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Calcium Carbonate - Global Strategic Business Report
Global Industry Analysts, Inc, August 2011, Pages: 395
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Calcium Carbonate in Thousand Tons by the following Product Segments: Ground Calcium Carbonate, and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate. The End Use Segments also analyzed for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate include: Paper, Paints & Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants, Plastics, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.
The report profiles 92 companies including many key and niche players such as Excalibar Minerals, LLC., Huber Engineered Materials, Imerys, Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd., Minerals Technologies, Inc., Mississippi Lime Company, Okutama Kogyo Co., Ltd., Omya Ag, Schaefer Kalk GMBH & Co KG, Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha, Ltd., and Solvay S.A.
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CALCIUM CARBONATE
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Ground Calcium Carbonate 3
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate 4
2. MARKET OVERVIEW 5
Current and Future Analysis 5
Regional Analysis 5
Analysis by Segment - Ground Vs. Precipitated Calcium Carbonate 5
Global PCC Market - A Review 6
Paper Industry Dominates PCC Consumption, while Plastics
Register Fastest Growth 6
Table 1: Global Consumption of Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate (PCC) by End- Use Market (2011): Percentage Share
Breakdown for Paper, Plastics, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 6
Large Multinationals Dominate Global PCC Market 7
Asia-Pacific Leads PCC Consumption Worldwide: A Regional
Analysis 7
Capacity Expansions Reflect Growth in PCC Market 7
Global GCC Market: A Review 8
Table 2: Global Consumption of Ground Calcium Carbonate
(GCC) by End-Use Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown
for Paper, Plastics, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 8
Analyzing the North American and European GCC Markets 9
Asian and ROW Remain Immune to the Global Recession 9
3. MARKET TRENDS 10
Paper Industry Continues to be the Highest Contributor in PCC
Growth 10
Paper Industry Pushes up Consumption of GCC 10
Conversion of Paper Mills from Acid to Alkaline-based Process
Technology 10
Paper Industry Focus Shifts to Calcium Carbonate from Kaolin 10
Robust Chinese Market for Calcium Carbonate 11
North America and Europe Drive Growth 11
Nano Calcium Carbonate- A Potential Market 11
Nano-Calcium Carbonate Boom in China 12
High Brightness Marble Chips in Demand 12
4. MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS - GROUND AND PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE 13
Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) 13
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) 13
5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 14
Calcium Carbonate Definition 14
Introduction to Calcium Carbonate 14
Calcium Carbonate Processing 14
End-Uses of Calcium Carbonate 15
The Carbonate Class 15
Physical Properties of Calcium Carbonate 15
Mineralogy 16
Health Benefits of Calcium Carbonate 16
Other Benefits of Calcium Carbonate 17
Classification of Carbonates 17
Ground Calcium Carbonate 18
Physical Properties 18
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate 19
Dolomite Lime 19
Calcium Carbonate and Dolomite fillers Applications 19
Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (NPCC) 19
Common Applications of NPCC: 20
6. END-USE APPLICATIONS 21
Paper 21
Types of Newsprint Fillers 21
Fillers from Recycled Fiber 21
Specialty Fillers 21
Kaolin Fillers 22
Chalk Fillers 22
GCC Fillers 22
PCC Fillers 22
Application of Calcium Carbonate in the Paper Industry 22
Plastics 23
Paints and Coatings 23
Caulks and Sealants 23
Carpet Backing 23
Environment Protection 23
Agriculture 24
Other Uses 24
7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 25
Plastribution to Distribute Gestora Catalana's Calcium
Carbonate Polymers in the UK 25
Specialty Minerals to Construct Satellite PCC Plant for JK Paper 25
Specialty Minerals Signs Long-term Deal with West Coast Paper
Mills for Satellite PCC Facility in India 25
ShengdaTech Relocates World Headquarters to Shanghai 26
Great Lakes Selects Harwick as a Distribution Partner for GLC
Calcium Carbonate Products 26
Tri-Valley Enters Deal to Sell Admiral Calder Quarry to
Columbia River Carbonates 26
Cavico Minerals Obtains Investment as well as Business License
in Laos 26
Imerys Pigments for Paper North America Increases the Price of
Kaolin and Calcium Carbonate 27
CalciTech Establishes CalciTech Synthetic Minerals Europe, New
European Subsidiary 27
Huber Granted Approval for Calcium Carbonate and Other API
Production 27
MPC Uses PolyOne's MIC to Manufacture Engine Covers for Ford 28
Linh Thanh Commences Construction of Calcium Carbonate Plant
in Vietnam 28
Omya India Enters into a Build and Operate Pact with TNPL 28
Nutri Granulations Enters into an Exclusive Distribution
Agreement with Street Chemicals 28
Ohio River Embarks on Building a Plant for Processing High-
Calcium Carbonate Limestone 29
ShengdaTechs NPCC Facility in Operation with Full Capacity
Utilization 29
Minerals Technologies and NewPage Enters into an Agreement 29
Cavico Bags License to Explore Vietnam Mine 30
Guangdong Jiawei Embarks on Setting Up Calcium Carbonate Plant 30
Schulman Inks Agreement to Take Over ICO 30
Minerals Technologies Expands Facility at Brazil 30
CalciTech and Calcinor Inks LOI 30
TWD and Legacy Rock Enter into Joint Venture 31
ShengdaTech Takes Over Anhui Chaodong 31
Fushun Yunaite Commences Calcium Carbonate Project 31
Luoyang Mining Establishes Nanometer Calcium Carbonate
Facility in China 31
Surint Omya Chemicals Launches Asia's Largest Crushing Plant 32
Minerals Technologies to Construct Satellite PCC Facility for
BILT 32
Minera B&T to Establish New Lime Facility at Chile 32
ASCOM Commences Production Operation at New Calcium Carbonate
Plant 32
Imerys Closes Ground Calcium Carbonate Facility in the UK 33
Acron Acquires Distribution Company in China 33
Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry to Spin-Off Business Unit 33
Cimbar Expands Facility at Houston 33
Shiraishi Sets Up Joint Venture with Omya 33
Kalpana Industries Announces Plans for Backward Integration
and Diversification 34
Carmeuse Takes Over Oglebay-Norton 34
Readymix Plc Announces Acquisition of Limestone Reserves 34
Positive Associates Merges with RaKeM 34
Tata Steel Inks a Joint Venture Deal with Al Bahja 34
ShengdaTech To Build Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Plant
In Shandong 34
KASVINA Commences Construction of a CaCO3 Plant 35
Aracruz Signs a Deal with SMI 35
Jordan Minerals Plans to Set Up a New Mill 35
8. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN THE RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 36
Omya Acquires Huber 36
Colorcon Takes Over Chr. Hansens Pharmaceutical Excipients
and Coating Division 36
CRH Takes Over H&S 36
IMERYS Forms Joint Venture with Hokuetsu Paper 36
Polycor Collaborates with Rocamat 37
Ashapura Enters into a Joint Venture with Alawi Enterprises 37
Wolkem India to Establish Calcium Carbonate Plant 37
ShengdaTech Commences Additional NPCC Lines 37
Gavin Commences Production of Nanometre Calcium Carbonate in
China 38
Gulshan Sugars Commences Ground Calcium Carbonate Production 38
Gulshan Chemicals to Set Up New Calcium Carbonate Facility 38
Meilin Chemical to Set Up Calcium Carbonate Plant 38
Minerals Technologies to Set Up a PCC Satellite Plant 38
Specialty Minerals Acquires Controlling Stake in Mikro Mineral 38
Tri-Western Commences Mining 39
China Nanotech Opens Advanced NPCC Factory 39
Fimatic to Distribute PCC of Specialty Minerals 39
Omya Acquires Huber's PCC Business 39
Yen Bai Banpu Calcium shuts down 39
Omya to Distribute PCC 39
Geominera Enhances CaCO3 Capacity 40
Tri-Valley Purchases Calcium Carbonate Mine 40
9. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS 41
Omya Introduces Natural Calcium Carbonates for Color Cosmetics
and Oral Care 41
Smart Planet Technologies Rolls Out EarthBoard 41
Forum Health Set to Launch New Calcium Supplement Tablet 41
ProStrakan Introduces New Packaging for Adcal-D3 Range of Tablets 42
Performance Minerals Launches Fiberlink Line 42
Colgate Launches Desensitizing Paste ‘Sensitive Pro-Relief 42
Chr. Hansen Unveils a Calcium Carbonate-based Natural Food Color 42
CalciTech Launches CalciRC100S Filler for the Plastic Industry 43
Silvergate Launches Silvergate CCM 43
CalciTech Develops New Production Technology for Synthetic
Calcium Carbonate 43
Japanese Inventors Develop Dispersant for Stabilizing Calcium
Carbonate Dispersion 43
German Inventors Develop Production Technique for PCC 44
GPA Launches 100% Eco-Friendly Paper ‘Ultra Green 44
Anglo-French Drugs Introduces Tedycal Calcium Tablets 44
Frutarom USA Introduces Proprietary OsteoLife Blend 44
ShengdaTech and Jinan Anne Paper Unveil New NPCC Product 45
ShengdaTech Introduces NPCC Product for PE Plastics 45
10. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION/INNOVATIONS IN THE RECENT PAST -
A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 46
Specialty Minerals Launches New Paper Coating Product,
Opacarb® 3000 PCC 46
South Korea Unveils Indigenous Technology for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate 46
Hunan University Develops Novel Process for Nanometer Calcium
Carbonate 46
Mississippi Lime Unveils Magnum Fill™ PCC Line 47
Innovative Calcium Carbonate Imaging Technique 47
Omya's Novel Omyacoat GCC 47
Discovery of a Method for Acid-stabilized Calcium Carbonate
Slurry 47
Titanium Dioxide-Calcium Carbonate Composite Particles are
Unveiled 47
CalciTech Launches CalciSPTM 48
Rohto uses Nano-Capsule Technology in Beauty Lotion 48
Roquette Launches Lycatab 48
Zhehua presents Technology related to Light Calcium Carbonate 48
P&G's modifies Pepto 48
Omya Canada Introduces Betocarb 48
11. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 49
Excalibar Minerals LLC (USA) 49
Huber Engineered Materials (USA) 49
Imerys (France) 49
Maruo Calcium Co. Ltd. (Japan) 50
Minerals Technologies, Inc. (USA) 50
Mississippi Lime Company (USA) 51
Okutama Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan) 51
Omya Ag (Switzerland) 51
Schaefer Kalk GMBH & Co. KG (Germany) 51
Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha, Ltd. (Japan) 51
Solvay S.A (Belgium) 52
12. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 53
Table 3: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Calcium Carbonate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 53
Table 4: World Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 54
Table 5: World 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55
By Product Segments 56
Table 6: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East
and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 56
Table 7: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 57
Table 8: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America East Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58
Table 9: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009
through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 59
Table 10: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 60
Table 11: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 61
By End Use Segments for PCC 62
Table 12: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in Paper Industry by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 62
Table 13: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Paper Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle
East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63
Table 14: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Paper Industry by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 64
Table 15: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in Paints and Coatings Industry
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 65
Table 16: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Paints and Coatings Industry by Geographic Region
- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
the Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 66
Table 17: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Paints and Coatings Industry by Geographic Region
- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 67
Table 18: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in Adhesives and Sealants
Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed ith Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 68
Table 19: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Adhesives and Sealants Industry by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 69
Table 20: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Adhesives and Sealants Industry by Geographic
Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East
and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 70
Table 21: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in Plastics Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 71
Table 22: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Plastics Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72
Table 23: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Plastics Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 73
Table 24: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in Other Industries by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 74
Table 25: World Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Other Industries by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75
Table 26: World 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate in Other Industries by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 76
Table 27: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate in Paper Industry by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 77
Table 28: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate
in Paper Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 78
Table 29: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate in Paper Industry by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin
America Markets forYears 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 79
Table 30: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate in Paints and Coatings Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 80
Table 31: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate
in Paints and Coatings Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 81
Table 32: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate in Paints and Coatings Industry by Geographic Region
- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 82
Table 33: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate in Adhesives and Sealants Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 83
Table 34: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate
in Adhesives and Sealants Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the
Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 84
Table 35: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate in Adhesives and Sealants Industry by Geographic
Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East
andLatin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 85
Table 36: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate in Plastics Industry by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 86
Table 37: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate
in Plastics Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 87
Table 38: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate in Plastics Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 88
Table 39: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate in Other Industries by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), the Middle East and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 89
Table 40: World Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate
in Other Industries by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 90
Table 41: World 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate in Other Industries by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East and
Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 91
13. THE UNITED STATES 92
A.Market Analysis 92
Current & Future Analysis 92
GCC Market in the US 92
PCC Market in the US 92
Market Trends 93
Trends in End User Industries 93
Growth Drivers 93
Production 94
Table 42: US Limestone Market: Annual Production for
Years 2005 through 2007 (In Million Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 94
Imports & Exports Scenario 94
Table 43: US Calcium Carbonate Imports by Country of Origin
(2009 & 2010): Value Imports in US$ Thousand for Japan,
France, UK, Mexico, China, Dominican Republic, Thailand,
Italy, India, Malaysia and Others (In US$ Million)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 94
Table 44: US Calcium Carbonate Exports by Destination
Country (2009 & 2010): Value Exports In US$ Thousand for
Canada, China, Germany, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica,
Chile, Angola, Saudi Arabia and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 95
Strategic Corporate Developments 95
Product Launches 98
Focus on Select Major Players 101
Excalibar Minerals LLC 101
Huber Engineered Materials 101
Minerals Technologies, Inc. 101
Mississippi Lime Company 102
B.Market Analytics 103
Table 45: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 103
Table 46: US Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 104
Table 47: US 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 104
Table 48: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints
and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 105
Table 49: US Historic Review for Ground Calcium Carbonate by
End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 106
Table 50: US 15-YearPerspective for Ground Calcium Carbonate
by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 107
Table 51: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 108
Table 52: US Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 109
Table 53: US 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 110
14. CANADA 111
A.Market Analysis 111
Current & Future Analysis 111
Table 54: Canadian Limestone Market: Annual Production for
the Years 2004 through 2006 (In 000 Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 111
