China Clay Market to Undertake Strapping Growth | 2025
China
clay, also known as kaolin, is a loose, dense, fine, flaky, earthy
aggregate mineral in white color found in the earth’s crust. Kaolin
is the name derived from its raw material called kaolinite, a clay
mineral. Presence of impurities affects the color of china clay,
which becomes reddish, brownish or bluish. This impacts the
commercial value of the product. Its commercial utility is influenced
by its properties that include purity, brightness, glossiness,
viscosity, and abrasiveness. China clay is available in the form of
deposits formed by chemical weathering of aluminum silicate minerals
such as feldspar through a complex sequence of events. China clay
deposits are classified into primary and secondary deposits. Primary
china clay originates from weathering of rocks containing high
concentrations of feldspathic minerals and is found in the place
where the deposition occurs. Secondary china clay is subsequently
settled in another place by being carried along by water currents
with other minerals such as quartz and mica.
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global china clay market can be segmented based on type, form, and
application. Based on form, the china clay market can be divided into
powder, lumps, and granules. In terms of type, the market can be
segregated into calcined, hydrous, and other grades. Calcined China
clay is a thermally processed product exposed to ultra-high
temperature to produce minerals such as mullite, spinel, and
cristobalite. Hydrous china clay is a processed product containing
kaolin minerals with structural water or hydroxide component. China
clay is used in different applications such as paper, packaging,
plastic, paints & coatings, building & construction, rubber,
ceramic, pharmaceutical, petroleum, and others. It acts as filler in
the paper industry, as raw material in ceramic, and as pigment &
brightener in plastic, paints, and rubber industries. It is employed
in the rubber industry for stiffening and reinforcing properties.
China
clay is used in the ceramic industry in a wide range of products such
as dinnerware, sanitary ware, and pottery products. China clay
substantially increases the strength of plastic. It improves ink
holdout and preserves the gloss of ink when used as pigment in inks.
It is also used in catalysts, which are employed in catalytic
cracking of petroleum. China clay is a good source of alumina and
silica that increases the whiteness of cement and also helps in
providing additional strength to cement. The global building &
construction industry has been expanding at a significant pace;
however, the usage of china clay in the industry is low.
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Paper
and ceramic industries dominate the global china clay market in terms
of application. This trend is expected to continue during the
forecast period. Asia Pacific dominates the global china clay market
in terms of demand. It is followed by Europe, North America, Latin
America, and Middle East & Africa. The market in Asia Pacific is
anticipated to expand at a fast-paced CAGR driven by the growth in
the paper and ceramic industries in the region during the forecast
period. North American offers lucrative opportunities for the china
clay market, as it is used in catalytic cracking of petroleum. Major
companies operating in the global china clay market include BASF S.E,
KaMin & CADAM, Thiele Kaolin Company, Quarzwerke GmbH, EICL Ltd.,
Imerys S.A., Ashapura China Clay Company, and Uma Group of Kaolin.
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