Industrial minerals

Quartz

• Foundry sands
• Water filters
• Glass industry
• Ceramic glazing
• Stamping table for ladles and induction furnaces
• Adhesive cements

Production: 350.000 t/year

S.C.Bega Minerale Industriale ARGHIRES S.A. Cluj county
S.C.Bega Minerale Industriale TIMISOARA S.A.
S.C. CHIMFOREX S.A. Prahova county

Industrial minerals

Limestone

• Chemical industry
• Sugar industry
• Metallurgic industry

Production 150.000 t/year

12% of national production

S.C.BENTOCALCAR S.A. Hunedoara county Pojoga quarry

Industrial minerals

Bentonite

• Drillings
• Hydrotechnical constructions
• Foundry
• Absorbing bad for crabs

Production: 30.000 t/year

40% of national production

S.C.BENTOCALCAR S.A. Hunedoara county Gurasada and Dobra/Mihaiesti quarries

Industrial minerals

Kaolin

• Ceramic industry
• Plastics
• Rubber
• Refractory products

Production: 30.000 t/year

45% of national productions

S.C.Bega Minerale Industriale AGHIRES S.A. CLuj county

Industrial minerals

Fire clay

• Ceramic industry
• Refractory materials industry

Production: 40.000 t/year

80% of national productions

S.C.ARGIREF S.A. SUNCUIUS Bihor county