Boron nitride

Boron nitride (CAS 10043-11-5) is a synthetic inorganic compound produced in hexagonal and cubic crystalline forms.

Where is Boron nitride used?

• Personal care and industrial: dry lubricant and texture modifier
• Cosmetics: hexagonal BN as slip agent and soft-focus pigment in pressed powders
• Foundations and eyeshadows: improves skin feel and light diffusion without adding color
• Cutting tools and abrasive wheels: cubic BN for high-precision machining of hardened metals
• Biotechnology and life sciences: BN-based coatings evaluated for biocompatible surfaces and thermal interface materials
• Laboratory and diagnostic equipment
• High-purity hexagonal grades serve as mold release agents and lubricants in high-temperature ceramic and metal processing.

Commercial specifications

• Cosmetic-grade h-BN offered at defined particle size distributions
• Technical and high-purity grades for industrial, electronic and advanced materials