Natural ingredients, smart solutions
Natural ingredients, smart solutions
As one of the world’s largest processors of natural calcium phosphate, Global Ceramic Materials provides the highest quality raw materials for the manufacturing of fine ceramic tableware (fine and bone china), tiles and as a premier refractory coating in copper and aluminum production.
About
A global leader in creating value from natural minerals
Utilizing the most advanced quality process, Global Ceramic Materials (GCM) offers unrivaled product superiority and consistency to customers across the ceramic and non-ferrous foundry sectors. In addition to providing the finest natural minerals and body clays, GCM offers robust technical support to clients worldwide.
Leading since 1827
A supplier of natural calcium phosphate, prepared ceramic body clays, bone china body, and bone ash, to the world's leading manufacturers of fine china tableware, tiles and non-ferrous foundries since 1827.
Exported globally
Based in the United Kingdom, GCM exports more than 85% of its products to Asia, Europe and North America.
Enhanced fired strength
With just a 5% addition of GCM’s natural calcium phosphate, tableware producers can achieve a significant increase in fired strength.
Solutions
Calcium phosphate
We mill and process the calcium phosphate into a format suitable for use in the manufacturing of fine china and bone china tableware, ceramic tiles, and as a refractory coating for copper and aluminum casting. Each grade is tailored to meet the specifications of individual customers, ensuring that the client can achieve maximum performance within their process. Producers of fine china tableware can achieve a significant improvement in fired strength with just a 3-5% addition of GCM’s ACM325 grade.
Prepared body clays
A wide range of fine and bone china bodies are produced utilizing only the purest quality raw materials. These bodies are used widely within the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia to manufacture fine ceramic tableware and bone china of the highest quality. Fine china and bone china bodies are available as filter-cake, pugged or spray dried granulate.
Mould Coat MC 325
The non-ferrous metals casting industry which wants to add value to their production will discover a choice of possibilities at Global Ceramic Materials. Global process MC325, which is a fine milled crystalline hydroxyapatite mineral (bone ash), to help increase the working life of launders, molds and equipment up to twice as long compared with alternatives.
Bone ash
We mill and process the bone ash into a format suitable for use in the manufacturing of fine bone china. Each grade is tailored to meet the requirements of individual customers, ensuring the client can achieve maximum performance within their process.
Our history
A global leader in creating value
For nearly 200 years, we have been in the business of collecting and creating value from the finest natural minerals. In 2014, our company became a part of Darling Ingredients, a global leader in circularity.
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Contact Global Ceramic Materials
We are committed to working closely with customers to maximize production yields and enhance product quality wherever possible.
Company Registration No. 3306838
VAT No. GB 677 698 258