Thank you for visiting The Vermiculite Association (TVA) web site. Vermiculite is one of the safest, most unique minerals in the entire world. A hydrated Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, it is lightweight, inorganic (incombustible), compressible, highly absorbent, non-reactive (yet compatible in many chemical compositions as a functional filler), may have a high cation exchange capacity (surface chemistry may be modified), and is available locally and globally.

Vermiculite is used in thousands of applications from potting soils, light weight concrete, fire protection construction materials, intumescent applications, as a UN approved packaging material for the safe shipment of hazardous liquids, texturizers in paints and coatings, and most recently as nanocomposites for films, coatings and barrier applications.

Founded in 1948 "to promote the knowledge and use of vermiculite around the world", The Vermiculite Association provides a forum for the exchange of technical, trade, and "best practices" for both producers and consumers of vermiculite products on a global basis. TVA covers over 80% of the worldwide producers of vermiculite products in 16 countries.

This web site is designed to assist you to become familiar with the various forms of vermiculite (concentrates, exfoliated vermiculite, and chemically modified vermiculite), the companies that supply vermiculite products, and the various uses of vermiculite. Our members are experts in vermiculite applications and can provide you professional, personalized service with your specific application requirements. In many cases our individual members will have their own web sites, which are linked to this site. I encourage you to spend some time visiting these sites and contacting our members. If you have a general question, please send this site an e-mail and receive a response back from our members.

A further resource for you, is our section on Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of vermiculite. Vermiculite is a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) mineral, and is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use as a carrier of animal feed supplements and nutrients.

Finally, I would invite you to consider joining The Vermiculite Association. Our professional organization meets twice per year in various locations around the world, providing a valuable introduction and exchange of technical and Best Practices information about vermiculite production, processing and usage. In addition, as a member you have unlimited access to our exclusive Members Only portion of our web site, which contains over 50 years worth of technical information, as well as timely discussions on current topics, and a directory of sales leads that come through our web site.

Vermiculite has been safely and effectively providing unique solutions to dozens of industries from horticulture to nanocomposites for over 80 years. We welcome you to explore this unique mineral.

Regards,

Eric Moeller

Immediate Past President - The Vermiculite Association