Exports and Imports Scenario 112
Table 55: Canadian Calcium Carbonate Imports by Country of
Origin (2009 & 2010): Value Imports In US$ Thousand for US,
UK, China, France, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico,
Belgium, Malaysia and Others (In US$ Thousand) 112
Table 56: Canada Calcium Carbonate Exports by Destination
Country (2009 & 2010): Value Exports In US$ Thousand for
US, Taiwan, Belgium, India, South Korea, Ireland, Hong
Kong, UK, China, Malta and Others (In US$ Thousand) 112
Product Launch 113
B.Market Analytics 113
Table 57: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 113
Table 58: Canadian Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 114
Table 59: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 114
Table 60: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 115
Table 61: Canadian Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 116
Table 62: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 117
Table 63: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Ton for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 118
Table 64: Canadian Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 119
Table 65: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 120
15. JAPAN 121
A.Market Analysis 121
Current & Future Analysis 121
Table 66: Japanese Limestone Market: Breakdown of Annual
Production for the Years 2004 through 2006 (In 000 Tons)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 121
Strategic Corporate Developments 121
Product Launches 122
Focus on Select Major Players 123
Maruo Calcium Co. Ltd. 123
Okutama Kogyo Co., Ltd. 123
Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha, Ltd. 123
B.Market Analytics 124
Table 67: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 124
Table 68: Japanese Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 125
Table 69: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 125
Table 70: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 126
Table 71: Japanese Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 127
Table 72: Japanese 15-YearPerspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries or Years 2003,2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 128
Table 73: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 129
Table 74: Japanese Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 130
Table 75: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 131
16. EUROPE 132
A.Market Analysis 132
Current & Future Analysis 132
Regional Analysis 132
Table 76: Western European Limestone Market (2004-2006):
Annual Production by Select Countries (In 000 Tons)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 133
Table 77: Eastern European Limestone Market (2004-2006):
Annual Production by Select Countries (In 000 Tons)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 133
Strategic Corporate Developments 134
Product Launch 134
B.Market Analytics 135
Table 78: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Geographic Region - France,
Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 135
Table 79: European Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of
Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 136
Table 80: European 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales
for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets
for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 137
Table 81: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 138
Table 82: European Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 139
Table 83: European 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 139
Table 84: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 140
Table 85: European Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 141
Table 86: European 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 142
Table 87: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 143
Table 88: European Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 144
Table 89: European 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 145
16a. FRANCE 146
A.Market Analysis 146
Current & Future Analysis 146
Product Launch 146
Imerys - A Key Player 146
B.Market Analytics 147
Table 90: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 147
Table 91: French Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 148
Table 92: French 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 148
Table 93: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 149
Table 94: French Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 150
Table 95: French 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 151
Table 96: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 152
Table 97: French Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 153
Table 98: French 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 154
16b. GERMANY 155
A.Market Analysis 155
Current & Future Analysis 155
Product Launch 155
Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. Kg - A Key Player 155
B.Market Analytics 156
Table 99: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 156
Table 100: German Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 157
Table 101: German 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 157
Table 102: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 158
Table 103: German Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 159
Table 104: German 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 160
Table 105: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 161
Table 106: German Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 162
Table 107: German 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 163
16c. ITALY 164
A.Market Analysis 164
Current & Future Analysis 164
B.Market Analytics 164
Table 108: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 164
Table 109: Italian Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 165
Table 110: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 165
Table 111: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 166
Table 112: Italian Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 167
Table 113: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 168
