About us
SCI is a leading and trusted company in the market of micronized calcium carbonate in both stearic acid and untreated forms. It is produced to the highest specifications and purity standards up to 250 microns by the latest production lines of grinding and packaging technologies, where quality control is ensured and proven by our laboratories equipped with the latest particle size analyzers.
Our quarries
Our quarries are among the best limestone quarries in the region, and the whitest and purest, ranging from 97% to 99% calcium carbonate with a low percentage of silica and iron oxide. The stones are carefully selected with the lowest percentage of impurities and the latest crushers are used to prepare the limestone to transport it to our factory for grinding. These features are among the many reasons that make the company able to meet the market needs for high-quality limestone products that are used in many important industrial applications.
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Our Products
Untreated calcium carbonate
Untreated calcium carbonate
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Treated calcium carbonate
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Paints and coatings
Paints and coatings
High grade ground calcium carbonate is widely used in paint as filler due to its ability to improve the performance of paint due to its competitive price
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Adhesives and Sealants
Adhesives and Sealants
The adhesive is mainly composed of base glue, curing agent, filler, coupling agent and catalyst. With the rapid development of properties in packaging materials and building materials
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Ink industry
Ink industry
Calcium carbonate plays an important role in determining the quality of ink. The ink prepared with calcium carbonate is smooth, stable, has good printability and strong covering power.
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Paper making
Paper making
In the paper industry, calcium carbonate is applied in the manufacture of paper itself and in paper coating.
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Plastic industry
Plastic industry
The addition of light calcium carbonate plays a structural role in plastic products, as a filler and expander including injection molding and blow molding.
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Cables
Cables
Calcium carbonate is generally used in the protective covering of mining wires and cables, high voltage wires and cables, marine wires and cables, electrical wires and cable glue.
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Pipes
Pipes
Calcium carbonate is used as a functional filler in the production of pipes that carry water, sewage, etc.
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Rubber
Rubber
Calcium carbonate is mainly used in tire and rubber products. It can increase volume, reduce cost and improve rubber processing performance as it adds hardness and reinforcement while bonding rubber molecules.
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Glass and ceramics
Glass and ceramics
Calcium carbonate thanks to its iron content in very low concentrations (0.005%) and high purity, it enables the production of pure crystalline glass products that give the closest and most clear appearance to the natural color of glass.
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Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Calcium carbonate is an important component in the pharmaceutical industry culture medium. In addition to providing calcium elements, calcium carbonate works..
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Food
Food
Calcium carbonate can be used as a food additive, and a small amount should be added to food, usually no more than 2%, to ensure the necessary calcium intake of the human body.
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Agriculture
Agriculture
It is an essential mineral for the growth, development and production of livestock and pets and plays an important role in maintaining health, especially when more natural feed is not available.
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Oil industry
Oil industry
Calcium carbonate is widely used in the oil industry because it is heavy, increases the density of drilling fluids, and helps control downhole pressure.
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Non-woven fabrics
Non-woven fabrics
Provides application-specific performance improvement, such as increased softness, opacity, strength and filtration efficiency of nonwovens and fibers.
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Carpet floor adhesive
Carpet floor adhesive
As a filler mineral in carpet floor adhesive applications. Our products are easily dispersed in latex due to proper grain distribution
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Environmental uses
Environmental uses
An experiment conducted by British scientist Ken Simmons proved that calcium carbonate helps neutralize the harmful effects of acid rain on the river water ecosystem..
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Iron and steel
Iron and steel
Calcium carbonate is used in the iron and steel industry as a smelting aid, to reduce the melting temperature of iron and to help...
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Other industries
Other industries
Detergents - Pesticides - Used in refining sugar from sugar beets.
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