PQ leads the industry in producing high-quality sodium metasilicate products, in suggesting ways to make those products work in customer applications, and in assisting our customers with expert technical support.

PQ produces two types of sodium metasilicate. METSO BEADS® 2048 (anhydrous) and METSO PENTABEAD® (pentahydrate). Both products are fast-dissolving, dustless, and concentrated sources of alkali and silica.

For information about liquid and glass sodium silicates, visit Sodium Silicate.