Thiele Kaolin Company

Thiele headquarters are located in Sandersville, Georgia.

For directions and contact information, click here.

Reserves

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

The Clay Process

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

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.

Quality is Key

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

Significant increases in compressive and flexural strength, especially in early stages

 

Increased Compressive Strength
KAOROCK™ increases strength in all stages of the curing process. It reacts with the free calcium hydroxide (lime) produced during the cement hydration process to form additional cementitious materials.


Both KAOROCK™ and silica fume showed increased strength in this laboratory test. Preliminary data on silica fume indicated a decrease at 1-day strength. As a result a new silica fume sample (SF Redo) was acquired and the test repeated.

 

Increased Flexural Strength
KAOROCK™ increases flexural strength during the curing process, especially at early stages. During testing, concrete prisms were subjected to four-point bending with a water to cement ratio of 0.4.


Metakaolin and silica fume reached 600 psi in one day indicating relevance to pavements. Metakaolin could be used to shorten the time needed before newly paved roads may be opened to traffic.

 

For a complete report on the laboratory tests completed at Georgia Tech submitted to ACI, please click this link Georgia Tech Comparison Study.