Specialty Minerals Inc.’s (SMI’s) Lifford plant in Birmingham, United Kingdom, manufactures three grades of Sturcal™ precipitated calcium carbonates (PCCs). These can be used in foods, nutritional supplements, antacids and other pharmaceuticals, and personal-care products. Each Sturcal™ PCC is certified to meet the requirements of the European and British Pharmacopeias (EP and BP), and European Union E170i Miscellaneous Food Regulations. On request they can also be certified as meeting USP and Food Chemical Codex (FCC). 

The Birmingham plant is registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Drug Manufacturing Facility, and follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Sturcal™ PCC products are certified as Kosher. In addition to being ISO 9001 quality certified, Birmingham also has ISO 140001 environmental certification.   

Applications for Specialty Minerals Sturcal™ Precipitated Calcium Carbonates (PCCs)
Sturcal™ PCCs are widely used in various healthcare products. Click on one of the following applications to learn more about it and the Sturcal™ PCC products to choose for your formulation:

• Pharmaceuticals. Antacid tablets and liquids as well as other over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
• Calcium nutritional supplements. Calcium supplements in the forms of tablets (swallowable, chewable and effervescent), soft gels, soft chews, nutrition bars, and powdered beverage mixes. 
• Calcium fortified foods. A wide range of foods can be fortified with Sturcal™ PCCs.  Breakfast cereals, baked goods, beverages including milk and soymilk, yogurts, probiotics, and granola and other snack bars are some of the applications.

 

Learn more:

• SMI minerals in food fortification uses
• SMI minerals in nutritional supplement uses
• SMI minerals in pharmaceuticals
  
  
• Specialty Minerals calcium carbonates for food, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• Choosing the right grade of Specialty Minerals calcium carbonate for consumer products
  
  
• Useful information for formulators: Downloadable information sheets on formulating with calcium carbonate, the effect of particle size and shape in a product, high bioavailability of calcium carbonate, California Proposition 65 lead limits, and calcium carbonate lead levels.
• U.S. Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) for Calcium
• Osteoporosis: Anyone Can Be At Risk – Even You! A downloadable information sheet
  
  
• SMI minerals in consumer products: See all the products you use every day—foods, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, toiletries, and other personal-care items—that use Specialty Minerals talcs and calcium carbonates.
  
  
• What is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)? A minerals introductory webpage
• What is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) for Healthcare?  A downloadable information sheet
  
  
• Download technical data sheets and MSDS for Specialty MInerals products
• Request a sample
  
  
• About Specialty Minerals Inc.
• Specialty MInerals plant profiles: Birmingham
• Quality, GMP and ISO at Specialty Minerals