Specialty Minerals
Precipitated calcium carbonates (PCCs) make your paper white, your vinyl windows and siding tough, and your bones strong. Talcs protect your car bumpers from damage and your house paints from weathering. Ground calcium carbonates (GCCs) make stuccos bright, roof shingles durable, and chewing gums chewy. PCCs and GCCs come from the mines and processing plants of Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI). Talc comes from the mines and processing plant of Barretts Minerals Inc. (BMI).
On this site, you’ll find information on talc, limestone and PCC. You’ll learn what they are, where and how they are used, and their contributions to the performance of our customers’ products. Included are guidelines to help you choose the right product for a particular application.
Specialty Minerals Inc. supplies precipitated and ground calcium carbonate for a variety of components of automobiles and commercial vehicles, including adhesives, sealants, plastics, and glass.
Barretts Minerals Inc, a subsidiary of Specialty Minerals, produces talc products for the transportation market including ceramics, plastics, and rubber.
... is a series of solutions designed to provide you with the ability to increase the amount of filler content in your paper by 1-10%, and beyond.
…technical consulting in the field of waste recycling management, particular to the pulp and paper manufacturing industries; development of new technology for others in the fields of pulp and paper manufacturing. NewYield® integrated process technology development converts papermaking waste stream into a useable filler pigment.