Swastik Minerals & Chemical Industries

Barium Sulphate

Barium Sulphate (BaSO₄) is a high-density, chemically inert mineral widely used as a functional filler, extender, and weighting agent in numerous industrial applications. It is a fine white powder known for its excellent brightness, low oil absorption, high specific gravity, and superior chemical stability. Barium Sulphate enhances product durability, improves surface finish, increases density, and provides excellent resistance to acids, alkalis, and weathering. It is extensively used in paints, coatings, plastics, rubber, drilling fluids, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and construction materials.

Barium Sulphate Specification

Applications

Paints & Coatings Industry

Used as an extender pigment in paints and coatings to improve opacity, brightness, durability, corrosion resistance, and surface finish.

Plastics Industry

Used as a functional filler in plastics and polymers to improve dimensional stability, impact strength, heat stability, and reduce overall production costs.

Rubber Industry

Used as a reinforcing filler in rubber compounds to improve hardness, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and dimensional stability.

Paper Industry

Used as a filler and coating pigment in paper to improve brightness, opacity, smoothness, printability, and reduce ink absorption.

Drilling Industry

Used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids to increase density, control pressure, stabilize boreholes, and improve overall drilling performance.

Medical Imaging

It serves as a contrast agent in X-ray and CT scans to produce clear images of the gastrointestinal tract.

Automotive Industry

It acts as a functional filler in brake pads and clutch linings to improve friction stability, reduce noise, and increase thermal resistance.

Other Industrial Applications

Used in pharmaceuticals, textiles, ceramics, inks, adhesives, sealants, and other miscellaneous applications where high purity, inertness, and chemical stability are required.

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