IRIS IMPEX Integrity, Versatility, and Growth,

ABOUT OURSELF: These attributes have paved way for IRIS IMPEX to emerge as a distinct identity in the global market changes, but also to grow steadily with our customers.

At its foundation iris maintained every product concentration - Minerals, FMCG, Building materials, etc. Regular on-site interaction with the customer and the understanding saw the creation of total management solutions.

The entrepreneurs of M/S IRIS IMPEX are engaged in the field of export-import and have their own mines in the taluka mandvi of district Kutch with the mining capacity of 2000 mt/day. Four processing and grinding units situated in the GIDC area of taluka mandvi with the name of M/S ASHIRWAD MINECHEM.

For, FMCG we have enough storage capacity. We meet every day needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good, and get more out of life. In sanitary wares we have three production units in the taluka morbi in district Rajkot.

Recently we have started our office in Nairobi with the name of IRIS IMPEX KENYA LIMITED.

Operating centrally at Gandhidham (Kutch) along with a best network. We are well positioned to cater to our customer base at Korea, Dubai, Africa, Oman, Turkey,and across all over the world.

VISION:

Inches Makes Champions

Our Goal is simply stated:

We want to be the best service organization in the world.

So long as space remains,

So long as sentient beings remain, we will remains, in order to help, in order to serve,

In order to make our contribution.

“No great things created suddenly.”

Inches make champions….

Do first thing first & second thing not at all to be champion.

MISSION: Our mission is to be recognized and respected as one of the premier associations, to grow personally, professionally, emotionally and spiritually by using our compassion, our unique perspective, and our belief in others’ inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential. The basic proposition of our business is simple, solid and timeless.

“Everything we do is inspired by our enduring mission:

• To Refresh the World… in body, mind and spirit. • To Inspire Moments of Optimism… through our brands and our actions. • To Create Value and Make a Difference… everywhere we engage.”

In order to realize our vision, our mission must be to exceed the expectations of our customers, whom we define as guests, partners and fellow employees. We will accomplish this by committing to our shared values and by achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction with extraordinary emphasis on the creation of value. In this way we will ensure that our profit, quality and growth goal are met.

VALUES & STRENGTH:

MINING AREA 68 HECTOR MINING CAPACITY 2000 MT / DAY PROCESSING & GRINDING UNIT 5 NOS. PROCESSING CAPACITY (Powder) 35000-40000 MT / ANUM PROCESSING CAPACITY (Lumps) 100000-150000 MT/ ANUM FMCG LINE STORAGE GODOWN 10000 Sq. Ft.

INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION OF PRODUCT MANUFACTURED:

Bentonite as is a particular kind of clay derived from volcanic ash and consists mainly of montmorillonite with minor amount of illite, kaolinite, cristobalite and other minerals. Bentonite has strong colloidal properties and, when in contact with water, increases its volume several fold by swelling, forming a thixotropic, gelatinous substance. Main uses of Bentonite take advantage of these colloidal properties.

The main characteristics of Bentonite is its decolorizing power, that is the property of the earth to absorb selectively certain pigments rather than others according to the characteristics of the product to be decolorized (acidity, oxidation degree, origin and biological state etc.)

Bentonite as a filtering and decolorizing agent is used mainly in the production of mineral oils and greases, in production of vegetable oils and fats, fish oils and animal fats, in the regeneration of exhausted tube oils, in the regeneration of solvent as used in dry cleaning machines.

