Cable Flooring & Coated Fabrics

Omya Idwala SA natural Ground Calcium Carbonates derived from chalk, limestone or marble are the preferred fillers in plasticized PVC applications to primarily offer economic advantages. However, Calcium Carbonate can also be used to improve certain properties in plastics as well as their processing.

Mineral additives are important components of PVC cable compounds. Their use is determined mainly by their physical properties such as the particle size and coating. Formulations and recommended mineral levels are individually adjusted to match the specific requirements of insulation, sheathing and bedding compounds. Omya Idwala SA offers a wide range of high-quality treated and untreated grades. Functional qualities with hydrophobic surface treatment offer additional advantages in terms of volume resistivity, dispersion and lower absorption of other formulation components such as plasticizers and stabilizers.

In other soft and rigid PVC-based flooring systems such as calendered systems, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) and PVC plastisol-based cushion vinyls (CV), our tailor-made products are able to improve the product’s mechanical properties such as stiffness, haptics, ageing resistance and processing in addition to substantial cost reductions.

Read below to see the Idwala Calcium Carbonate range, as well as the Omya product range:

LOCALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS	OMYA IMPORTED PRODUCTS
Calcium Carbonate	Omyafilm 756XP-KP Technical flexible PO films
Kulubrite Extra, Kulubrite 2, Kulubrite 5, Kulubrite 10, Kulubrite 15, Kulubrite 45.	Omyafiber 800-KP PP and PET fibers
Kulucote 2, Kulucote F707, Kulucote 95T	Hydrocarb XP-OG Rigid PVC
Kulu 15, Kulu 40, kulu 200C, Kulu Agrit	Multisperse & Caloxol (Active CaO) Rubber
Pyrophylite	Omya Smartfill Biopolymers
Pyrofil, Alsil P, Alsil 100, Alsil 2, Alsil VRE	Omyasphere 300 Lightweight Filler
	Omyaspace Pigment Enhancement in Masterbatch