Applications

Where our minerals
do their hardest work.

From the burning zone of a cement kiln to soil amendment in commercial agriculture — magnesite and magnesium oxide underpin a wider range of industries than most realise. Below: how our minerals integrate into eight critical sectors.

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8 sectors

01Steel & metallurgy

Lining the furnaces of modern steelmaking.

Dead Burnt Magnesite forms the basic refractory lining inside electric arc furnaces, basic oxygen furnaces and steel ladles — withstanding temperatures above 1700°C while resisting slag attack.

Role

Primary lining material in EAF, BOF, AOD and ladle linings.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Fragment

MGX-OLF-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01Magnesite mined & sintered
  2. Step 02DBM bricks formed
  3. Step 03Furnace lining installed
  4. Step 04Steel melted at 1700°C
  5. Step 05Lining inspected & re-laid

02Refractory manufacturing

The raw material behind every basic brick.

High-purity sintered magnesia is the foundation of basic refractory bricks, monolithics, gunning mixes and ramming masses used across primary metals and cement industries.

Role

Bonded into bricks, castables and gunning mixes.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Fragment

MGX-OLF-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01Raw magnesite calcined
  2. Step 02DBM ground to grade
  3. Step 03Mixed with binders
  4. Step 04Pressed & fired
  5. Step 05Quality-tested bricks

03Cement industry

Protecting the rotary kiln burning zone.

Magnesia-spinel bricks line the burning zone of cement rotary kilns, where temperatures exceed 1450°C. Our DBM grade provides the volume stability and chemical resistance required.

Role

Burning zone, transition zone and outlet linings.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Fragment

MGX-OLF-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01Raw mix preheated
  2. Step 02Rotary kiln fired
  3. Step 03Burning zone reaches 1450°C
  4. Step 04Magnesia-spinel lining protects
  5. Step 05Clinker produced

04Agriculture & fertilizer

Magnesium for soil, plant and animal health.

Caustic Calcined Magnesite delivers bioavailable magnesium for soil amendment, animal feed supplementation and Mg-fortified fertilizer blends across diverse cropping systems.

Role

Soil pH correction, Mg fortification, livestock supplementation.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Powder

MGX-OLP-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01CCM ground to fine powder
  2. Step 02Blended with fertilizer base
  3. Step 03Field-applied with broadcaster
  4. Step 04Soil pH corrected
  5. Step 05Crop yield improved

05Ceramics

A stabilizer in glass and ceramic bodies.

CCM and high-purity MgO improve thermal shock resistance, fluxing behaviour and dimensional stability in industrial ceramics, glass batches and electrical porcelain.

Role

Body additive, glaze flux, thermal stabilizer.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Powder

MGX-OLP-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01MgO added to ceramic body
  2. Step 02Glaze formulation balanced
  3. Step 03Pressed & shaped
  4. Step 04Fired in kiln
  5. Step 05Thermal-stable ceramic

06Wastewater treatment

Neutralizing acidic streams at industrial scale.

Caustic Calcined Magnesite acts as a slow-release alkali in heavy-metal precipitation, acid neutralization and phosphate removal — safer to handle than caustic soda or lime alternatives.

Role

pH neutralization, metal precipitation, phosphate removal.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Powder

MGX-OLP-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01Acidic effluent enters tank
  2. Step 02CCM slurry dosed
  3. Step 03Metals precipitate
  4. Step 04Sludge separated
  5. Step 05Clean water discharged

07Thermal insulation

The insulating heart of heating elements.

High-purity magnesium oxide powder fills the gap between heating coils and metal sheaths in tubular heaters — electrically insulating and thermally conductive simultaneously.

Role

Tubular heater filling, electrical insulation matrix.

Recommended product

Indian Olivine Sand (G3) Powder

MGX-OLP-42 · MgO 42%

Process flow

  1. Step 01MgO powder packed
  2. Step 02Heating coil inserted
  3. Step 03Sheath crimped
  4. Step 04Compacted to density
  5. Step 05Tubular heater shipped

08Chemical processing

A precursor for magnesium chemistry.

Raw magnesite and CCM are the upstream feedstocks for magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate and a range of specialty magnesium compounds used in pharma, polymers and water treatment.

Process flow

  1. Step 01Raw magnesite charged
  2. Step 02HCl reaction
  3. Step 03MgCl₂ formed
  4. Step 04Crystallised & dried
  5. Step 05Mg chemicals ready

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