Construction Application Areas Modern constructions are using polymer-based bonding and sealing products and technologies. Specialty fine particle-sized, chemically purest natural calcium carbonates suited for adhesives and sealants are available without and with surface modification. Such products with state-of-the-art surface modification, in the meantime even water-repellent, do improve the compatibility with the polymer matrix of the adhesive, sealant or putty and give a guarantee for long-term stability of building products and buildings. If a flame-retardant version is needed, similar fine particle-sized products based on aluminum hydroxide are available, even water-repellent. Aluminum hydroxide (ATH) may be used in all kind of polymer-based systems to work in case of an initial fire as built-in fire extinguisher to act flame-retarding and smoke-suppressing. If acid-stability is needed in strange surroundings like in industrial or marine applications, ultra-white chemically purest silica products are available to act as inert industrial minerals under such severe conditions. For glass applications, marble-based products with an outstandingly low amount of iron oxide are available. Such products avoid any discoloration of the glass and are benchmark regarding high quality glass products of ultimate whiteness. Sealants Glass Industry Ceramic Industry Abrasives Industry Concrete Industry / Terrazzo Adhesives Construction Chemicals / Floor Coatings

Titanium dioxides (TiO2) are by far the most effective white pigments on the market. ALPHAWHITE TI RC GX The product family ALPHAWHITE TI RC GX comprises pre-dispersed titanium dioxide qualities. When using these products, dispersing problems, which users often experience at the dispersion of pure, extremely fine titanium dioxide, can be avoided. The efficacy of these titanium dioxides fully develops within a very short dispersion time ALPHAWHITE TI RC GX

Different particle-sized industrial minerals are needed to create coating pigments for paper finishing. Natural ground calcium carbonates (GCC) are available for coating colors having precise top cuts to create the paper surface as desired and having the correct amount of fine particles needed to achieve coverage and high-class printability. Such papers are widely used in all kinds of print media from high-gloss printed magazines to special wrappings advertising specific products by creating semi matt, matt or soft feel finishes. Extremely fine particle-sized chemically purest natural ground calcium carbonates (GCC) are available to be used in state-of-the-art printing inks. Paper Industry Printing Ink

Natural ground calcium carbonate (GCC) is used to feed livestock like cows and chicken, reaching from calcium carbonate granules to powdered forms of GCC. Fertilizers are based on natural ground calcium carbonate. Water treatment can effectively be done using filter layers based on carbonate granules which have a narrow cut regarding particle size. Fertilizer Feed Water Treatment / Neutralization