Dimona heading toward full-scale silica production.(News)(Dimona Silica Industries Ltd.) From: Rubber & Plastics News | Date: October 30, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Edward Noga

Dimona Silica Industries Ltd.'s got it, and tire makers want it.

"It'' is precipitated silica, produced in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. The company-based in Beer-Sheba, Israel, and 60-percent owned by the Russian investment firm Altek-has opened a 500 kilogram/day pilot plant to produce batches for testing in tire treads.

The new pilot plant, along with another that opened in 2004, is a step toward full-scale manufacturing. Dimona is building a facility in the Negev that will have the capacity to produce 40,000 metric tons of silica a ...

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