Present Supply and Demand

Bentonite is widely used is manufacturing of foundries, iron ore pelletizing plants, paints, greases, oil-based drilling mud, earthing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, detergents, and paper. All the supply for the product in India has been coming mainly from Kutch, Bhavnagar & Rajasthan. History and Current Scenario

There are about 35 small to large scale industries running with the capacity of avg. 25 tons per day of finely grind bentonite. With growing use of bentonite and limited source of supply the founder of the company had seen opportunity in the sector and decided to start bentonite manufacturing unit. The company started in 2008. With five grinding machine and own mines M/s. Ashirwad Minechem are able to process 100 tons of finely processed bentonite powder per day. M/s. Ashirwad Minechem is situated at Durgapur GIDC, Mandvi, and Kutch. The entire production unit is having 70 employees with good knowledge of mechanical & electrical field. The company got ISO 9001-2008 certificate on 15th SEP 2008. In 2009 Taiko (TCMI) had made history by loading 20000 MT bentonite within 24 hrs. Ashirwad Minechem feels proud to be a part of this history as it was a subcontractor of TCMI with providing 7000 MT of bentonite. M/s Ashirwad Minechem is a member of Institute of Indian Foundry men since Sep-2009. In the guidance of Mr. Kunal Kapta, Mr. Himanshu Raiyani & Mrs. Dhatri Raiyani Company is growing very fast & recently it has started another export oriented unit for minerals, Chemicals, FMCG Products & Ceramic Products, in Gandhidham-Kutch. With partnership in manufacturing units of Kaolin, Talc, Salt and Ceramics, Iris Impex is ready to match any requirement in all these products. The kaolin unit is situated in GIDC Bhuj-Kutch, Talc unit is in Rajasthan, Salt unit is in Gandhidham-Kutch and Ceramic unit is in Morbi-Gujarat.

Products & Uses:

1) BENTONITE MAJOR USES:

- Suitable for high pressure foundries - For specific casting where surface finish is the important factor - In iron ore pelletizing. - Used to maintain bore holes for pilling and construction.

SPECIFICATION:

GRADE FREE SWELLING M.B.VALUE WATER PLAT ADSORPTION

GELLING INDEX

FOUNDRY INSTA – 30-32 ml MAXI – 28 – 30 ml SUPRA – 32-35 ml

390 - 400 350 - 390 400 - 450

N.A. 75 – 80% 60 – 75% 85 – 90%

IOP IOP-1 – 28-30 ml IOP-2 – 30-32 ml IOP-3 – 32-35 ml

350 – 375 375 – 390 390 – 450

550 – 650 650 – 750 750 – 850

60 – 70% 70 – 80% 80 – 90%

Viscometer Reading at 600 rpm

Yield Point/Plastic Viscosity Ratio

Filtrate Volume Residue of dia. > 75 micron

OCMA Min – 30 Max. – 6 Max.–16 cm3 2.5 % max. API Min – 30 Max. – 3 Max.–15 cm3 4.0 % max.

2) BARYTES MAJOR USES:

- Used in drilling mud formulation for petroleum - In deep bore well drilling. - Used in the paint and coatings for better hiding properties. SPECIFICATION:

GRADE SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Extractable Carbonate –Wet Measure

Moisture Residue on 325 Mesh

Drilling-1 4.2 g/cc min. 250 ppm max. 1 % max. 5 % max. Drilling-2 4.5 g/cc min. 200 ppm max. 1 % max. 2 % max.

3) BAUXITE MAJOR USES:

- It’s a basic raw material of alumina, alum and synthetic geolite. - Used in foundry coating to impart finished surface coating inside the

mould. - It has an excellent temperature resistivity. - Important raw material for cement industries to adjust setting time. SPECIFICATION:

GRADE Form Al2O3 SiO2 Fe2O3 Ca++ L.O.I. T.H.A. Low Grade

Fine Powder & Lumps

30-40% 13 % max.

13-15 %

4 % 32 % _

High Grade

Fine Powder & Lumps

+ 47% 8 % max.

