Bentonites For Steel Casting

We are a manufacturer of high-quality white bentonite for different types of industries.

Packaging details: Bags up to 1000kg.

Good quality and consistent supply.

We are ready to provide the sample bentonite for testing.

Minimal order: 20tons. (depends from type of Bentonites)

Long terms contract available.

Please contact us by email or via whatsapp for more details.

Thank you and regards,

ArtBent LLC (Armenia)

Price and Minumum Quantity

We are a manufacturer of high-quality white bentonite for different types of industries.

Packaging details: Bags up to 1000kg.

Good quality and consistent supply.

We are ready to provide the sample bentonite for testing.

Minimal order: 20tons. (depends from type of Bentonites)

Long terms contract available.

Please contact us by email or via whatsapp for more details.

Thank you and regards,

ArtBent LLC (Armenia)

Price and Minumum Quantity

Our Bentonite Products:

Foundry Grade:

The foundry-grade bentonite powder is used as a bonding material in the preparation of moulding sand for the production of iron, steel, and non-ferrous casting. Sodium Bentonite is the preferred binding agent for use in the bonding of metals and foundry sands, although calcium Bentonite enhances foundry sandâ??s flow ability and figures in the manufacture of nonferrous mouldings.

Drilling Grade (API Grades, OCMA)

Drilling-grade bentonite is a naturally occurring clay containing the clay minerals of smectite. It can also contain accessory minerals, such as quartz, mica, feldspar, and calcite. The Drilling Grade Bentonite Powder is used as a mud constituent for oil and water well drilling. Its roles are mainly to seal the borehole walls, remove drill cuttings, and lubricate the cutting head. Our Drilling Grade Bentonite Powder has high swelling and good colloidal nature, which can increase the viscosity of suspension in the drilling mud and also can increase the lubrication of drilling, as well as for the rig-freeing agent.

Piling Grade

Bentonite slurry is one of the most common excavation fluid used in constructing diaphragm walls. The gel strength and viscosity properties of the bentonite clay allow for cutting suspension and removal. Piling Grade Bentonite Powder is used traditionally as a support and lubricant agent in walls and foundations, tunnelling, and horizontal drilling. Viscosity and plasticity play a very important role. Bentonite slurry walls are used in construction, where the slurry wall is a trench filled with a thick colloidal mixture of Bentonite and water.

Cattle Feed Grade

Our Feed Grade Bentonite is Natural & selected from affluent Mines of Kutch. This Bentonite is used as an animal feed supplement, as a palletizing aid in the production of feed pallets, as well as a flow ability aid. It slows the passage of feed through the digestive system increasing the uptake of nutrients. Bentonite has an affinity for some of the active elements of toxin products formed by bacteria in the digestive tract, and its application in feed allows more rapid weight gain of livestock.

We take this opportunity to introduce ourselves as one of Indiaâ??s Bentonite Manufacturing Company.

We have 19 mines of our own with a total reserve of 16 Million Tons. We have our manufacturing unit based in Bhuj (Gujarat), Western part of India with a grinding capacity of more than 10000 MT/ PER MONTH. We also have presence in each regional division for Commercial distribution and technical facilities. The major port of Mundra and Kandla are located very nearby to our manufacturing unit and mines.

NILKANTH EXPORTS is headed by highly qualified professionals and serves to provide specialized services to various sectors. We give great emphasis and resources for providing technical services to our customers. NIKANTH EXPORTS products are processed under careful supervision of our Quality Assurance personnel to ensure that both our and industry standards are met. NILKANTH EXPORTS is committed to continual product improvements using statistical methods to document our progress.

We are supplying our quality grade Bentonite to many small and large scale companies in India and abroad for different applications like Green Sand Casting, Oil Well Drilling, Iron ore pelletisation, Piling, Poultry feed etc.. They have from time to time appreciated the quality of our product and also our professional service approach.

We are exporting a large quantity of Bentonite to Bangladesh, Srilanka, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Baharin.

Bentonite can be used as a binder, adsorbent, filler, thixotropic agent, flocculant, detergent, stabilizer, thickener, etc. It is used as a carrier for fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides, a filler for rubber and plastics, an anti-settling aid for synthetic resins and inks, a thixotropic and thickening agent for pigments and stock coatings, an additive for daily chemical products, a sorbent and binder for medicines, etc. It is also widely used in petroleum, metallurgy, casting, machinery, ceramics, construction, light industry, papermaking, textiles and food sectors.

