Inventory of 6 Global Kaolin Producers

France: Imerys Company

Imerys Corporation is the world's largest multinational company in the development of kaolin, accounting for approximately 1/4 of the world's production. The products provided by the company mainly consist of two parts: soft kaolin and ultrafine calcined kaolin, with calcined kaolin as the main application in fields such as coatings, pigments, films, sealants, adhesives, and rubber.

United States: Engelhard Company

Engelhard Company was founded in 1902, mainly dedicated to the research and sales of catalysts. The annual production of kaolin is about 2 million tons. In recent years, calcined kaolin and high-grade kaolin for papermaking have been developed. The special kaolin provided is mainly used in plastics, rubber, ink, cosmetics, ceramics, binders, coatings, and other industries.

United States: Huber Corporation

Huber Company was founded in New York in 1883, covering industries such as pesticides, plastics, papermaking, mining, cosmetics, flame retardants, and paint coatings. Its kaolin products have been widely used in the world's paper industry and coating pigments. Our main products include four types: hydrated kaolin, calcined kaolin, ultrafine kaolin, and chemically modified kaolin.

United States: Thiele Company

Thiele Company has an annual production of 1 million tons of kaolin and processing plants throughout North America and Europe, leading the way in processing kaolin pigments. The company is mainly engaged in the mining, processing, and transportation of kaolin. Its main products include calcined kaolin, kaolin coatings, high brightness kaolin coatings, standard brightness kaolin coatings, kaolin fillers, etc.

Brazil: Cadam Company

Cadam Company is the largest producer of kaolin in Brazil and the leading enterprise in the use of kaolin in papermaking coatings. Its kaolin reserves exceed 2.504 billion tons, with excellent quality and a natural whiteness of 86.3% to 89.3%. Based on the current production volume of kaolin, Cadam can meet the world's demand for kaolin for 350 years, with 90% of its products exported.

Brazil: RCC Company

RCC Company is the second largest kaolin company in Brazil, originally controlled by DBK (Drying Company) in the United States, but now controlled by Imerys in France (99% equity). It has a production capacity of 1.6 million tons/year and is the world's largest independent kaolin processing plant. The processing process includes cyclone classification, magnetic separation, and bleaching.