10-11 %

2 % 28 % 40-48%

4) TALC MAJOR USES:

- As a filler in Paper, Textiles, Cosmetics, Rubber, Ceramics & Paint industries

- Used in mfg of cosmetics i.e. Face Powder

CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION:

GRADE Whiteness SiO2 MgO Al2O3 Fe2O3 CaO L.O.I. at 1100 OC

Ph

IE-42/10 83 – 86 61% 31% 0.1% 1.8% 0.6% 5% 8.5 IE-42 87 – 89 61% 32% 0.5% 0.85% 0.6% 5% 8.5 IE-38 85 – 88 61% 31% 0.5% 1% 1.2% 6% 8.5 IE-42/11 93 – 94 61% 32% 0.5% 0.85% 0.6% 5% 8.5

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION:

GRADE Specific Gravity

Tapped density gm/ml

Moisture Refractive Index

Moh’s Hardness

Oil Adsorption gms/100 gm

IE-42/10 2.7 0.4 0.2 % 1.57 1.0 42 IE-42 2.7 0.4 0.2 % 1.57 1.0 42 IE-38 2.7 0.5 0.2 % 1.57 1.0 38 IE-42/11 2.7 0.4 0.2 % 1.57 1.0 42

5) KAOLINE

MAJOR USES:

- Applications in Paints, Paper, Rubber, Ceramics, Plastics, Pesticides industries. MAJOR SPECIFICATION:

GRADE Brightness (ISO)

Yellowness -2 micron

+325 mesh

+500 mesh

Moisture

HD-ST-90 96 ± 1 0.5 ± 0.2 86.9 ± 2.5%

Nil 0.05 ± 0.01%

0.3 ± 0.1%

HD-MICROBRIGHT-87

87.0 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.5 96.0 ± 2.5%

0.1 ± 0.02%

0.2 ± 0.05%

0.1 ± 0.5%

HDM-SD-621 82.5 ± 0.5 5.0 ± 0.5 72.5 ± 2.5%

0.8 ± 0.1%

2.0 ± 0.2%

2.0 ± 1.0%

HYDROUS SUPERBRIGHT

85.5 ± 0.5 4 ± 0.5 94.7 ± 2.5%

0.03 ± 0.01%

0.05 ± 0.02%

2.0 ± 0.1%

HYDROUS SUPERFINE-2

84.0 ± 0.5 4.5 ± 0.5 70.0 ± 2.5%

0.15 ± 0.05%

N.A. < 5.0%

META-18 79.0 ± 1.0 5.5 ± 0.5 65.0 ± 2.5%

1.5 ± 0.1%

N.A. 0.5 ± 0.1%

BRIGHTEX-85 85.0 ± 0.5 5.0 ± 0.5 74.5 ± 2.5%

0.1 ± 0.02%

0.2 ± 0.05%

1.0 ± 0.5%

T-36 84.5 ± 0.5 4.0 ± 0.5 79.5 ± 2.5%

0.05 ± 0.02%

0.15 ± 0.05%

2.0 ± 1.0%

6) VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS OF BENTONITE

(a) CAT LITTER: - Due to its advantage of absorbing refuse by forming easily removable

clumps leaving the remaining product intact for further use. - It has additional advantage of absorbing bad smell.

(b) AQUAGEL (PURIFIED BENTONITE):

- A light colored specially formulated bentonite for excellent gelling / suspension properties in aqueous system is water based paint & coating.

(c) ORGANOCLAY: - A specially manufactured polar additive bentonite for excellent

suspension / thixotropic and gelling agent in solvent based system eg. Paints, coating, adhesives etc.

(d) BLEACHING EARTH: - Used for color removing agent in Edible oil, Crude oil, etc. - In oil refining. - In fatty acid production.

7) SALT & GYPSUM: MAJOR USES:

We are manufacturer of all grades of industrial & edible salt. We also manufacture salt base gypsum majorly used in manufacturing of plaster of paris.

MAJOR SPECIFICATION:

GRADE MOISTURE

Water Insoluble

Nacl Iodine Size PFC (In industrial)

Double Refined 0.2 % 0.07% + % silica

Min 95 % 30 ppm 850 -150 µ

< 10 ppm

Triple Refined 0.2 % Max 0.07% + % silica

Min 97 % 30 ppm 850 -150 µ

< 10 ppm

Fine Salt (Dairy Grade)

0.5 % 0.08 % Min 99 % N.A. 200-300 µ

N.A.

