How we support our customers with technical expertise in industrial minerals
LKAB Minerals works with a broad and diverse selection of industrial minerals – each with unique properties and industrial applications. Whether it’s high-density aggregates for heavy concrete, anhydrite binders for flooring screeds, mica for coatings and plastics, Talc for ceramics and polymers, or iron-ore derived minerals for water treatment or specialty chemicals, every mineral comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities.
Because of this diversity, mineral supply isn’t simply a matter of “one product fits all.” It requires deep technical insight – to match mineral properties to application requirements, to anticipate processing conditions, to optimise material performance and to ensure compliance with quality, responsibility, and environmental standards. That is why LKAB Minerals ensures that its technical expertise is available to all distributors and end-users across every product group.
Tailoring solutions to real needs
Whether a customer is a distributor serving many sectors, a manufacturer working on plastics or coatings, a concrete contractor, an agricultural supplier, or a specialist in water treatment or refractories, the LKAB Minerals team starts by understanding the customer’s application, context and goals.
From there, they recommend the most suitable mineral or blend. For a coatings manufacturer, that might be a mica-based mineral to improve thermal stability and barrier properties; for a plastics producer, a Talc or mica grade with carefully controlled particle size; for a heavy-duty concrete project, a high-density aggregate such as those derived from magnetite; for water-treatment or chemical applications, a processed magnetite like MagnaChem; for floor screeds, a binder mineral such as their anhydrite-based offering; or for industrial ceramics or refractory work, a suitable refractory-grade alumina or magnesia material. This tailored approach helps ensure the mineral supplied is truly fit for purpose – avoiding costly mismatches and improving end-product performance.
Comprehensive technical support
Supplying minerals is only part of what LKAB Minerals does. Their teams of application engineers, mineral scientists, and testing experts support customers with advice, quality control, and application-specific recommendations. For example:
- Evaluating how a mineral’s particle size, purity or chemical composition will behave in a given processing line – whether mixing with binders, molten metals, plastics or asphalt.
- Conducting laboratory testing to verify mineral properties and consistency, ensuring that each batch meets the necessary specification.
- Advising on handling, storage, moisture control, and logistics to maintain material integrity from quarry or processing plant to final application.
- Offering guidance on regulatory compliance, environmental impact, and responsible sourcing practices when required.
This mix of product knowledge, process insight and support ensures that the minerals do exactly what the customer expects – no surprises, no compromises.
Reliable supply chain and logistics flexibility
In many sectors, reliability and consistency of supply are just as important as product quality. Whether the customer needs small volumes of specialised mineral for coatings and plastics, or hundreds or thousands of tonnes for infrastructure, manufacturing, or industrial-scale production – LKAB Minerals’ supply network supports that. Their facilities, processing sites, storage capacity and logistics infrastructure enable delivery in formats and volumes appropriate for very different end-users.
This flexibility – combined with technical support and quality assurance – gives distributors and end-users the confidence to plan production or projects without worrying about material shortages or variability.
Responsibility, traceability and compliance
An increasingly important part of technical support – especially for high-spec or regulated applications – is transparency regarding sourcing, processing, and environmental impact. LKAB Minerals maintains governance, documentation and traceability for its full mineral portfolio. Customers benefit from source-to-supply transparency, quality control, and assurance that materials meet environmental and regulatory expectations.
This is especially relevant for industries like water treatment, coatings, chemicals, or any sector with environmental or regulatory scrutiny – but it also supports environmental goals for construction, manufacturing or agriculture.
Localised support with global capability
Though LKAB Minerals operates internationally and supplies materials globally, they ensure support remains local to the customer. Regional teams understand local regulations, customer requirements, logistics constraints and end-market applications. This local reach, combined with global technical, operational and research resources, enables LKAB Minerals to support customers across geographies, sectors and scales – from small specialist users to multinational manufacturers.
At the core of LKAB Minerals’ approach is partnership. They see themselves not just as a material supplier, but as a collaborator – contributing expertise, quality assurance, flexible supply and responsive support. Distributors and end-users benefit from that partnership with better materials, reduced risk, more predictable outcomes, and enhanced performance across applications.
Across the full mineral portfolio – from talc to magnetite, anhydrite to high-density aggregates, mica to specialised refractory minerals – we support customers at every step: from initial product selection to delivery, from laboratory testing to real-world application, and from logistics to aftercare.
In doing so, LKAB Minerals helps industries deliver on quality, performance, environmental responsibility and reliability, while giving customers the confidence that behind every mineral delivered there is technical expertise and a commitment to responsible supply. To learn more about how our minerals can enhance your projects, contact our friendly team! You can also follow LKAB Minerals on LinkedIn for the latest product updates, case studies, and industry insights.
