The
Pigments for Paper business group produces kaolin, ground calcium
carbonate (GCC) and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), mineral
components that are essential for the paper industry. These
products -- white pigments -- are essential mineral components,
as they improve the physical characteristics of finished products
and help to reduce their production cost. White pigments offer
a wide variety of qualities in terms of gloss, brightness,
opacity or viscosity.
The great diversity of its products allows the business group to provide multi-pigment
solutions in response to its customers’ specific needs.
It offers the world’s
broadest range of pigments targeted for paper industry application.
The Pigments for Paper business group supplies over 400 individual paper mill
sites, with 21% located in North America, 57% in Europe and 22% in the rest of
the world including the paper industry growth region of Asia-Pacific. Its
regional Pigments for Paper activity is focused within these three geographic
zones:
Pigments for Paper Americas
Pigments for Paper Europe
Pigments for Paper Asia-Pacific
Imerys'
Pigments for Paper business group benefits from leading
market positions:
World #1 in kaolin for paper
World #2 in ground calcium
carbonate (GCC) for paper
World #3 in precipitated
calcium carbonate (PCC) for paper
€755
million (25% of the
Group’s 2004 sales)
3,024 people
in 21 countries, 44 plants |
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