Minerals Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills, part of the Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), to build an 80,000 metric ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at its paper mill in Pindo Deli, Indonesia. The facility will be operated by Pindo Deli Specialty Minerals (PDSM), a newly created joint venture in Indonesia. This facility is scheduled to begin operation in the 4Q 2018, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
“We are very pleased to expand our relationship with this long-term partner and world-class paper manufacturer,” said Douglas T. Dietrich, CEO. “This agreement follows the signing of a new 125,000 ton per year PCC plant and 40,000 ton expansion with APP in Indonesia earlier this year.”
PCC is a specialty pigment for filling and coating high-quality paper.
Minerals Technologies Inc. is a resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets worldwide a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services.
