{"id":44,"date":"2018-05-30T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T10:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metteq.co.za\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2024-03-01T06:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T06:32:42","slug":"metteq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metteq.co.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About MetteQ Holdings<\/h2>\n<p>The MetteQ Group focuses on developing, manufacturing and supplying the following high-tech products and solutions for the chemical, metallurgical, construction and agricultural industries:<\/p>\n<p>PERLITE<\/p>\n<p>Sunperl Horticultural Grade Perlite is used for soil-less growing medium; hydroponics; and potting soils.<\/p>\n<p>Sunperl Construction grade Perlite is used as a light-weight concrete and in fireproof insulation materials.<\/p>\n<p>Sunperl Filter-Aid is used for the filtration of wine; fruit juices; metal solutions and edible oils.<\/p>\n<p>VERMICULITE<\/p>\n<p>Sunperl-V is used as a growing medium; for ceiling insulation; cavity wall insulation; low density screeds; gunning mixes; insulating castables; and fire proof insulation materials.<\/p>\n<p>SPECIAL PRODUCTS:<\/p>\n<p>Steristall is used for horse stable and chicken bedding. It is used as an absorbent for water, oil and chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>Sterimat is used on the floors of stables; horse boxes, trailers, bakkie load beds and cattle ramps.<\/p>\n<p>FLUXES:<\/p>\n<p>Metflux De-Dross 47 recovers aluminium from dross; improves drainage of metal from dross; reduces oxidisation; and prevents thermiting.<\/p>\n<p>Metcote is used for the drying of dross in reverb furnaces; accelerates recovery from metal furnaces; increases metal recovery and reduces oxidisation.<\/p>\n<p>Metcote is also used for the coating of steel furnace tools, dross buggies and launders; explosion prevention and as a release agent to prevent aluminium sticking to steel surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>ATTAPULGITE<\/p>\n<p>Calsorb is used as a chemical carrier and for aviation fuel filtration, diesel filtration and the filtration of transformer oil.<\/p>\n<p>Industsorb is a desiccant absorbent and a chemical carrier.<\/p>\n<p>Atsorb is used for the cleanup of aquaeous and hydrocarbon spills.<\/p>\n<p>Petsorb is used as cat litter.<\/p>\n<p>Cleanbath is chinchilla washing sand.<\/p>\n<p>We are a customer-focused group of businesses owned by engineers with a passion for technology. We design and build most of our own equipment and, being owner-managed, can be price competitive in a high-tech environment. Our vision is to develop a large, multi-product facility using in-house, core technical competencies to ensure we remain commercially relevant.<\/p>\n<p>We pride ourselves on an inherent culture of engineering excellence and exceptional technical support with highly qualified and experienced engineers and many years of professional experience.<\/p>\n<p>With an emphasis on the needs of our customers, our people are technically astute, flexible and quick to react. The MetteQ group has a centralised management structure ensuring efficient and cost effective overheads. Through ongoing innovation, we ensure that our products are world-class and offer excellent value.<br \/>\nWe pride ourselves on our customer retention rate which is achieved through competitively-priced, quality products and world-class technical support.<br \/>\nAs a proudly South African manufacturing facility, we place particular emphasis on our Health and Safety and training programmes. We provide in-house and external training, all of which is accredited as we see the growth potential of our employees and future opportunities as a high priority.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsilicates.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/metteq.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pasted-svg-283777x117_poster_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"117\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sun Silicates (Pty) Ltd focuses on supplying high-tech consumable products to the chemical, metallurgical and agricultural industries. Sun Silicates is a manufacturer and distributor of the following product categories:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Potassium and Sodium Silicate-based products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Exfoliated Perlite used in: the filtration of wine, fruit juices, metal solutions and edible oils; horticulture for soil-less growing media; hydroponics and potting soils; construction and paint for light-weight concrete and fireproof insulation materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Exfoliated Vermiculite used in: construction as ceiling insulation and cavity wall insulation;\u00a0in agriculture as a growing medium; horticulture for hydroponics and potting soils; and in industrial sectors as fire proof insulation materials.<\/p>\n<p>Special Products used as chicken and horse stall bedding; and rubber mats used on the floors of stables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matutu.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/matutu.co.za\/ noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/metteq.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pasted-svg-309718x126_poster_-300x122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metteq.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pasted-svg-309718x126_poster_-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/metteq.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pasted-svg-309718x126_poster_.png 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matutu.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matutu Milling mines, dries, calcines and screens Attapulgite clay into different product grades for use: in absorbents for hydrocarbon spills and cat litter; as a desiccant absorbent; in bleaching earth; as binders for the granulation and filtration of transformer oil; diesel filtration and aviation fuel filtration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metflux.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/metteq.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pasted-svg-271856x73_poster_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"73\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Metflux is a manufacturer of cover flux and flux coatings for the aluminium and foundry industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About MetteQ Holdings The MetteQ Group focuses on developing, manufacturing and supplying the following high-tech products and solutions for the chemical, metallurgical, construction and agricultural industries: PERLITE Sunperl Horticultural Grade Perlite is used for soil-less growing medium; hydroponics; and potting soils. 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