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What is calcium carbonate filler? What characteristics do they have?

Calcium carbonate filler (CaCO3 filler, also known as calcium carbonate masterbatch) has always been the most commonly used filler in the plastic industry. Their position has never declined despite the processing and modifying technologies that have been researched and applied more and more over years. So what characteristics of calcium carbonate filler made manufacturers widely use them? Let’s dive straight right away in this post!

Applications of calcium carbonate masterbatch in the plastic industry

Sodium sulfate filler masterbatch – a “high-end” product of EuP

Filler masterbatch containing sodium sulfate (transparent Na2SO4 filler masterbatch) is a high-end quality product belonging to the transparent fillers category beside Talc and Barium Sulfate masterbatch. This article aims to give our customers a broad view of this product.

The significance of polyolefins - PP, PE

Specific provisions for certain plastic materials and articles

Is white masterbatch dominating the global masterbatch industry?

The short answer is yes. It is, and it will remain a noteworthy term in the market of plastic application for decades later. According to the newest report from Business Wire, the masterbatch market reached $16 billion dollar in the year 2016, almost double the size of the silicone market (GVR, 2017).

A mutant enzyme kills plastic bottle for good – and too good to be true

As reported by the Guardian, from a giant Japanese plastic dump, scientists have discovered a species of bugs that consume plastic bottles.