Worldwide Calcium Carbonate Industry to 2026 - Emergence of Green Applications Presents Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com
Growing demand for brighter and bulkier paper is the key driver behind the preference for calcium carbonate in the paper industry.
- Growing demand for brighter and bulkier paper is the key driver behind the preference for calcium carbonate in the paper industry.
- In the paper industry, calcium carbonate is valued worldwide for its high brightness and light scattering characteristics, and it is used as an inexpensive filler to make bright opaque paper.
- The filler is used at the wet-end of paper-making machines, and calcium carbonate filler makes the paper bright and smooth.
- Both types of calcium carbonate, i.e., ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), are used in the paper industry.