Minerals Technologies announces investment at plant in Usak City, Turkey

Minerals Technologies (MTX) announced an investment at its plant in Usak City, Turkey to support the growth of its Rafinol line of products for the natural oil purification market. Rafinol is supplied from the Usak plant, which is dedicated to the mining and manufacture of adsorbents and bleaching earth used for the purification of both renewable fuels and edible oils. The investment in Usak will allow customers to continue to take advantage of MTI’s key differentiators, including the unique nature of its mineral reserves, geographically well-positioned mining and manufacturing operations, superior performance of its products, and technical and applications support. MTI’s natural oil purification business consists of two product lines under the Rafinol brand. The first product line is used for the purification of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel, with its powerful adsorption properties helping to remove even the highest impurities from feedstocks derived from used vegetable oils, grease, and animal fats. The second product line provides bleaching earths and adsorbents for the clarification of commonly used consumer oils and fats, including hard-to-bleach oils.