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GENERAL
INFORMATION ANTIMONY
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THE
USAC ADVANTAGE
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QUALITY
— USAC produces a very high-quality line of products
under stringent quality control procedures.
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PROPRIETARY FURNACE DESIGN
— To allow the removal of lead, bismuth, silver, gold,
and other impurities from the oxide.
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REDUCTION FURNACES
— USAC has reduction furnaces in Mexico and in Montana
that allow the Company
to produce metal from ores,
concentrates, residues, spent catalyst, and many other
feeds.
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DEDICATED PRODUCTION LINES
--- USAC has nine different production lines to
produce oxide of different particle sizes and quality.
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DIVERSE LINE OF PRODUCTS
--- USAC produces four different grades of antimony
oxide, catalyst-grade antimony oxide, antimony pentoxide, glass grade and FR grades of sodium antimonate,
and metal.
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COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL
LAB — Comprehensive
quality control includes ICP, flame AA, hot graphite AA, XRD,
Sedigraph, Fisher sub sieve sizer, Datacolor
spectrophotometer, wet chemical, ore dressing,
autoclave, and tinting strength equipment.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
— The Company is always working on new products,
metallurgical techniques and geological investigation.
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BLENDING CAPABILITY
— USAC is able to blend up to truckload quantities of
product to homogenize.
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SPECIALTY PACKAGING
— packaging includes paper bags, EVA bags, bulk bags,
pneumatic tank trucks, and a variety of other options.
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WETTING
— wetting for dust control is available with numerous
plasticizers.
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
— The QC and R & D departments work closely with the
customer to solve problems.
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VERTICALLY INTEGRATED
— USAC has mines, mills, smelters, and markets its
products worldwide.
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ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
— USAC runs clean operations and has received
environmental awards.
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RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY
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