Welcome to Omya in South Korea

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 South Korea 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 South Korea with a full range of standard, performance, engineering and rubber polymers and rubber additives. 

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. We operate 5 calcium carbonate plants producing dry and slurry products, with a combined capacity exceeding 1.2 million tons, supported by 5 mines across South Korea. Our technical teams work directly with customers to solve the challenges of current and future generations.