# Minerals Technologies to build PCC plant for Shouguang Meilun Paper in China

Minerals Technologies has signed an agreement with Shouguang Meilun Paper to build a 150,000 metric ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate plant at its paper mill in Shouguang, China. The facility is scheduled to begin operation in the second half of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-25
- Where: Shouguang, China, China
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 150,000 metric tons per year
- Products: precipitated calcium carbonate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Minerals Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/13898.md)
- [Shouguang Meilun Paper](https://endata.com/companies/33335.md) (customer)
- [Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/33336.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lesprom.com](https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Minerals_Technologies_to_construct_PCC_plant_for_Shouguang_Meilun_Paper_in_China_84208/), 2018-07-25: "We are very pleased that Chenming Paper has selected Minerals Technologies as their partner to construct and operate a satellite PCC plant"

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