Zeolite in the Consumer Goods Industry

An experiment with strawberries. Following the use of 20 per cent natural zeolite supplied by our company, an increase in fruit yield of up to 200 per cent was observed.

A meeting was held between Messrs Apostolos Kolitsas and Michalis Georgoulas, Vice-President of the Technical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEE) for Central Greece and President of the Trikala Agricultural Association respectively….Messrs Kolitsas and Georgoulas outlined to the Chamber’s leadership the multiple benefits arising, both for business activity and for environmental protection, arising from the use of Greek natural zeolite.They also agreed that its sale to the general public must be accompanied by the necessary certificates of suitability from the relevant authorities, so that the desired results are achieved for every use, without any risk to humans or animals. Greek natural zeolite ... Read more

In a world where everyone talks about development without showing the slightest sign of progress, recovery is presented as an innovation. And this is indeed the case for our country, as very few people believe it is worthwhile. Tangible assets, such as Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone and Greek zeolite, have still not convinced our society that they constitute a recovery strategy for Greece. There is, of course, mental inertia, which is always an obstacle, but misinformation about our strategic reserves certainly does not help, as very few people are aware of the facts. What matters is that, thanks to recent ... Read more

The Municipality of Alexandroupoli is ready to submit an application for a mining exploration licence in the Kirkis area, where zeolite is believed to be present. The catalyst for this process was the publication of the research by Dr. Kyriakos Arikas, a lecturer at the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology at the University of Hamburg, in which he states that, apart from the zeolite deposit at Petrota, there are other exploitable deposits such as the one at Kirkis. Yiannis Falekas, specialist adviser on energy and natural resources, discussed the topic of zeolite research with Stavros Apostolidis on the STATUS programme.

The potential of zeolite is overcoming more and more obstacles and transforming this strategic mineral into a national issue that resonates with the Greek people. Until recently, zeolite was completely unknown in our country, whilst humanity uses four million tonnes of it every year. Subsequently, its basic properties were unknown, even though it acts as a natural detoxifier on a global scale. Furthermore, no one knew exactly what was happening with Greek zeolite, whilst legal cases were pending due to red tape. Now, however, the Greek people have learnt about its many applications in the hydrocarbon, construction, agriculture and livestock ... Read more