze and engobe products guarantee surface quality in terms of:
- Whiteness
- Gloss
- Smoothness
We are also a leading supplier of kiln furniture solutions for wall and tile production.
Please consult our Kiln Furniture section.
We have major ceramics technology centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia offering a full range of technical and process support services to help you match the right solution to your application requirements.
And with industrial facilities and blending platforms in Asia, Europe, Middle-East and the Americas, we have the resources to serve our customers anywhere in the world.