A-S Making life better with natural minerals

Adhesives and sealants innovations

Advanced functional minerals and specialty materials for adhesives and sealants, engineered to optimize performance, processability, and sustainability.
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Making life better with functional minerals and materials

As a global producer and distributor in specialty materials, supplying calcium carbonate, dolomite, mica, kaolin, lightweight fillers; closed cell expanded perlite and hollow glass microspheres we provide innovative solutions that enhance bond strength, flexibility, moisture control, durability, and processing efficiency of adhesive and sealant formulations.

 

  • Improve adhesion strength and durability
  • Optimize rheology and application properties
  • Reduce formulation costs and material usage
  • Enable higher recycled content
  • Enhance durability, weather resistance and UV stability
  • Advanced moisture control for SMP, Silicone, PU systems

Innovation highlights   

Omya delivers innovative functional minerals and specialty materials for the adhesives and sealants industry, combining natural resources with advanced processing technologies.

Our minerals portfolio include: 

  • Calcium carbonate (GCC, UFPCC) - improved rheology, moisture control, higher recycled content

  • Dolomite - improved hardness and weather resistance

  • Kaolin - superior smoothness, rheology control and reinfrocement

  • Mica - enhanced durability and anti-corrosion performance
  • Lightweight fillers:
    • Hollow glass microspheres
    • Closed cell expanded perlite Shape

These solutions help manufacturers meet demanding requirements across construction, industrial, automotive, electronic and packaging industries.

Key innovation benefits

Omya’s mineral technologies support innovation across key formulation challenges:

  • Improved adhesion performance for stronger, longer-lasting bonds
  • Enhanced durability with weather resistance and UV stability with light and heat stabilizers
  • Improved rheology with UFPCC - reinforcing behaviour 
  • Lightweight solutions for lower density and reduced material usage
  • Advanced moisture control for SMP, Silicone, PU systems  
  • Higher recycled content

Applications we support 

Our innovations enable performance across diverse applications:

  • Construction adhesives and sealants
  • Automotive bonding systems
  • Industrial assembly
  • Packaging adhesives
  • Sealants for infrastructure and building systems

Discover our full range of adhesive and sealant solutions using the Omya product catalogue:

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FAQ - Adhesive and sealants

Mineral fillers are natural or engineered materials added to formulations to improve bonding strength, rheology, durability, and cost-efficiency.

Fine mineral fillers can reinforce the polymer matrix and improve resistance to crack initiation

Lightweight fillers reduce material density, improve handling, and lower overall formulation costs while maintaining performance.

Minerals help control viscosity and flow behavior, ensuring easy application, better stability, and consistent processing.

Yes, mineral fillers are compatible with various binder systems, including epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, polysulfides, silicones and hybrid technologies.

They partially replace higher-carbon formulation components, reduce polymer demand through mineral replacement, increase durability and service life.

Industries include construction, automotive, packaging, electronics, and industrial manufacturing.

Omya provides technical expertise, tailored material solutions, and global supply support to help customers develop high-performance and sustainable formulations.

Contact our adhesive and sealants experts

Need expert support for your formulation?  

Whether you are developing a new adhesive or improving an existing sealant, Omya’s global team provides:  

  • Technical formulation support  
  • Product selection guidance  
  • Innovation partnerships  
  • Commercial and supply expertise  

We work closely with customers to deliver tailored solutions that meet specific performance and sustainability requirements.

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