The standard grades and descriptions listed below are not intended as limits. We will gladly process perlite to the spec you require. Get us your requirements (specs, packaging, quantities, other) and we will provide pricing information on processing and shipping—FOB or Freight Collect—anywhere in the world.
| E GRADE | DESCRIPTION |
| 130E | Standard Horticulture—Various horticultural applications including blended container media, soilless grow media, lightweight engineered soils, and native soil conditioner. Concrete Aggregate—Lightweight perlite concrete provides improvement in load stress, noise reduction, thermal transfer resistance, and fire rating.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET DOWNLOAD: 130E TDS DOWNLOAD: 130E+ TDSGET SOME SAMPLE: ORDER 1/2 lb. BAG RETAIL BAGS: ORDER 8-QUART BAGS PRODUCTION BAGS, SUPERSACKS, OR BULK SHIPPED: ORDER PRODUCTION QUANTITIES |
| 190E | Masonry Block Loosefill Insulation—Poured directly from bag into block cavities. Will not settle or bridge. Perlite insulation improves heat transmission of a block wall by 50% or more. Acoustical properties of the wall are also significantly improved. Heat Resistant Applications—Used to insulate rocket stoves or pizza ovens as well as in foundry applications and spray-on fire-resistant coatings. Concrete Aggregate—Lightweight perlite concrete provides improvement in load stress, noise reduction, thermal transfer resistance, and fire rating. Horticulture—Water-retentive engineered soils, conditioned native soils, and soilless media blends.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET DOWNLOAD: 190E TDSGET SOME SAMPLE: ORDER 1/2 lb. BAG PRODUCTION BAGS, SUPERSACKS, OR BULK SHIPPED: ORDER PRODUCTION QUANTITIES |
| 270E | Cryogenic Applications—Used to fill the annular spaces in double-walled storage tanks for liquefied natural gas, helium, hydrogen, and others. Lightweight Plasters and Coatings—Replaces some or all sand in plaster; filler for fire-rated coatings. Concrete Sand—Lightweight perlite concrete provides improvement in load stress, noise reduction, thermal transfer resistance, and fire rating.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET DOWNLOAD: 270E TDSGET SOME SAMPLE: ORDER 1/2 lb. BAG PRODUCTION BAGS, SUPERSACKS, OR BULK SHIPPED: ORDER PRODUCTION QUANTITIES |
| CF | Classifier Fines (CF). Soil Amendment—Used for soil amend poor native lawn, garden and ag soil to improve tilth and water-holding capacity. Waste Management—Used for liquid waste absorption and solification and spill cleanup/remediation. |
| BF | Baghouse Fines (BF). Filter Aid—Used for a filtration layer, or cake, for a variety of industrial filtration processes. Baghouse fines also have use as a concrete pozzolan. |
| DOWNLOAD: GRADE & PARTICLE SIZE TABLE (includes typical applications for various expanded grades) | |
| ORE GRADE | DESCRIPTION |
| IM•130 | Coarse Crude Ore (IM•130). Slag Coagulant—Functions as a slag coagulant in induction furnaces, cupola furnaces, and pouring ladles. Expansion Stock—Perlite ore for commercial expanders and product manufacturers with in-house expansion capabilities.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET DOWNLOAD: IM•130 TDS |
| SAFETY DATA SHEET (GHS FORMAT) for EXPANDED PERLITE / PERLITE ORE DOWNLOAD: HESS PERLITE SDS |
| PACKAGING OPTIONS |
| Retail-Ready Printed Bags (8 quarts, resealable) |
| Plastic Bags (4 cubic feet) |
| Supersacks (55 cubic feet) |
| Supersacks XL (118 cubic feet) |
| Bulk Shipments (truck or rail) |
