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    Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) is preferred over other paper fillers like kaolin clay and ground calcium carbonate for three main reasons: 1) PCC is manufactured which allows more control over its properties like particle size and shape, while other fillers are mined and their properties can vary. 2) This manufacturing flexibility means PCC can be customized and produced on-site at paper mills, making it more readily available than mined fillers. 3) PCC provides brighter, higher quality paper at a lower cost than alternatives due to its ability to substitute more expensive pulp, additives, and other minerals.

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    Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) is preferred over other paper fillers like kaolin clay and ground calcium carbonate for three main reasons: 1) PCC is manufactured which allows more control over its properties like particle size and shape, while other fillers are mined and their properties can vary. 2) This manufacturing flexibility means PCC can be customized and produced on-site at paper mills, making it more readily available than mined fillers. 3) PCC provides brighter, higher quality paper at a lower cost than alternatives due to its ability to substitute more expensive pulp, additives, and other minerals.

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    Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) is preferred over other paper fillers like kaolin clay and ground calcium carbonate for three main reasons: 1) PCC is manufactured which allows more control over its properties like particle size and shape, while other fillers are mined and their properties can vary. 2) This manufacturing flexibility means PCC can be customized and produced on-site at paper mills, making it more readily available than mined fillers. 3) PCC provides brighter, higher quality paper at a lower cost than alternatives due to its ability to substitute more expensive pulp, additives, and other minerals.

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    Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)


    Why PCC is used in paper

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    Why is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)


    Preferred in Paper?
    There are four popular minerals used in paper filling and coating: kaolin clay, calcium carbonate
    (available as ground or precipitated), titanium dioxide and talc. Both titanium dioxide and talc, however,
    are consumed in small quantities for special applications where extreme whiteness and opacity, or pitch
    control are required. Hence, the workhorse minerals employed in the paper industry today are
    precipitated and ground calcium carbonates and kaolin clay.

    PCC differs from ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and kaolin clay in a very basic way. PCC is
    manufactured, while GCC and clay are mined from large natural deposits of ore. This fundamental
    difference gives rise to a number of advantages for precipitated calcium carbonate. When Specialty
    Minerals manufactures PCC, we can control the chemical and physical properties of the particles. This
    allows us to optimize PCC properties like particle size, particle size distribution, surface area, particle
    shape and surface chemistry to meet our customer’s specifications. This manufacturing freedom allows
    us to produce PCC in various crystal habits, each with unique properties and advantages. Synthesized
    PCC is also inherently whiter and brighter than kaolin clay or many GCCs. Manufacturing flexibility also
    allows us to prepare precipitated calcium carbonate on-site at the paper mill in our own nearby PCC
    satellite plant. PCC is thus readily available with little or no transportation. By contrast, GCC and kaolin
    clay must be mined and processed at specific locations then transported to the paper mill.  Precipitated
    calcium carbonate is the most cost-effective mineral for producing high quality paper and paperboard
    via substitution of more expensive wood pulp, additives or other minerals.

    The use of PCC as a filler has been growing at a phenomenal rate since Specialty Minerals’ first satellite
    facility was installed in 1986. Demand for filler PCC in uncoated papers has grown from about 275,000
    metric tons in 1986 to more than 4 million metric tons. In coated papers, quality creep continually
    increases performance standards toward brighter papers with better printing surfaces. Within the
    carbonates, coating PCC has advantages over GCC due to its greater gloss and opacity.

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