Micro Fine Salt 0.2 % Max < 1 % Min 97 % N.A. 20 µ < 10 ppm

8) CALCIUM CARBONATE: MAJOR USES:

Besides construction, calcium carbonate is also used in other industries like paint, plastic, rubber, ceramic, cement, glass, steel, oil refining, iron ore purification and bio rock creation for Mari culture of sea organisms. It is used as a blackboard chalk and as pH correcting compound in swimming pools. Calcium carbonate is the most preferred mineral in the paper industry, used for filling and coating paper.

MAJOR SPECIFICATION:

GRADE Particle size Dry Brightness

Bulk Density

Oil Absorption

Moisture

II-CARB 6

D(97)- 10.0 ± 2.0 µm D(50)- 3.0 ± 0.5 µm

Min. 95.0%

700 ± 50 Gm / Lit

23.0 ± 1.0 Gm/100Gm

0.5 % Max.

II-CARB 10

D(97)- 10.0 ± 2.0 µm D(50)- 3.0 ± 0.5 µm

Min. 95.5%

800 ± 50 Gm / Lit

22.0 ± 1.0 Gm/100Gm

0.5 % Max.

II-CARB 15

D(97)- 14.0 ± 2.0 µm D(50)- 3.5 ± 1.0 µm

Min. 96.0%

900 ± 50 Gm / Lit

20.0 ± 1.0 Gm/100Gm

0.5 % Max.

II-CARB 20

D(97)- 20.0 ± 2.0 µm D(50)- 4.5 ± 1.0 µm

Min. 96.5%

1000 ± 50 Gm / Lit

19.0 ± 1.0 Gm/100Gm

0.5 % Max.

9) TILES & BATHROOM FITTINGS:

With Three manufacturing units of wall and floor tiles in morbi, presenting a very wide range of wall & floor tiles with different colors, designs, special effects and concepts.

We are doing lot of hard work and R&D for new era in the field of glazed tiles manufacturing. At new concepts in our newly introduce Luster series glazed tiles.

Luster series glazed tiles will help you to enhance your creativity and it will give you imagination as it contains glossy shining excellent surface finish. And different visual effect with highly accurate and it’s everlasting duty & durability.

Your gentle support keeps us one step ahead in the market.

10) OTHER TRADING PRODUCTS: a) All FMCG Products:

We meet every day needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands, that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

b) Spices & Grains

c) Soda Ash Light & Dense: MAJOR APPLICATIONS: Glass Manufacturing, Chemical Industries, Detergent & Soaps, Pulp & Paper, Water Treatment to control pH.

d) Caustic Soda Flakes & Pearls:

MAJOR APPLICATIONS: Chemical Industries, Detergent & Soaps, Pulp & Paper industry.

e) All specialty Chemicals: We Deal in Specialty Chemicals like HCl, Ethyl Acetate, Iso Propyl Alcohol, H2SO4, PVA, Nitric Acid etc.

PRODUCT RELATED GRADES BENTONITE FOUNDRY

IOP OCMA API PILLING ROASTED BENTONITE

VALUE ADDITION PRODUCTS OF BENTONITE AQUA GEL

BLEACHING EARTH PAPER PENCIL PAINT

BARITE DRILLING

PAINT TALCUM POWDER PAPER

PAINT COSMETICS RUBBER

KAOLIN PAINT

PAPER SALT TRIPLE REFINED FREE FLOW IODIZED

DOUBLE REFINED FREE FLOW IODIZED DAIRY GRADE (BUTTER SALT) MICRO FINE (DYES) 20 MICRON

CALCIUM CARBONATE PAPER

PAINT BUILDING MATERIALS FLOOR TILES

WALL TILES BATHROOM FITTINGS SANITARY WARES

FMCG SPICES

PULSES FOOD GRAINS RICE INSTANT MIX

CHEMICALS HCL, H2SO4, ACETIC ACID, SULPHONIC ACID,

HYDROGEN PAROXIDE, GLYCERIN, WHITE OIL SODA ASH LIGHT & DENSE CAUSTIC SODA PEARL & FLAKS ISO PROPYL ALCOHOL (RECYCLED) ETHYL ACETATE (RECYCLED)