Table 114: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 169
Table 115: Italian Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 170
Table 116: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 171
16d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 172
A.Market Analysis 172
Current & Future Analysis 172
Strategic Corporate Developments 172
Product launch 173
B.Market Analytics 174
Table 117: The UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment -Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 174
Table 118: The UK Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 175
Table 119: The UK 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 175
Table 120: The UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 176
Table 121: The UK Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 177
Table 122: The UK 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 178
Table 123: The UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 179
Table 124: The UK Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 180
Table 125: The UK 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 181
16e. REST OF EUROPE 182
A.Market Analysis 182
Current & Future Analysis 182
Strategic Corporate Developments 182
Product Launches 183
Focus on Select Major Players 184
Omya AG (Switzerland) 184
Solvay S.A (Belgium) 184
B.Market Analytics 185
Table 126: Rest of European Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground
Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 185
Table 127: Rest of European Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 186
Table 128: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 186
Table 129: Rest of European Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 187
Table 130: Rest of European Historic Review for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 188
Table 131: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 189
Table 132: Rest of European Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use
Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants,
Plastics and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2008 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 190
Table 133: Rest of European Historic Review for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 191
Table 134: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 192
17. ASIA-PACIFIC 193
A.Market Analysis 193
Current & Future Analysis 193
Capacity Expansions Reflect Growth in PCC Market 193
Regional Analysis 194
B.Market Analytics 194
Table 135: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Geographic Region- China
and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 194
Table 136: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Geographic Region- China and Rest of
Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 195
Table 137: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Calcium
Carbonate by Geographic Regions - Percentage Breakdown of
Unit Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 195
Table 138: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment- Ground
Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 196
Table 139: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 196
Table 140: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 197
Table 141: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 198
Table 142: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 199
Table 143: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -Percentage Breakdown
of Unit sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 200
Table 144: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use
Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants,
Plastics and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 201
Table 145: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 202
Table 146: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 203
17a. CHINA 204
A.Market Analysis 204
Current & Future Analysis 204
Market Scenario 204
Market Trends for Calcium carbonate 204
Chinese PCC Consumption to Gather Momentum 204
Chinese Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (NPCC) Market 205
Table 147: Major Producers of Nano-Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate (NPCC) in China: 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 206
Table 148: Chinese Nanometer Calcium Carbonate Market
(2004-2006): Volume Imports and Exports (In 000 Tons)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 206
ShengdaTech Inc. - The Largest Manufacturer of NPCC 206
Other Players in the Chinese Nano Calcium Carbonate Market 207
Gavin Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. 207
Production and Mineral Resource Base: 207
Jilin Tianze Nanometer Material Co., Ltd. 207
Hangzhou Advanced Technological Chemical Co., Ltd. 208
Shanghai Yaohua Nano-Tech Co., Ltd. 208
Changchun Dali Nanometer Technology Development Co. 208
Strategic Corporate Developments 208
Product Launches 212
B.Market Analytics 212
Table 149: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment- Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 212
Table 150: Chinese Historic Review for Calcium Carbonate by
Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 213
Table 151: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Calcium Carbonate
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 213
Table 152: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 214
Table 153: Chinese Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 215
Table 154: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment -Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries or Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 216
Table 155: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 217
Table 156: Chinese Historic Review for Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 218
Table 157: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 219
17b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 220
A.Market Analysis 220
Current & Future Analysis 220
Strategic Corporate Developments 220
Product Launch 224
B.Market Analytics 225
Table 158: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and
