Products Overview
The UCM product range is concentrated primarily on two core minerals and three areas of application: -
Zirconia – a high value mineral, zirconia is one of the most sophisticated raw minerals in common use and is key to a number of basis industrial processes. For example, calcia-stabilised zirconia is vital to the world steel industry for the continuous casting of steel. Stablised ziconia is also used in plasma spray applications to produce Thermal Barrier Coatings.
Advanced Ceramics – certain high-quality grades of zirconia are used in advanced technologies such as automotive oxygen sensors and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
Magnesia – electrical grade magnesia has exceptional electrical resistance and good heat conductivity that makes it the preferred insulation material used worldwide in the manufacture of domestic and industrial sheathed heating elements.
In addition, UCM’s core technologies facilitate the development and production of other synthetic minerals with specific physical and chemical properties.