Products
Imerys operates kaolin assets in all of the major kaolin regions of the world - Cornwall (UK), Middle Georgia, and Brazil and has a global carbonate business with production facilities in Europe, Asia and North & South America. Our unique infrastructure and logistics network are able to provide unmatched coverage of kaolins and carbonates to the global paper industry.
With the combination of Imerys know-how and high levels of investment in the latest technologies, papermakers can now conquer new grade challenges, save in TiO2 and synthetic binders, and gain a true profit advantage. Papermakers of all grades look to the mulit-pigment portfolio and expertise of Imerys for innovative solutions to their formulation needs.
Kaolin
Imerys offers the most comprehensive selection of kaolins for paper, drawing upon reserves in Cornwall, England; Middle Georgia, US; Rio Capim Caulim, Brazil; and Pittong, Australia. From filler clays to engineered kaolins for coating, Imerys builds properties into your sheet.
From the latest in exploration and refining to logistics and delivery to applications expertise and R&D, Imerys offers the kaolin solutions you need for existing grades and new brighter, more opaque and glossier brands. Imerys supplies millions of tons of kaolin worldwide annually for the paper industry, more than twice that of the nearest competitor.
GCC - Ground Calcium Carbonate
Ground calcium carbonate (GCC) from Imerys has proven its performance in the global production of coated freesheet, coated groundwood, uncoated groundwood, uncoated freesheet, newsprint and packaging papers and board.
As the world's leading supplier of minerals to paper, Imerys is ideally suited to work with you to develop the ideal coating and filling application targeted towards your specific market segment. Our Carbital™ line of ground calcium carbonates offers a variety of particle sizes for excellent gloss, high brightness and superior rheology in paper coatings.
PCC - Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) is a widely used mineral pigment for worldwide paper production. It is valued for its high brightness and light scattering characteristics in paper filling and coating applications.
Imerys continues to invest in advanced PCC production and process control technology. We understand the principles of PCC manufacture as it relates to final product quality. Our high quality coating PCC product line results from many years of processing expertise that includes unique PCC crystallization and high solids dispersion techniques. We also understand your need for greater production efficiency or enhancement of the quality of the paper products you produce. With this in mind, we can adjust our manufacturing process to produce a customized product for your particular mill application. In our PCC manufacturing process we can independently control particle size, particle shape, steepness of size distribution, and specific surface area of PCC products to meet the requirements for your application.