1. Sodium Bentonite
High swelling capacity

Excellent water absorption

Forms a gel-like consistency in water

Used in drilling muds, sealing ponds, and construction

2. Calcium Bentonite
Lower swelling properties

Better for absorption and surface bonding

Common in cosmetics, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals

â??ï¸? Key Properties
High water absorption

Strong binding capabilities

Thixotropic (gel-like when agitated)

Chemical stability

Thermal stability

Cation-exchange capacity

ð??­ Applications of Bentonite by Industry
1. Oil & Gas Industry
Use: Drilling muds/lubricants for oil & gas wells

Benefits: Cools drill bits, removes cuttings, stabilizes boreholes

Type: Sodium bentonite (API-grade)

2. Foundry Industry
Use: As a binder in green sand molds for metal casting

Benefits: High strength and moldability

Type: Sodium or calcium bentonite

3. Construction & Civil Engineering
Use: Slurry walls, tunneling, diaphragm walls, waterproofing

Benefits: Prevents seepage and soil erosion

Type: Sodium bentonite (due to swelling and sealing)

4. Environmental & Waste Management
Use: Liners for landfills, ponds, reservoirs, and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs)

Benefits: Forms impermeable barriers to contain waste

Type: Sodium bentonite

5. Agriculture
Use: Soil conditioner, binder in fertilizers, moisture retention agent

Benefits: Enhances soil quality, nutrient retention

Type: Calcium bentonite

6. Animal Feed Industry
Use: Binder in pellet feed, toxin binder

Benefits: Improves feed quality and animal health

Type: Feed-grade calcium bentonite

7. Cosmetics & Personal Care
Use: Face masks, detox products, creams, scrubs

Benefits: Absorbs oil/toxins, soothes skin

Type: Cosmetic-grade calcium bentonite

8. Pharmaceuticals
Use: Detoxifying agent, carrier for drug delivery

Type: Purified calcium bentonite (USP grade)

9. Paper, Paint & Detergent Industries
Use: Filler, thickener, suspension agent

Type: Refined bentonite (tailored to application)

ð??¦ Packaging & Supply Options
25 kg & 50 kg bags

1 metric ton jumbo bags (FIBC)

Custom packaging available

Bulk supply for industrial use

Export-ready documentation

1. Sodium Bentonite
High swelling capacity

Excellent water absorption

Forms a gel-like consistency in water

Used in drilling muds, sealing ponds, and construction

2. Calcium Bentonite
Lower swelling properties

Better for absorption and surface bonding

Common in cosmetics, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals

â??ï¸? Key Properties
High water absorption

Strong binding capabilities

Thixotropic (gel-like when agitated)

Chemical stability

Thermal stability

Cation-exchange capacity

ð??­ Applications of Bentonite by Industry
1. Oil & Gas Industry
Use: Drilling muds/lubricants for oil & gas wells

Benefits: Cools drill bits, removes cuttings, stabilizes boreholes

Type: Sodium bentonite (API-grade)

2. Foundry Industry
Use: As a binder in green sand molds for metal casting

Benefits: High strength and moldability

Type: Sodium or calcium bentonite

3. Construction & Civil Engineering
Use: Slurry walls, tunneling, diaphragm walls, waterproofing

Benefits: Prevents seepage and soil erosion

Type: Sodium bentonite (due to swelling and sealing)

4. Environmental & Waste Management
Use: Liners for landfills, ponds, reservoirs, and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs)

Benefits: Forms impermeable barriers to contain waste

Type: Sodium bentonite

5. Agriculture
Use: Soil conditioner, binder in fertilizers, moisture retention agent

Benefits: Enhances soil quality, nutrient retention

Type: Calcium bentonite

6. Animal Feed Industry
Use: Binder in pellet feed, toxin binder

Benefits: Improves feed quality and animal health

Type: Feed-grade calcium bentonite

7. Cosmetics & Personal Care
Use: Face masks, detox products, creams, scrubs

Benefits: Absorbs oil/toxins, soothes skin

Type: Cosmetic-grade calcium bentonite

8. Pharmaceuticals
Use: Detoxifying agent, carrier for drug delivery

Type: Purified calcium bentonite (USP grade)

9. Paper, Paint & Detergent Industries
Use: Filler, thickener, suspension agent

Type: Refined bentonite (tailored to application)

ð??¦ Packaging & Supply Options
25 kg & 50 kg bags

1 metric ton jumbo bags (FIBC)

Custom packaging available

Bulk supply for industrial use

Export-ready documentation

Bentonite :

All cast iron, steel & malleable iron foundries are almost using bentonite with cost efficient results, kutch region is famous for a very good sodium bentonite for casting industries. For continuous mould making also kutch bentonite is used successfully. Our foundry grade bentonite powder gives good flow ability. Compact ability and thermal stability for the production of high quality castings

Following parameters help to make high quality castings

- High gelling time which gives high strength in less mulling time
- Ph maintaining
- Active clay maintaining
- High strength on good compatibility