Industrial Section

Industrial Section

Specialty Minerals, Camas

Location & History

The Specialty Minerals, Inc. plant in Camas manufactures precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). This is produced by reacting carbon dioxide from the Georgia Pacific pulp and paper mill with calcium hydroxide. Wastewater is discharged to the Georgia Pacific mill's wastewater treatment system. The wastewater is then discharged to the Columbia River through Georgia Pacific's outfall 001.

Capacity

The plant produces about 75,000 tons of PCC each year.

Location and Mailing address:
Specialty Minerals, Inc.
220 NW 20th Ave
Camas, WA 98607

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Ecology Contact
Teddy Le (360) 407-6948