Industries
Materials engineered for demanding oil-well applications
Oil-well applications are NPE's primary focus. The same material families also have broader potential areas of application, listed further down this page.
Primary focus — Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas — oil-well applications
NPE supplies engineered mineral and lightweight material solutions for demanding oil-well applications, with grades and specifications available according to customer requirements.
Oil-well application areas
- Well cementing systems
- Stimulation and completion
- Downhole insulating systems
Materials supplied
- Cenospheres
- Hematite
- Super Max (Mn₃O₄)
- Silica Fume
- Silica Flour
- Drilling Starch
- Sulphonated Asphalt
- Graphite
Product grades and technical specifications are available on request, set according to customer requirements.
Broader application areas
Potential application areas for the same materials
The sectors below are areas where these material families are used. They are presented as potential application areas rather than claims of active supply into every sector.
01
Construction
Mineral additives and graded silica are used in concrete, precast, sprayed and repair systems.
- Concrete and precast
- Sprayed concrete
- Repair mortars
Material families that apply
- Silica Fume
- Cenospheres
- Silica Flour
02
Paints & Coatings
Functional fillers and extenders for solvent and water-borne coating systems.
- Industrial coatings
- Protective systems
- Fillers and putties
Material families that apply
- Silica Flour
- Cenospheres
03
Marine
Lightweight and mineral materials used in buoyancy, insulation and protective coating systems.
- Buoyancy compounds
- Insulation systems
- Protective coatings
Material families that apply
- Cenospheres
- Silica Fume
04
Foundry
Graded silica and metallurgical materials used in moulding, coating and melt-shop operations.
- Moulding and core sand
- Foundry coatings
- Melt-shop additions
Material families that apply
- Manganese Ore
- Silico Manganese
- Ferro Manganese
- Graphite
- Silica Flour
05
Refractories
Mineral additives and lightweight fillers used in castables, gunning mixes and lining systems.
- Castables
- Precast shapes
- Monolithic linings
Material families that apply
- Silica Fume
- Cenospheres
- Silica Flour
06
Ceramics
Silica raw materials used in ceramic bodies, glazes and technical ceramic formulations.
- Ceramic bodies
- Glazes and engobes
- Technical ceramics
Material families that apply
- Silica Flour
- Manganese Di Oxide
07
Polymer & Composites
Lightweight and mineral fillers used in thermoset, thermoplastic and elastomer compounds.
- Thermoset compounds
- Thermoplastic parts
- Elastomer systems
Material families that apply
- Cenospheres
- Silica Flour
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