{"id":112226,"date":"2026-05-02T06:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobiletoilets4hire.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=112226"},"modified":"2026-05-02T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:34:33","slug":"kulucote-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mobiletoilets4hire.co.za\/?product=kulucote-2","title":{"rendered":"Kulucote 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kulucote 2<\/p>\n<p>Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n<p>Industrial Applications<br \/> Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfloated\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.<br \/> Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. Experts at Hippo Industrial Minerals highlight its use in high-end decorative paints and specialty wall coatings like Gamazine.<\/p>\n<p>Plastics and Polymers: It is used in high-end plastics to enhance mechanical properties such as rigidity (stiffness), impact resistance, and surface finish.<br \/> Ink Manufacturing: The fine particle size (approximately 2.3 \ufffd\ufffdm) and coating make it suitable for use in the ink industry to maintain consistent dispersion and quality.<br \/> Film Production: Producers like Omya Idwala SA indicate it is used in blown film and breathable film applications (such as baby diaper back-sheets) to improve thermal conductivity and control moisture breathability. <\/p>\n<p>Key Performance Benefits<br \/> As detailed by industrial mineral suppliers:<br \/> Cost Efficiency: It serves as an inexpensive filler that can partially replace more expensive pigments like titanium dioxide while increasing the bulk of the product.<br \/> Improved Processing: Its hydrophobic (water-repellent) stearic acid coating allows for better mixing into polymer matrices, which can increase production output by improving thermal efficiency during cooling.<br \/> Durability: By reinforcing the structure of the final material, it helps products withstand environmental wear, especially in exterior paint and construction materials. <\/p>\n<p>Kulucote 2<\/p>\n<p>Our Kulucote product range consists of surface-treated Floated dry calcium carbonates. They are ultra-fine, white, stearic acid coated calcium carbonate powders with excellent dispersion properties which are used in the plastics, ink and paint industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kulucote 2<\/p>\n<p>Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n<p>Industrial Applications<br \/> Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfloated\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.<br \/> Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. 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