Talc

Talc (also known as french chalk) / Soapstone / Steatite / French chalk powder for paper industry is a naturally occuring mineral. Rocks comprising primarily of talc are known as soapstones. The chemical name of talc is hydrated magnesium silicate. Due to its structural properties (extreme softness and compressibility), tactile properties (smoothness and slipperiness) and visual properties (high whiteness and brightness) it is an ideal candidate as a functional filler in the paper industry. Further, talc is hydrophobic in nature and thus adsorbs many organic compounds that would otherwise agglomerate to form pitch as well as decreases the tackiness of stickies thereby also preventing their agglomeration reducing their tendency to stick to the processing equipment. Finally talc offers high paper strength potential. This means that even with a high amount of filler load in the paper, there is very little decrease in the paper strength.
We at Anand Talc have decades of experience in supplying talc powder to the paper industry and offer ideal specifications for the benefit of our customers.