Micronized Barytes (BaSO₄)

Ultra-fine weighting mineral for precision drilling and specialised industrial applications

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Key industries

Oil and gas

Oil & Gas

Paints and coatings

Paints & Coatings

Plastics

Plastics

Rubber

Rubber

Radiation shielding

Radiation Shielding

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Primary uses

  • Ultra-fine filler that improves smoothness, gloss retention, and durability in paints and coatings
  • Enhances sound damping, vibration control, and dimensional stability in plastics and rubber
  • High-density additive for compact radiation-shielding compounds

Oil and gas

  • Precision weighting agent where tight particle-size control is required
  • Improves suspension stability and reduces abrasion on drilling equipment
  • Supports consistent mud density in specialised and HPHT drilling fluids
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Characteristics

  • Micron-scale particle size for high surface area and easy dispersion
  • Lower abrasiveness than coarser barytes grades, reducing equipment wear
  • Uniform packing that helps maintain stable density and film quality

Oil and gas

  • Stable under high pressure and temperature (HPHT)
  • Compatible with both water-based and oil-based drilling mud systems
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Key properties

  • High specific gravity (4.1 – 4.3)
  • Very fine, controlled particle-size distribution
  • Very low solubility
  • Non-toxic and chemically inert
  • Low oil adsorption

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