Future Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment-
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 225
Table 159: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 226
Table 160: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for
Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 226
Table 161: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and
Future Analysis for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use
Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 227
Table 162: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 228
Table 163: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for
Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesivesand Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for
Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 229
Table 164: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and
Future Analysis for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End
Use Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 230
Table 165: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper,
Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and
Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 231
Table 166: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 232
18. LATIN AMERICA 233
A.Market Analysis 233
Current & Future Analysis 233
Table 167: Latin American Limestone Market (2004-2006):
Breakdown of Annual Production by Select Countries (In 000
Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 233
Strategic Corporate Developments 234
B.Market Analytics 235
Table 168: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground
Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 235
Table 169: Latin American Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 236
Table 170: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Ground Calciums Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 236
Table 171: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 237
Table 172: Latin American Historic Review for Ground Calcium
Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and Coatings,
Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 238
Table 173: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 239
Table 174: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use
Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants,
Plastics and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 240
Table 175: Latin American Historic Review for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment- Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 241
Table 176: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 242
19. THE MIDDLE EAST 243
A.Market Analysis 243
Current and Future Analysis 243
Table 177: The Middle East Limestone Market (2004-2006):
Breakdown of Annual Production by Select Countries (In 000
Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 243
Strategic Corporate Developments 244
B.Market Analytics 245
Table 178: The Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Calcium Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground
Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 245
Table 179: The Middle East Historic Review for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Ground Calcium Carbonate and
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 246
Table 180: The Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Calcium
Carbonate by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for Ground Calcium Carbonate and Precipitated Calcium
Carbonate Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 246
Table 181: The Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Ground Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment -
Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics
and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 247
Table 182: The Middle East Historic Review for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 248
Table 183: The Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Ground
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown
of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and
Sealants, Plastics and Other Industries for Years 2003, 2010
& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 249
Table 184: The Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use
Segment- Paper, Paints and Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants,
Plastics and Other Industries Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 250
Table 185: The Middle East Historic Review for Precipitated
Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment - Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 251
Table 186: The Middle East 15-Year Perspective for
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate by End Use Segment-
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Paper, Paints and
Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Plastics and Other
Industries for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 252
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 92 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 108)
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Region/Country Players
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The United States 13
Canada 1
Japan 6
Europe 19
France 3
Germany 3
The United Kingdom 4
Italy 1
Spain 1
Rest of Europe 7
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 58
Latin America 8
Africa 1
Middle-East 2
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Calcium Carbonate is the principal inorganic mineral material, which is primarily used as commercial and functional filler in paper, rubber, plastic, architectural materials, coatings and light chemicals. Calcium Carbonate has been gaining ground over the years as an important inorganic mineral. Paper, paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, form some of the important end-uses of calcium carbonate. Along with talc and kaolin, the mineral (known as filler or body pigment) finds extensive usage in metalloid mineral applications. In addition, calcium carbonate has long been recognized as a useful additive for thermoplastics and in PVC for many applications.
