PQ offers sodium silicate powders in various ratios, both anhydrous and hydrated forms. The hydrous products are spray-dried for quicker dissolution and used in industries including refractory cements, construction, coatings, personal care, detergents, and cleaning compounds. BRITESIL® spray-dried products provide unique benefits for the detergent and industrial cleaning industries. These powders show controlled dissolution and provide the benefits of sodium silicate in a dry form. The SS® line of amorphous silicate glass powders is widely used in refractory cements, ceramics, and construction industries. PQ’s Performance Materials & Chemicals business will increase prices of precipitated silica and silica gel products by 6%, as contracts allow. The price increase will become effective January 1st, 2019 and will include the following brand names; Gasil®, Silcron®, Sorbosil®, Britesorb®, Sorbsil®, Neosyl®, Microcal® and Alusil®. These products are used in a wide range of applications including personal/oral care, coatings, plastics and food and beverage processing. This increase is necessary in order to offset increases in production costs and to allow continuous investment in the business in order to meet customer requirements for high performance specialty products
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