Omya North America
Founded On Strong Customer Partnership and Qulity Products
Omya’s business philosophy and 120+ years of success are based on treating every customer as a business partner. We strongly believe that when you have the right business partners, anything is possible, which is why our customers have helped make Omya the world's largest supplier of calcium carbonate. Today Omya’s products are used in, and provide critical benefits to, everything from paper and packaging to paint, plastics, food and pharmaceuticals as well as a variety of industrial products such as concrete, caulk and adhesives.
To meet our customers’ diverse and growing global calcium carbonate needs, we now operate over 100 plants in more than 50 countries. These plants are strategically located to accommodate not only our customers’ ongoing needs but their emergency requirements as well. Plus, an essential part of our partnership commitment with customers is to always maintain capacity in excess of future requirements, which is why we can commit with confidence to long-term supply agreements, some as long as 20 years.
Omya’s Beginnings
On the same day he married Emma Staufer on August 24, 1884, Gottfried Plüss founded the Plüss-Staufer company in Oftringen, Switzerland. To keep his promise to his customers of “manufacturing glazier's putty of the highest quality", Gottfried purchased a site in the Champayne District of France in 1891 for its deposits of high quality ore. A second location purchased in Omey, France became the site of a new factory that began production in 1900. The Omya name and logo, now familiar around the world, were in fact inspired by the loyal relationship with "Les Omyats", the residents of Omey. And these ore deposits still set the standards for raw materials used to produce the highest quality Omya ground calcium carbonate products.
Omya’s Goal is Nothing Less Than Total Customer Satisfaction
Omya prides itself on continuous communication with customers to ensure we understand their changing needs for not only improving their products performance but also for critical logistical support.
- We deliver on our promise of Total Customer Satisfaction by:
- Working closely with customers to understand their current and future requirements.
- Focusing on proper product selection and application techniques tailored to specific market sectors and end-use performance requirements.
- Delivering a consistently high level of quality and service.
- Optimizing our global strengths and resources to apply best practices throughout our global organization that lead to lower production costs, more innovative distribution systems and strategically located manufacturing facilities..
- Our commitment to a global R&D program that ensures the successful development of new and alternative technologies/products.
- By offering quality products and service we deliver real value. By being a committed partner we deliver lasting value.
North American Production Capabilities
As North America’s largest supplier of ground calcium carbonate, Omya’s commitment to its customers has led to one of the industry’s broadest pigment portfolios that now includes not only GCC but also PCC, Surface-Modified Carbonates and Co-Processed Carbonates. And our Multi-Dimensional Pigment concept gives us the unique ability to help customers develop customized solutions to help make their end-use products more competitive. More and more of America’s leading manufacturers of paper, packaging, paint, plastics, food, pharmaceutical and industrial products are relying on Omya for the highest quality calcium carbonate products. Products that deliver a multitude of performance benefits that include brightness, gloss, opacity, impact and tensile strength, reduced abrasion, low lead levels, excellent processability and FDA, AIB and Kosher certifications.
Omya has grown significantly in North America and now operates six state-of-the-art production facilities that maintain “zero tolerance” production specifications. When combined with Omya’s vast mineral reserves, Omya’s customers are ensured that they will always receive the highest quality and most consistent calcium carbonate regardless of where it is produced.
Finished products are stored in dry bulk silos and slurry tanks for shipment in bags, bulk powder vessels or slurry trucks and railcars.
From an environmental standpoint, it is Omya’s corporate policy to comply with all applicable environmental laws and manage all production activities in a way that minimizes environmental impact.
