LANSCO, through its Smithchem Division, has over 75 years experience selling fillers, extenders, minerals and specialty chemicals to the coatings, inks, plastics adhesives, rubber and allied industries. We represent the following manufacturers.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. - National

Lecithin - Coatings grades for both latex and solvent systems. Promotes fast, thorough pigment wetting and dispersion. Yelkin grades available.

ASBURY GRAPHITE MILLS - National

Graphite - Natural and Synthetic grades available.

Carbon Black

FLORIDIN/ITC CO. - NY,NJ

Attapulgite Clay - Specialty thickeners for paints, adhesives, asphalt coatings, joint and caulking compounds. Min-U-Gel grades.

ACTIVE MINERALS COMPANY LLC: NY,NJ

Acti-gel(tm)208: A highly purified magnesium aluminosilicate rheological additive designed to economically replace low-to-medium shear viscosity modifiers. At the same time Acti-gel(tm)208 reduces the usage of high shear cellulosic thickeners. Target applications include: coatings, inks, adhesives and dispersions.

KEYSTONE FILLER & MFG. CO. - National

Slate Flour - Low cost filler, dark & light gray grades available. Popular in asphalt coatings.

Mineral Blacks

MISSISSIPPI LIME CO. - National LTL Sales

Precipitated Calcium Carbonate - Ultrafine particle size, blue white color. Extender for paint & coatings applications.

MILWHITE - National

Strontium Sulphates - Similar characteristics to Barium Sulphates.

NABALTEC GMBH - National

Precipitated Aluminum Trihydrates - Ultrafine particle sizes, high purity grades for spacing Tio2 in paper coatings and as flame retardant fillers for plastics and wire and cable applications.

SPECIALTY MINERALS

Talcs - A wide variety of high purity, platy, silica free, white and off white grades available for plastics, rubber, adhesive and coatings applications.

Calcium Carbonate - Polar Calcium Carbonates are high purity, low surface area chalk-type pigments targeted for use in thermosets, thermoplastics, paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, rubber and other applications requiring excellent rheology and softness. They are 99% pure and contain less than 0.1% crystalline silica.

Mica - Contains less than 0.1% crystalline silica, offer high aspect ratio and highly delaminated platelets which provide the formulator great flexibility. Use Polar's micas where improved acoustical, electrical, thermal, mechanical and chemical properties are required.

Barite - High purity white and off white grades available

Blanc Fixe - Precipitated Barium Sulphate

R.T. VANDERBILT CO. - National LTL Sales

Talc - High brightness paint grades available in a variety of particle sizes. Platy talcs also available. Nytal grades.

SACHTLEBEN CORP. - NJ through New England

Blanc Fixe - Precipitated Barium Sulphate extenders for coatings, inks, rubber and adhesives.

Zinc Sulfide - Soft white pigment that can reduce wear on process equipment. Can also be used as a flame retardant and partially replace antimony oxide in plastic applications.

Lithopone - White pigment. Can be used to partially replace Tio2 in coatings and plastics.

UV Absorbers - Specifically designed for clear wood coatings.

Specialty Additives - Anti-Flocculation additives for coatings.

SMITHCHEM BARIUM SULPHATE (BARYTES) - National

Exclusive Private Label Grades - High purity, low oil absorption, high brightness grades available in all particles sizes and hegman grinds. Off color grades also available. "Microfine" grades.

SOUTHEASTERN CLAY CO. - National

Air Floated Clay - Georgia clay for rubber and coatings applications.

China Clay - Georgia clay for rubber and coatings applications.

UNION MINIERE OXIDE - NY,NJ

American Process Zinc Oxide - Specifically designed for exterior coatings. Guaranteed minimum five hegman grind. easy dispersing and low reactivity grade. Effective fungistat in exterior coatings.

Zinc Dust - New high purity grades produced by a fine-atomization process. 3 particle size grades available for zinc rich coatings.

U.S. SILICA CO. - NY,NJ

Silica - All particle sizes and mesh sizes available. Sil-Co-Sil and Min-U-Sil grades.

Calcined Clay - Fine white clay used as an extender in coatings and inks.

Other Products Offered - French Process Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Dolomite, Mica, Pumice, Antimony Oxide.

For information on the Smithchem products, please contact Michael Smith by email or by telephone at 1-800-526-2783.