Industrial Grade Guar Gum Applications

With its unique thickening, binding and clumping properties, guar gum powder is used across a vast array of applications and industries. Continue reading to discover how it can help your product or operation or contact our team today! Continue reading to discover how it can help your product or operation, request a sample or contact our team today — 806.637.4662

Request Samples Now

Guar Gum Is Proven To Be An Effective Drilling Fluid Additive

    In drilling and hydraulic fracturing, guar gum powder creates a sludgy mass that boosts the efficiency of pumping and delivery. In mining, it enhances the process of lump aggregation and recovery ores. Read our case study to discover why Guar is a more effective thickener in drilling than other drilling fluid additives such as Xanthan Gum and other vscosifiers.

Read Our Case Study

Guar Use Within The Textile And Printing Industries

    The textile industry finds guar to be invaluable in printing and fabric colors. The powder creates a sticky paste compound that allows for painting on textiles without bleeding or bulging. Guar is also used in the large-scale production of paper, as it provides a denser surface for printing, improves uniformity, sheet formation and fold strength.

Guar Is A Prevalent Ingredient In Cosmetic Products

For manufacturers of personal care products such as lotions, shampoos, soaps, skin care and anti-aging products, eye and facial makeup, lipsticks, toothpaste, shaving creams and lubricants to name a few, the use of guar is just as prevalent.

Guar In Cosmetics

Guar Gum Use Within The Pharmaceutical Industry

For manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, guar is often used as a binder and disintegrator in tablets, as a delivery application in drugs and as a natural fiber. It also may reduce cholesterol and promote weight loss.

Guar In Pharmaceuticals

How Guar Helps The Mining and Oil Drilling Industries

    In mining, due to its natural properties Guar acts as floatation agent, improves flocculation and enhances the process of lump aggregation and recovery ores.

Guar Use In Mining and Oil Drilling

Guar And The Paper Printing and Manufacturing Industry

    Guar is used in the large-scale production of paper, as it provides a denser surface for printing, improves uniformity and sheet formation. It also increases bursting strength and fold strength.

Guar Use In Paper Products

Guar Gum Supply For Pet And Animal Products

    When used in cat litter, guar acts as a clumping agent that captures waste and creates a mass that is easily scooped. It also helps to improve the functionality of sodium bentonite, which serves to keep the waste contained within the litter box. Additionally, Guar’s highly soluble fiber thickens and stabilizes pet food, is often an ingredient in livestock feed and guar protein is frequently found in fish feed.

Guar Gum In Pet Food Products

Guar's Properties Benefit The Construction Industry

    The construction industry benefits from guar’s water retention and thickening properties, which serve as a mortar retarder that improves flowability.

Guar As A Thickening Agent And Fire Retardant

    When blended with clay in fire-retardants, guar becomes a thickening agent that prevents fragmentation after it is dropped from a plane.

Guar Gum In Fire Retardants

Come Grow With Us