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  • Knooz Watad Mining Launches Its Digital Platform

    Knooz Watad Mining Launches Its Digital Platform

    Knooz Watad Mining has launched its new digital platform, giving industrial clients an integrated gateway covering all five product lines, the request-for-quotation system, and the media center.

    The launch forms part of the company’s strategy to strengthen the presence of high-purity Syrian sands in regional and global markets, and to open a direct channel to glass, concrete, foundry, and water-treatment manufacturers.

  • Why Iron Content Defines Glass Quality

    Why Iron Content Defines Glass Quality

    Iron oxides (Fe₂O₃) are the first enemy of glass clarity. Above roughly 0.030%, they give clear glass an unwanted green tint that becomes obvious at the edges of a sheet.

    That is why global glassmakers enforce strict iron limits on silica sand. Knooz Watad supplies its clear-glass grade at no more than 0.030% Fe₂O₃, achieved through advanced magnetic separation and washing — which is what keeps colour consistent from shipment to shipment.