A Partial List of Hess Pumice Customers

Boeing: Uses a medium-grade pumice as an abrasive media for precision parts finishing.

Bayer: Buys a fine-grade pumice to use as a seed coating to protect against insects (the pumice coating prevents insect damage and will eventually desiccate any insects).

BAE: Coarse grades of our pumice are used as blast mitigation media in missile and bomb encasements.

Kerr: Fine grades are added as a mild abrasive in prophy pastes which are used by dentists to clean teeth.

Fuji Film: Fine grades are used to clean and create a micro-topography on aluminum boards employed in the film processing industry.

NEC: A mid-sized grade is used to polish a specialized fire-wall glass.

Exxon Mobile: Coarse grades are used as a media for air filtrations systems.

Permatex-Loctite: Mid to coarse pumice grades are used as an inert abrasive filler in liquid soaps.

Goodyear: A fine grade of Hess Pumice is used as a tread enhancer for winter and all-weather tires to provide grip in snow and ice.

DAP: Hess pumice is used as a filler in various compound filler applications.

Owens-Corning: Coarse mine grades are used as a lightweight aggregate in stone veneer applications.

Crown Paints: Micro-fine grades are used as a lightweight functional filler that adds durability and abrasion resistance to their coatings.

Coronado Stone: Coarse mine grades are used as a lightweight aggregate in stone veneer applications.

Mul-Tek: Uses various fine grades of Hess pumice in a slurry to clean and create a micro-topography on copper substrate used in PC boards.

Customer Service + Superior Pumice

"On-Spec and On-Time" is our motto. And awards from IBM, NEC, Techneglas, and the US Government (National Runner-Up, Small Business of the Year 1997) attest to our commitment to quality and customer service.

Giant multinationals such as IBM, NEC, Philips, Schott, and Mitsubishi have studied all available sources of pumice throughout the world and determined, without exception, that Hess Pumice is vastly superior to all others. Facts such as this have led to feature articles in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and a host of regional papers and journals.

Hess Pumice has two manufacturing facilities, both of which are totally automated, with highly-skilled operators monitoring all facets of production. Our pure, refined, precision-sized pumice is available in over 30 standard blends and 300+ custom blends, with many of the standard grades stocked in our large warehouse or immediate shipment.