Welcome to Omya in China

Omya is a worldwide distributor of specialty materials and a leading global producer of essential minerals, serving a diverse range of customers and markets.

Omya Specialty Materials provides customers across China with a comprehensive portfolio of pigments, binders, additives and life science ingredients from trusted global partners alongside our own extensive range of natural mineral-based products. In addition, Omya Performance Polymer Distribution serves the specialist polymer industry in China with a full range of standard, performance, engineering and rubber polymers and rubber additives. 

Since our rapid growth in the Chinese market began in 1997, we have been proudly serving our valued customers with high-quality minerals and distributed chemicals. Currently, we operate 17 plants in China, including 11 on-site plants, with annual capacity exceeding 4 million tons. In addition, we also operate 5 mines/quarries. Innovation and sustainability are the keys to our success in China.

Our technical expertise, market knowledge, and close monitoring of current and emerging trends enable the development of innovative ingredients and cutting-edge formulation examples to meet evolving local needs. Omya’s large team of scientists in the region is supported by a network of research, development and application laboratories and our state-of-the-art innovation hub. Our technical teams work directly with customers to solve the challenges of current and future generations.