Expanding on all Things Perlite

At Silbrico, we love talking about perlite. So we created a blog page to elaborate on who we are, what we do, and how perlite may just be what’s missing in your life. Your business life anyway. We hope you enjoy all we have to share and would love to hear from you!

Sil-Ponix Perlite & Planting

Perfect Planting with the Power of Perlite Whether you’re a home gardener, a commercial grower, a nursery operator, or anyone else that wants the absolute strongest, healthiest plants for their application, you know that health begins in the soil. In fact, poor plant growth and other plant health issues in everything from turf grass to…

Sil-Kleer

What are Filter Aids in Filtration and How Are They Used? Many of the products you buy and use every day require filtration. Producers start with an amalgamation of ingredients (solids and liquids) that need to be extracted from one another— usually the liquid formed during production. The process of making fruit juices, vegetable oils,…

Intro To Perlite

Perlite: The Versatile Mineral You know those little white rocks you see in soil and potting mixtures? That’s perlite! As a growing medium, its benefits include improved aeration, water retention and drainage, but perlite’s uses go far beyond gardening. This non-decaying additive is used to aerate any medium with which it is mixed—and this includes…

Why Choose Sil-Cell?

When it comes to comparing microspheres, there’s nothing like Silbrico’s exclusive Sil-Cell. It was the very first microsphere to hit the market more than 40 years ago and we have continued to refine it to produce a superior end material. This is the quality our partners rely on to make their products the best they…

75 Years of Perlite, People, and Partnerships

As we proudly celebrate Silbrico’s 75th anniversary in 2021, we’re looking back at the history of our company and the history of perlite itself. Just as we’ve come a long way since 1946, perlite has continued to transform our everyday lives—from how we grow our plants and filter our food and beverages to the makeup…