Omya to Launch New Natural Calcium Carbonate Product

11 Nov 2013 --- Omya is launching a new Calcipur product range, thereby extending its existing portfolio of natural calcium carbonates for the food industry Calcipur has long been known in the food industry as a high quality natural calcium carbonate source. Adding four new products to this established brand, Omya can now even better address a multitude of customer needs.

These new products were selected from a source with extra low impurities that delivers exceptional whiteness. The new Omya Calcipur range provides maximum formulation flexibility for different food applications such as dairy, infant nutrition, breakfast cereals, nutraceuticals and many more. Omya Calcipur meets both E170 and FCC standards and comes with Halal and Kosher certificates.

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals, mainly fillers and pigments derived from calcium carbonate and dolomite, and a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals. The company‘s major markets are paper, polymers, building materials (paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives and construction) as well as life sciences (food, feed, pharma, cosmetics, environment and agriculture). Founded in 1884 in Switzerland, Omya now has global presence extending to more than 150 locations in over 50 countries and 8,000 employees.