Walnut Shells

Composition Materials is an international Company with headquarters in Milford Connecticut, USA which manufactures and markets its abrasives worldwide. Composition Materials has extensive experience of consulting on the use and application of all its products from the de-flashing media - polycarbonate pellets, nylon pellets, plastic grits, glass beads and walnut shells, to the tumbling media - the corn cob, wooden pegs, ceramic shapes and walnut shells. Composition Materials began almost eighty-four years ago as an importer of birth wood from Sweden and today it is a major manufacturer of Plastic Blasting Media, a distributor of a multitude of fillers and extenders, and the largest supplier of walnut shells, grit, and flours in the world. In total, Composition Materials provides more than 200 products, many of which are unusual. Composition Materials has a global distribution network of abrasive distributors which is unique to the industry. The Compo Mat distributors cover North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim. Compo Mat's expanded manufacturing facility has increased its ability to grow.

All of the business functions are now housed in the same location. This facilitates training, development and manufacturing innovation. Composition Materials' walnut shells grit, fibers, corn cobs, wood flour and other industrial products have been so successfully re-used in industrial operations that the Company has earned a reputation for innovative recycling capabilities at a time when conservation and the environment have become international priorities. Composition Materials consulting services are available to customers regarding the use of walnut shells grit, Plasti-grit or other members of the soft abrasive family of products. Composition Materials pioneered walnut shells abrasive blasting with the US Navy in the 1950s, aircraft carriers and submarines were stripped of only their top coats leaving the expensive undercoats undisturbed. Prior to the introduction of walnut shells blasting coatings were removed down to the bare metal requiring the replacement of the undercoat, the vinyl coat and the top coat. The idea of selective coating removal with walnut shells originated here and saved the Navy a great deal of time and expense. Together with Composition Materials' partner, Shellpro's acquisition of Agrashell in 2002 it has become the largest supplier of walnut shells in the world.

Composition Materials started business with a line of fillers and extenders. walnut shells flour has many attributes which recommend it as the ideal filler for the Compounding of adhesives and plastics. Composition Materials is the premier manufacturer of the quality walnut shells products required for the demanding industry of cosmetics. The cosmetics industry has adopted the use of walnut shells, grits and flours in the manufacturer of high quality facial scrubs, soaps and creams. Products that require non-skid coatings, such as bathtubs, showers, surf boards and pool decks require clear or specific colors. Composition Materials additives have the same density as the coatings and remain in suspension after mixing, which means they can be surface painted which costs less. Composition Materials' additives include walnut shells, hard abrasives such as aluminum oxide, and clear and colored Thermoset plastics.