Gilsonite, an additive for foundry sand preblends providing reduced smoke and other emissions, the additive comprising a mixture of one part iron oxide as one part of a highly volatile carbonaceous material, and four parts of metallurgical coke.

The additive is used as one quarter of the foundry sand preblend, the other three quarters consisting essentially of clays.

 Gilsonite in Ink by Mine Pars Co

Gilsonite is widely used as the primary carbon black wetting agent for black news inks and headset and toner inks. 

PUB Gilsonite Resin competes advantageously with hydrocarbon resins, phenolic resins.