Product Profile of Calcium Carbonate

Calcium Carbonate is processed from the naturally occurring lime stone. Special care is taken while processing the mineral to get the best quality as it is used in different types of industries. Indian Chemical & Minerals manufactures Calcium Carbonate.

Indian Chemical & Minerals is the manufacturer of mineral based fillers and chemicals like calcite powder, calcium carbonate, china clay powder, dolomite powder, hydrated lime, magnesium sulphate, marble powder and whiting powder.

The Quality parameters for Calcium Carbonate are as follows:

• CaCO3 [ + 0.5 ] : 98.5%

• SiO2 : 0.5%

• Brightness, Elrepho, fine powder [ + 1% ] : 94%

• Bulk density : 0.90 gm/cc


Calcium Carbonate is branded into CALCARB and segmented to various CALCARB such as CALCARB - H, CALCARB - S, CALCARB - P and CALCARB - VA. All these brands are specially developed according to the end uses of particular industries. General uses and application of Calcium Carbonate according to their brands: Calcium Carbonate – CALCARB - H

• This product is a very much useful raw material for various industries such as plastics, paints, paper, food and pharmaceuticals. In paper coating it is used for brightness, smoothness, opacity and ink receptivity.

Calcium Carbonate – CALCARB – P

• This product is of higher chemical purity and it finds application in many industries like plastic, paper, and paints etc. It is used as filler in rubber mixing, rubber moulding and rubber compounding to improve the strength. This product is also used as a calcium source, as an antacid, as a neutralization aid in antibiotic manufacturing in pharmaceutical industry.

Calcium Carbonate – CALCARB – S

• This product finds application in many industries like PVC footwear, cable compound manufacturing, emulsion paints, adhesives, rubber industries, cosmetic industries and in manufacturing of printing inks and etc.

Calcium Carbonate – CALCARB – VA

• It is a fine powder and is used in cosmetic industry, veterinary drug manufacturing and in cattle feed industry etc.