What is Calcium Carbonate:
Calcium Carbonate is derived out of Calcite and dolomite which are a naturally occurred minerals in the form of rocks available in specified few areas in the island such as Balangoda, Pallebadde, Embilipitiya and Buttala.
Powdered calcite known as GCC, position as major raw material/filler to many industries worldwide, such as Animal feed, Paints and Coatings, Rubber and Polymer, PVC, Tile Manufacturing, Fertilizer, Glass and Pharmaceuticals.
Demand for GCC in Sri Lanka is remarkable and only two main local manufactures are available. Therefore, GCC imports to Sri Lanka indicates high value and volume where the business prominently focuses to compensate the imports rather than competing with local manufacturers.
Our Main Products
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UNICAL Coated Calcium Carbonate Powder
Our range of Coated Calcium Carbonate powder is manufactured according to international standard specifications in order to meet the requirements of the manufacturers of plastic, PVC, Packaging & rubber products. UNICAL CaCO3 product range has been able to meet the best expectation of our clients with its particle shape, micronized fineness & hardness.
The particle size our product range starts from 5 Micron up to 55 Micron which is manufactured according to our customer requirement. |
UNICAL Wall Coating SolutionsCalcium Carbonate powder is the main ingredient for manufacturing skim coat & filler for wall coating
solutions. Currently Unitum Chemicals acts as the exclusive manufacturer of S-Lon Kansai Paint in Sri Lanka in manufacturing its total Skim coat product range. Our UNICAL CaCO3 powder range is manufactured according to the requirements of manufacturers of Skim Coat, Filler and other related products. |
The business focuses on processing of Calcite/ Dolomite in house in a state-of-the -art factory built in Buttala area. The existing Calcite deposits and newly found rocks are available in the same area where the business could be sustainably operated without any environmental hazards. In this process the organization has already obtain necessary approvals from respective authorities to carryout its trading and processing operations