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Enhancing paints and coatings performance with functional minerals and specialty  materials to create sustainable, efficient, and high-quality solutions.

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Making life better with functional minerals and materials

As a global producer and distributor in functional minerals and specialty materials, supplying calcium carbonate, dolomite, mica, kaolin, lightweight fillers based on closed cell expanded perlites and hollow glass microspheres we provide innovative solutions that improve the performance, durability, and sustainability of modern coating formulations.

  • Improve optical and mechanical properties  

  • Enhance durability 

  • Optimize cost-performance ratios

  • Enable sustanable solutions

Innovation highlights   

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

Our minerals portfolio include: 

  • Calcium carbonate (GCC, UFGCC, PCC, MCC) - cost-effective opacity, brightness and matting enhancer
  • Dolomite - improved hardness and weather resistance
  • Mica - enhanced durability and anti-corrosion performance
  • Recycled minerals - support recycled materials use
  • Shelf-life boosting solutions 
  • Lightweight fillers: 
    • Closed cell expanded perlite   
    • Hollow glass microspheresShape

These solutions help manufacturers meet demanding requirements across decorative, roof, industrial, and powder coatings, improve optical performance and sustainability.

Key innovation benefits

We advance the use of functional minerals and specialty materials to:

  • Optimize particle size distribution for better formulation
  • Improve dispersion and processing effciency
  • Enhance durability, UV-resistance and weatherability
  • Reduce formulation cost without sacrificing perfomance
  • Lower environmental impact through natural, sustainable materials 

Applications we support 

Our innovations enable performance across diverse applications:

Discover our full range of paint and coating solutions using the Omya product catalogue:

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FAQ - Functional minerals and materials for paints and coatings

Mineral fillers are natural or engineered materials added to coatings to improve properties such as opacity, durability, rheology, and cost-efficiency.

Common minerals include calcium carbonate, kaolin, mica, silicates, dolomite, and lightweight fillers like perlite and hollow glass microspheres.

They optimize formulations with better particle size distributions.

Lightweight fillers reduce density, improve insulation properties, and enable easier application while maintaining performance.

Solutions help to reduce ‘oil-based formulation components’ , improve material efficiency, and extend coating lifespan, contributing to more sustainable formulations.

Applications include architectural paints, industrial coatings, automotive finishes, powder coatings, and protective coatings.

Omya provides global supply, technical expertise, and formulation support to help customers develop high-performance, compliant, and sustainable coating systems.

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Need expert support for your formulation?  

Whether you are developing a new paint or improving an existing coating, 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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