Modern construction materials include mineral fillers, additives, binders, pigments, flame retardants, and reinforcements designed to improve strength, durability, safety, and sustainability.
Your global partner for building and construction
High-performance raw materials for building and construction, designed to enhance durability, safety, and sustainability across modern construction systems.
Delivering a comprehensive range of specialty materials for construction applications, Omya helps customers develop efficient, high-quality, and future-ready building solutions to:.
- Enhance fire resistance and compliance
- Optimize formulation cost-performance ratio
- Accelerate lightweighting construction practices
- Improve mechanical strength and long-term durability
Comprehensive building and construction solutions
Omya partners with leading blue-chip manufacturers to provide a broad portfolio of specialty materials for building and construction applications, including:
- Functional additives
- High-performance pigments and colorants
- Advanced binders and resins
- Flame retardants for fire safety
- Reinforcements for mechanical strength
- Essential and engineered minerals
Our solutions support a wide range of applications including infrastructure, residential and commercial construction, insulation systems, and construction chemicals.
Customer benefits:
We offer a comprehensive portfolio of specialty materials and deep market insight, enabling customers to benefit from:
- Complete, end-to-end solutions for customers worldwide
- Streamlined supply chain
- Global sourcing and logistics network
- Global quality standards
- Specialist regulatory advice
- Exceptional customer service
- Technical services and formulaiton expertise
Explore our building and construction portfolio:
Minerals
High-quality functional mineral fillers for to optimize performance, cost-efficiency, and sustainability:
- Calcium carbonate (GCC, PCC)
- Perlite-based minerals
- Hollow glass microspheres
- Kaolin (calcined and water-washed)
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM)
- Glass powder
- Calcined clay
Functional additives
Enhance workability, durability, and process efficiency:
- Rheology modifiers
- Defoamers
- Surface modifiers
- Dispersants and wetting agents
- Stabilizers (Ca-Zn/OBS and lead-based)
- Silica (fumed and colloidal)
- Plasticizers (phthalate- based and non-phthalate based)
- Flame retardants (aluminum and magnesium hydroxide)
Pigment and colorants
Ensure aesthetic quality and long-term stability:
- Titanium dioxide (TiO₂, rutile and anatase)
- Pigment dispersion
- Functional extenders (calcined clay, barite)
- Organic pigments
- Inorganic pigments (iron oxides, chromium oxide)
Flame retardants
Increase fire safety and ensure compliance with strict building regulations using advanced flame-retardants:
- Phosphorus-based systems – effective char formation
- Synergistic systems (zinc borate, phosphinates)
- Aluminum hydroxide (ATH) – endothermic decomposition and cooling effect
- Magnesium hydroxide (MDH) – high-temperature flame retardant performance
Resins and binders
Enable advanced and durable construction materials:
- Acrylics and styrene-acrylic
- Redispersal polymer powders (RDP)
- Epoxy resins and systems
- Polyurethanes
- Bio-based binders
- Vinyl resins (PVA, PVC, copolymers)
Reinforcements
Enhance structural integrity and long-term durability with advanced reinforcement solutions:
- Roving
- Strand Mat, Filament Mat
- Fiberglass
- Surfacing veil
Applications we support
Our building and construciton portfolio helps customers meet demanding performance, regulatory requirements and innovation across:
FAQ - Building and construction
Mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, kaolin, and silica improve mechanical performance, reduce costs, and enhance processing efficiency in construction formulations.
Reinforcements like mica, glass fibers, and wollastonite increase tensile strength, reduce cracking, and improve long-term durability under mechanical and environmental stress.
Flame retardants reduce flammability, slow down fire spread, and lower smoke generation, helping materials meet strict building and fire safety regulations.
Applications include infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings, insulation systems, flooring, coatings, sealants, and fire protection materials.
Yes, many solutions incorporate natural minerals, lightweight fillers, and efficient formulations that reduce environmental impact and support sustainable construction practices.
Omya provides global supply, technical expertise, and tailored formulation support to help customers optimize performance, meet regulatory requirements, and accelerate innovation.