Blog & Guides

Technical guides for procurement, quality and compounding teams buying talc, manganese ore, lithium and antimony. Grades, specifications, pricing, testing and shipping, written from real supply practice.

Talc Compliance

Asbestos-Free Talc: Testing Methods, Certificates and What Buyers Should Ask

How XRD, PLM and TEM asbestos tests differ, the 2026 USP and FDA rules, what a valid certificate contains and ten questions for talc suppliers.

7 Nov 2026 · 7 min read →

Coatings Grade Guide

Talc for Paint and Coatings: How to Choose the Right Grade

Match talc grades to wall paints, primers, anti-corrosion, marine, wood coatings and fillers, with particle size, Hegman and spec targets.

28 Oct 2026 · 7 min read →

Monthly Price Update

Manganese Ore Price: October 2026 Update

Monthly manganese ore price update: producer offers to China, port prices, price per tonne by grade, India prices and outlook.

21 Oct 2026 · 6 min read →

Filler Selection

Talc vs Calcium Carbonate: Which Filler for Plastics and Paint?

Talc and calcium carbonate compared by property, plastics and paint performance, cost in use and blends, with a decision guide.

17 Oct 2026 · 8 min read →

Manganese Ore Import

How to Import Manganese Ore: Contracts, Incoterms, Payment, Inspection and Shipping

Step-by-step import guide: seller vetting, contract clauses, Incoterms, letters of credit, sampling and umpire analysis, shipping and landed cost.

14 Oct 2026 · 11 min read →

Talc Procurement

Talc Powder Grades, Specifications and Prices: 2026 Buyer’s Guide

Talc grades by application, a mesh to micron chart, the specification sheet to demand, 2026 asbestos rules, price drivers and a quotation checklist.

11 Oct 2026 · 12 min read →

Manganese Ore Procurement

Manganese Ore Grades, Specifications and Prices: 2026 Buyer’s Guide

Grade bands, Mn, Fe, SiO2 and P limits, the dmtu price formula, 2026 price levels, shipping documents and a quotation checklist.

9 Oct 2026 · 12 min read → Polyethylene Compounding

Talc Grades for Polyethylene: HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and Recycled PE

How to match particle size, morphology, treatment and loading to HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, rotomoulding and recycled PE, plus the tests to run before you approve a grade.

21 Sep 2026 · 1 min read →