Thiele Kaolin Company

Thiele headquarters are located in Sandersville, Georgia.

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Reserves

Thiele's abundant kaolin reserves and efficient mining process assure customers of a constant supply of the highest quality kaolin. 

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The Clay Process

Our products go through at least 25 steps before they reach our customers.

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Tested to Perform

At Thiele, we know the value of performance. Our products are evaluated in our extensive research and paper application labs to ensure success in your mill.

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Quality is Key

Tailored products are our specialty. Thiele’s Quality Assurance facility ensures that our products meet your needs.

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Railcar Tracking

Thiele customer service doesn’t stop when the product leaves the plant.

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What We Leave Behind

Our reclaimed mines have been used for farmland, tree farms and recreational areas.

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DEKA Product Overview

Welcome to our DEKA Deinking Product Overview Section. To view our DEKA Product Brochure please click here.  If you cannot find what you are looking for, or for more information on DEKA products, please email Thiele Kaolin's Marketing Associate, Cynthia Willcox or call 1-877-544-3322.

DEKA 2000 (for flotation deinking) and DEKA 3000 (for wash deinking) combine the improved ink particle-collecting ability of modified kaolin with a deinking surfactant that is proven to give more efficient separation and removal of ink particles from recycled paper fibers. 

Laboratory and plant tests show that the use of DEKA products can improve brightness, lower ERIC values, reduce reagent cost, improve stickies removal, and improve process recovery.

The fine particle size of ink particles is one of the main causes for the traditionally poor deinking response of recycled paper.  Due to the high hydrophobicity of the modified kaolin particles and their relatively larger particle size, the modified kaolin acts as a collector for these fine ink particles and results in improving the deinking process. Adding the modified kaolin with a deinking surfactant produces a deinking reagent that gives more efficient separation and removal of the ink particles from the recycled paper fibers. 

 

You can view specifications for individual products or our Product Line Summary and Comparison. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf files. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click here to download.

 

For more information on Thiele’s deinking technology, fill out the Mill Profile Form and fax it back to us as 478-552-4131 or contact us.