Asia-Pacific represents the largest regional market for calcium carbonate worldwide, as stated by Global Industry Analysts's market research report on Calcium Carbonate. Europe and the US represent the other two important markets for Calcium Carbonate consumption, trailing behind Asia-Pacific. Future growth in the market is expected to be driven by Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. Asia-Pacific market for calcium carbonate is forecast to post a CAGR of more than 7.0% over the analysis period. Segment-wise, Ground Calcium Carbonate represents the larger type, while Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is projected to witness faster gains over the analysis period.
Paper industry constitutes the largest market for Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC), followed by the plastics industry. In the paper industry, GCC competes with precipitated calcium carbonate and Kaolin, which are also used in coating applications. However, the brightness conferred by GCC and its high-quality performance in high-speed paper machines makes it superior to kaolin. Increasing use of GCC as a functional additive and process aid, in addition to its use as a filler, is expected to drive the demand for the much finely ground calcium carbonate. In the plastics industry, GCC is the most common filler used, although Alumina Trihydrate and Talc are the preferred minerals in more demanding applications. Consumption is likely to increase considerably in Asia-Pacific and other emerging markets, while North America and Europe would register a relatively slower growth. In Latin America, the GCC market witnessed scarcity in the supply of raw materials, however, demand is likely to sustain owing to the imports of raw materials, such as limestone.
The global consumption of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is largely concentrated in Asia. Other major regions include North America and Europe, placed at distant second and third positions, respectively. Going forwards, Asia is expected to spearhead growth in the consumption of PCC worldwide, fuelled by the significant rise in number of paper mills and growth in plastics sector in the region over the recent years. Meanwhile, growth in PCC consumption across North America and Europe is expected to be sluggish, largely due to the closure of paper mills as a result of plummeting demand due to economic recession, and intensifying competition among domestic producers.
Paper represents the largest end-use market for PCC worldwide, followed by the plastics industry. However, plastics represent the fastest growing end-use market for PCC during the analysis period. Consumption of PCC in the paper industry is largely divided between the Asian (including Japan), North American, and European markets. Wood-free, uncoated paper, which accounts for almost 40% of the total writing and printing paper, is the largest end-use application of PCC fillers. Polypropylene, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polyethylene, and Unsaturated polyesters are the four main resins, which account for a lion’s share of the filler mineral consumption in the plastics industry. PCC is mostly utilized in rigid PVC, and to a lesser extent in flexible PVC.
Global Industry Analysts ©
- Excalibar Minerals LLC.
- Huber Engineered Materials
- Imerys
- Maruo Calcium Co. Ltd.
- Minerals Technologies Inc.
- Mississippi Lime Company
- Okutama Kogyo Co. Ltd.
- Omya Ag
- Schaefer Kalk GMBH & Co KG
- Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha Ltd.
- Solvay S.A.
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