Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto

Markets

Construction, Coatings, Ink, Adhesives, Plastics

Applications

Functional lamellar extender pigments; low oil-absorption talc; high-brightness, high-durability chlorite; hydrophobic microcrystalline talc

Brands

Luzenac®, Mistron®, Nicron®, Silverline®, Vertal®, Sierralite®

Chemistry

Talc-magnesium silicate, Chlorite-magnesium aluminum silicate

Regions

West, Northwest, Southwest

P.T. Hutchins