Coarse pigment addition and high solids slurries for higher coating colour concentrations

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15401348

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The present invention relates to an aqueous slurry comprising natural ground calcium carbonate which has a percentage P5 by weight of particles having a diameter of less than 5.0 μm of from 98.5% to 90%, a percentage P2 by weight of particles having a diameter of less than 2.0 μm of from 96% to 80%, wherein the ratio of P2/P5 is from 0.98 to 0.85, and wherein the slurry has a solids content of more than 78 wt %.

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OMYA INTERNATIONAL AGBASLERSTRASSE 42 OFTRINGEN 4665

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Bluvol, Guillermo Gretzenbach, CH 3 4
Gane, Patrick A C Rothrist, CH 172 533
Kässberger, Michael Sempach, CH 4 4

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