Specialty Minerals Inc. offers a brochure for "Mineral Additives for Rigid PVC Applications" that can be downloaded by clicking here.

Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI) offers a wide range of products for use in rigid polyvinyl chloride, PVC. Our product list includes ground limestone, precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), talc, and barite. We use multiple ore sources, combined with our advanced processing and coating technology, to produce products of exceptional value.

Roles For Specialty Minerals Products In Rigid PVC
SMI products can be used to modify the properties of  PVC compounds. They can make them stiffer, stronger, and less brittle. Ultra-Pflex^® PCC, our 70 nanometer or 0.07 micron, coated ultrafine PCC, Tuffgard^® PCC, our 0.35 micron, coated fine PCC can act as impact modifiers while reducing formulation cost. Our sub-micron talc can be used to create a PVC compound whose property balance rivals that of ABS.

Click on an application to read more about the contributions of SMI minerals in that use, or click on a product name to download the data sheet for the product.

A Specialty Minerals brochure “Fillers In PVC – A Review of the Basics” can be downloaded by clicking here. Use the links below to download other publications on SMI minerals in rigid/unplasticized PVC applications.

Specialty Minerals PVC Applications and Technical Service Support
SMI’s plastics applications lab continues to develop state of the art mineral products for the PVC industry. Our experienced staff is available to apply their knowledge to your product development efforts or help solve challenging formulation and processing problems. Let us help you select a product, adjust a formulation, run a trial, or test finished parts. 

Click here to download a brochure on the capabilities of SMI’s Plastics Applications Laboratory.

SMI is the leader in engineered, functional fillers for demanding PVC applications. Read further to see how we can work together for your success.

Learn more:

• SMI minerals for plastics
• Rigid PVC property balance – product selector chart
• SMI precipitated and ground calcium carbonates for rigid PVC
• SMI talcs for rigid PVC
  
  
• SMI minerals for PVC window and door profiles
• SMI minerals for PVC fence and decking
• SMI minerals for PVC siding
• SMI minerals for calendared and thermoformed rigid PVC
• SMI minerals for injected-molded PVC
• SMI minerals for PVC pipe and fittings
• Replacing ABS with high performance PVC using ultrafine talc
• SMI minerals for wood polymer composites (WPC)
  
  
• Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) in plastics uses
• Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) in plastics uses
• Talc in plastics uses
  
  
• What is Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC)/Limestone? A mineral introductory page
• What is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate? A mineral introductory page
• What is Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)? A mineral introductory page
• What is Talc? A mineral introductory page.
  
  
• Impact Fundamentals
• PVC Compounding Technology Fundamentals
• Flexural Modulus - Stiffness Fundamentals
  
  
• SMI minerals in housing. See the places Specialty Minerals products are used around your house.
  
  
• Download technical data sheets for Specialty Minerals products
• “Fillers in PVC – A Review of the Basics” - download brochure
• “The Effect of Calcium Carbonate Size and Loading Level On the Impact Performance  of Rigid PVC Compounds Containing Varying Amounts Of Acrylic Impact Modifier” - download publication
• “Adding Value to PVC Formulations with Ester Lubricants and Fine Calcium Carbonate “ - download publication
•  “Increasing the Flexural Modulus of Rigid PVC at Elevated Temperatures” - download publication
• Download brochure on Specialty Minerals Plastics Applications Laboratory
  
  
• Request a sample
  
  
• About Specialty Minerals Inc.
  
  
• Plastics Exhibitions - Where we are participating, and where you can talk to Specialty Minerals staff about your formulations.
• Specialty Minerals Plastics Publications – General and Impact Downloadable papers on fillers in plastics, and Precipitated Calcium Carbonates (PCCs) and talcs in plastic applications
• Useful plastics websites.