Garnet Finds Application As An Abrasive and Filtration Raw Material

The inherent properties of garnet such as inertness, hardness, and resistance to degradation make it commercially viable. These properties offer superior performance as compared to other minerals and as a result, garnet finds application as an abrasive and filtration raw material among others, which is a major factor driving the growth of the global industrial garnet market.

Substantial investment in the defense sector and growth of other industries, superior properties of garnet as compared to other minerals, increasing government initiatives in mining activities in countries such as India, Australia, and Canada, and stringent regulations to ban the use of hazardous minerals such as silica and slag are various factors expected to drive the growth of the global industrial garnet market over the forecast period.

However, easy availability of low-cost substitutes such as fused aluminum oxide, staurolite, illmenite, and quartz sand is a major restraint likely to hamper growth of the global industrial garnet market to a certain extent over the forecast period. The industrial garnet market provides a huge market opportunity as it can be used as a proppant in certain industries such as petroleum owing to its functions of improving performance and minimizing chemical leaching and environmental impact. The oil and gas drilling industry have shown greater adoptability of garnet as an oil and gas reservoir fracturing proppant.