Industry
How do we serve industrial markets effectively?
Humens meets the needs of a variety of industries, from construction to glass-making, paper, adhesive, automotive, and more.
Our products are used to de-ink and whiten recycled paper for producing adhesives and coatings. We offer a wide range of sodium silicate products with different molar ratios, density, and viscosity. These solutions are available for many applications.

Sodium carbonate
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- Flat and container glass
- Fiberglass insulation
- Water treatment
- Chemical industries

Sodium bicarbonate
- pH regulator
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- Water treatment
- Flat and container glass
- Metalworking
- Paper goods
- Tannery
- Chemical industries

Glassy sodium silicate
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- Liquid sodium silicate
- Precipitated silica, zeolite...

Liquid sodium silicate
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- Production of silicic acid and fillers
- Ground stabilization
- Iron ore and coal flotation
- Paper pulp, paper, and cardboard production
- Slurry liquefaction in the ceramic industry
- Anti-acid caulks and refractory bonding agents
- Hardening acceleration for wet sprayed concrete
- Water treatment


Our services
A highly efficient supply chain

Our production sites in Europe and Asia serve our customers around the entire world. The synergy operating between these two plants enables our teams to access the resources necessary for every step in the production process. This ensures that our products are available internationally under the best possible conditions regarding quality and lead-time.
Personalized customer service

Customer relations are a central part of our industrial performance at Humens. While R&D, production, logistics, and Quality activities are essential, our main focus is on our customers’ global needs. We diligently provide fast and complete service to consistently meet or exceed expectations.
Product focus: Nabion®
24 Oct 2022
Nabion® is an all-in-one and eco-friendly builder produced by Novabion (part of Humens group). It is a fully water-soluble mineral powder composed of white granules made from sodium carbonate and sodium silicate. It complies with the Ecocert standard for eco-detergents.

Sodium Carbonate & Silicate: key ingredients in “green tire” production
27 Sep 2022
Discover what is a "green tire" and how the applications of our products contribute to some of the following 17 United Nations SDGs : SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Water treatment and drinking water production
27 Sep 2022
Did you know sodium carbonate and sodium silicate are essential ingredients in water treatment and drinking water production? Learn more about these applications beneficial to the environment and industry.

Singapore Chemicals edition: Raymond Sinnah’s interview
27 Sep 2022
Global Business Reports (GBR) launches its 2021 Singapore Chemicals edition in a digital interactive format. As president of Seqens Mineral Specialties division, Raymond Sinnah answered their questions about our company, our CSR projects and our vision for the future.

Recipe: Sodium Bicarbonate Pancakes
12 Aug 2022
Discover how to use our sodium bicarbonate in a pancake recipe. A recipe tested and approved by our teams themselves! At the same time, find out why sodium bicarbonate is used in cooking and baking.

Pagny-sur-Meuse: a “digital” career
03 Jul 2022
Humens produces in France sodium bicarbonate which is essential for dialysis for exemple but also for several otehr markets. The necessary limestone is extracted from a quarry where the cutting lines and the routes of the extraction and transport machines are entirely digitalized.

Recipe: Sodium bicarbonate gingerbread
28 Jun 2022
Discover how to use our sodium bicarbonate in a homemade gingerbread recipe. Softness and pleasure guaranteed! Sodium bicarbonate and its leavening power Thanks to its leavening properties, Sodium Bicarbonate can be used for bakery market to formulate gingerbread for example. […]

Recipe: Fizzy bath powder
23 Jun 2022
Humens team proposes you a recipe of fizzy bath powder with our sodium bicarbonate manufactured on our production sites. Sodium bicarbonate, the main ingredient Sodium bicarbonate can be used to produce effervescence thanks to its reaction with an acid agent (citric acid for instance) […]

Novafeed and Novafeed SA
02 Jun 2022
The range dedicated to animal feed The range dedicated to animal feed Humens produces Novafeed which has several benefits for cattle: Positive impact on feed consumption and milk production Anti-acidosis effect Optimal dietary electrolyte balance Sodium intake Novafeed can effectively […]

Recipe: Powder toothpaste
28 May 2022
Discover how to make your own powdered toothpaste with our baking soda, a practical and ideal format to carry when you travel. Sodium bicarbonate: the essential ingredient in toothpaste When mixed with saliva, sodium bicarbonate acts as an alkaline pH buffer. […]
