HIGH QUALITY SELENIUM PRODUCTS

Amalgamet Canada acts on behalf of RETORTE Ulrich Scharrer GmbH of Germany for sales of their selenium products in North America.

The main use of selenium is for decolorizing container glass where it is used in the form of selenium metal, zinc selenite or sodium selenite, which helps to neutralize green streaks caused by iron impurities. In addition, at higher levels selenium is used for red coloration, like in red traffic lights, and for the production of ultra violet light absorbing red colored flat glass, such as privacy glass in automobiles.

High purity selenium can be doped with other metals for coating digital X-ray detectors. It can also be used in zinc selenide for infrared windows in CO2 lasers. The use of high purity selenium in rectifiers and photocopier drums, despite their decline, still represents an important application.

Selenium is found in more than 20 proteins in the human body and in the form of gluthadionperosxidase (GSH-Px) it controls an important function of the body’s anti-oxidative protective mechanism. Selenium is also important for the immune system, the prevention of cancer, slowing the ageing process, reducing repercussions of stress and improving man’s fertility, as stated in several scientific publications. As selenium occurs in natural food sources in very small quantities only, it has been added as a trace element for more than 20 years in animal feed. It is also an important component in baby food and is quite popular in the form of selenium supplements.  Although Selenium is an essential trace element, it is very toxic in larger doses.        

RETORTE’s main products and markets are:

Amalgamet Canada is the Canadian distributor for boron products produced by INKABOR of Peru, who in turn is owned by Colorobbia Group of Italy, a worldwide leader in ceramic frits and raw materials for the industrial ceramic sector.

INKABOR main mining activity is in the Laguna Salina’s Salar, a Ulexite deposit located at 4,100 meters above sea level, about 80 km southeast of Arequipa in southern Peru. The mine is an open pit deposit and is exploited only during six months of the year and remains closed during the heavy rain season (from January to June). Near the mine the Ulexite is calcined at a fully automated plant, which is running continuously year round,

producing several products with different B2O3 levels and size distributions. From there calcined Ulexite is shipped to INKABOR’s main production plant for boric acid, located on the Rio Seco in Arequipa.

Principal Uses of Boron:
 

-         For fibre glass and borosilicate glass

-         In agriculture as an essential micronutrient

-         For Ceramic applications, such as enamels, frits and glazes

-         As a wood preservative

-         Flame Retardant

-         In electroplating

-         Refractories

-         Chemical reactions

-         Soap and detergents

-         Leather processing and finishing

-         Adhesives

-         Corrosion inhibition

-         Metallurgy

-         Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

Amalgamet Canada is a North American sales agent for Compagnie de Tifnout Tiranamine (CTT), a Division of Managem. Located in Morocco, they are a producer of Arsenic Trioxide. Arsenic Trioxide is used mainly as a raw material to produce CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate), a wood preservative which is used to pressure treat lumber. Smaller quantities of Arsenic Trioxide are used in Glass and Zinc refining. CTT can offer Arsenic Trioxide that is 99.5% pure. this product is typically sold in container load of quantites (16-20 metric tons net weight). It is packed in steel drums which container up to 250 kg net weight each.

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