Industry
Paints & Coatings
Paint formulas depend on brightness, oil absorption and particle control. NAGTAR sources GCC, kaolin and precipitated BaSO₄ against formulation briefs — not as interchangeable white powders.
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How this industry consumes minerals
Coatings plants qualify fillers in the lab, then lock a grade into production. Changing brightness or abrasivity mid-programme is expensive. Recurring supply of the same transformation grade is the product.
US market focus
US paint manufacturers run trials before purchase orders. Import wins when washed/calcined kaolin or controlled GCC clears optical and rheology targets that domestic options miss on timing or grade.
How we approach US buying
Near term: micronized GCC and washed kaolin from available supply. Value-add: calcined kaolin and precipitated BaSO₄ once formulas are secured. Distributors often place the first US bags.
Buyer segments
Paint and coatings manufacturers
Formulation trials then production packing.
Specialty coating formulators
Tighter optical and chemical-resistance fillers.
Industrial mineral distributors
Samples into coatings accounts already on the books.
Path to a first programme
01.Formula targets
Brightness, oil absorption, particle, mineral family.
02.Lab trial
Buyer formulation lab.
03.Trial order
First commercial bags or big bags.
04.Programme
Recurring grade with multi-origin backup.
How each product fits
- Micronized Calcium Carbonate (GCC)
Micronized GCC for extender and opacity roles.
- Washed / Calcined Kaolin
Washed or calcined — brightness and abrasivity matter.
- Precipitated Barium Sulfate
Technical coatings filler — not oilfield API barite.
- Industrial Fillers
Other filler minerals when the formula names them.
Questions a US desk usually asks
- Which mineral is already qualified in the formula?
- Washed or calcined kaolin — which optical target?
- Is precipitated BaSO₄ required, or is oilfield barite being confused with it?
Supply continuity
Primary Algerian supply with alternate origins in the same grade family so a coatings programme is not stranded by one calcination or coating line.
Commodities for paints & coatings
Open the product page that matches your brief. Specs and availability are confirmed case by case.
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Micronized Calcium Carbonate (GCC)
Ground calcium carbonate — micronized grades for plastics, paint and industrial fillers.
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Washed / Calcined Kaolin
Washed or calcined kaolin for paint, ceramics and functional fillers.
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Precipitated Barium Sulfate
Precipitated barium sulfate for technical paints and specialty coatings.
View Precipitated BaSO₄
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Industrial Fillers
Mineral fillers matched to a process — or routed to GCC, PCC and specialty silica when that is the grade.
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Notes tied to the minerals in this industry — for buyers who want context before they send a brief.
Importing micronized GCC into the US: when grade beats rock price
US limestone is abundant. Micronized GCC imports win on D50, whiteness, moisture or stearic coating — plus continuity. How NAGTAR frames the brief.
Washed vs calcined kaolin for coatings: pick the transformation
Why US paint and ceramics buyers must name washed or calcined kaolin — brightness, abrasivity and Georgia competition — before NAGTAR quotes.
Calcium carbonate from Algeria: grade, mesh and where it fails
Calcium carbonate supplier notes on CaCO3 applications: purity, mesh, whiteness, moisture, and where one grade fails when it crosses industries.
Mineral fillers for plastics and paints: start with the process, not the bag
Plastics and paints do not share one filler brief. Name the mineral, the cut and the tests the line actually runs before anyone treats a bag price as an offer.
Calcium carbonate filler or silica filler: which brief to send
Send a carbonate formula to the calcium carbonate line and a silica flour to specialty silicas. If the mineral is still unnamed, start from industrial fillers and the process tests.
GCC or PCC: which calcium carbonate the process actually needs
GCC vs PCC in plain buyer language: ground calcium carbonate versus precipitated calcium carbonate, particle shape, brightness, and which process needs which.
Frequently asked questions
Industrial Landscape
Sectors We Work Across
Market landscape for this vertical — not a list of NAGTAR clients or partners.
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Request supply for paints & coatings
Share product, volume, key specs and destination — including US ports when that is the brief. Algeria is the primary origin; multi-country partners support continuity.
For Buyers
Sourcing for paints & coatings?
Use the form above or open a product page for a more precise brief.
For Suppliers
Produce for this industry?
If you have documented capacity and export readiness, apply as a supply partner.