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Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent and lubricant. It is an ingredient in ceramics, paints, and roofing material.
Health Books International (formerly Teaching-aids at Low Cost or TALC) is an international non-profit organisation that was set up in Britain in 1965 by Professor David Morley (paediatrician). [1] Until it merged with Practical Action publishing, HBI was registered with the Charity Commission and also with Companies House in the UK. [2]
Mondo Minerals, nowadays part of Elementis, is a leading globally active producer of talc [citation needed] products. Its main brands are Finntalc, Plustalc and Microtalc. The company develops and markets specialized products for paints and coatings, plastics, cordierite ceramics, consumables, pharmaceutical and paper applicatio
One negative was the unprofitability of the UK chromium business and the plant was controversially closed in 2009. [27] Further small acquisitions to enlarge the coatings business were made in 2012 and 2013: Watercryl Quimica Ltda of Brazil provided an entry to Latin America and in the U.S., Hi-Mar was a leading supplier of defoamers to the ...
In 1892 responded to a letter from a physician about a patient suffering skin irritations after using medicated plasters. Kilmer suggested to use scented Italian talcum powder to mitigate the irritation and sent a can to the doctor. [2] Baby Powder debuted in 1893 and went to the market in 1894. [3]
Clariant AG is a Swiss multinational speciality chemical company, formed in 1995 as a spin-off from Sandoz.Headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland, [5] the public company encompasses 68 subsidiaries in 36 countries (2023).
The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in 2020 [11] and has said it will stop all talc sales worldwide by 2023, switching to a corn starch-based formula. However, Johnson & Johnson says that its talc-based baby powder does not contain asbestos and is safe to use. [12]
The company is the world's largest producer of talc, [citation needed] with mines and processing plants located in Europe, North America, Australia, and East Asia. The Luzenac Group was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rio Tinto Group from 1988 [ 1 ] until August 2011, when it was sold to Imerys .