Dry ground calcium carbonate (GCC-Dry) Fine - Sector EPD

Calcium carbonate is an natural mineral. The formula is CaCO₃
and covers a raw material, which is widespread throughout nature. However,
although the deposits are plentiful, only a few are of sufficiently high
quality to be worked and even a fewer number of deposits will provide raw
materials for industrial and agricultural use other than the construction and
roads building industry. Only if the purity, degree of whiteness, thickness and
homogeneity are acceptable, commercial extraction can be worthwhile. After
quarrying, further treatment is required to process natural calcium carbonates
of the highest quality, known generically as Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC)
into final products.  

Main applications of calcium carbonate covered by the EPD: Construction/Architecture, Mortars, and Soil Stabilization.