Our Origin
The history of Mondo Minerals.
The history of Mondo Minerals is a history of growth and innovation. One important reason: necessity is the mother of invention. The talc ore found in Finland is a mixture of magnesite and talc, so that a separating process first had to be developed – talc flotation. The company Suomen Talkki Oy was founded in 1967 to commercialize this invention.
Important Milestones
| 2025 | Mondo Minerals becomes a standalone Talc Group developing the Mondo Mineral brands |
| 2024 | Ecovadis Gold Rating awarded |
| 2024 | 97% carbon footprint reduction in Sotkamo (FI) production from 2019- 2024 |
| 2020 | Launch of sustainable Barrier Coating solutions, offering alternatives to traditional food packaging |
| 2019 | Sourcing 100% renewable electricity since 2019 |
| 2018 | Acquisition of Mondo Minerals by Elementis |
| 2017 | New state-of-the-art warehouse with robotics and automation, allowing improved customer service |
| 2017 | New innovative milling systems added to serve growing industrial segments |
| 2015 | Several new product enhancements launched in paint segments |
| 2012 | Logistics optimization |
| 2011 | Acquisition of Mondo Minerals by Advent International |
| 2010 | Introduction of compacted talc for the plastics industry |
| 2010 | Launch of heat treated talc for pharmaceuticals |
| 2010 | First commercial paint talc slurry production |
| 2009 | Launch of talc products optimized for chewing gum production |
| 2008 | Development of high surface area talc for olive oil separation |
| 2008 | Patents for highly delaminated talc and for talc use in beverage filtration |
| 2007 | Hg Capital acquires Mondo Minerals; Norwegian Talc AS remains part of the Omya Group |
| 2006 | Introduction of double classified product for high solid coatings |
| 2004 | Development of superconducting electromagnetic separation process for talc purification |
| 2003 | Introduction of sterile bulk product for anti-allergenic paints |
| 2002 | Plustalc product range introduced for paints and plastics |
| 2001 | Ownership of Mondo Minerals transferred to Omya AG |
| 2000 | Development of food packaging coating talc for paper and board |
| 1998 | Start of the use of talc in cordierite ceramic honeycomb structures |
| 1982 | Development of rotogravure paper coating talc |
| 1979/80 | De-dusted talc products for unsaturated polyester putties developed |
| 1973 | Paint talc production started |
| 1970/71 | Production of pitch control talc for the Finnish paper industry gets underway |
| 1969 | Production begins at Sotkamo site with a capacity of 70,000 tons p.a. First deliveries of SC paper filler talc |
| 1956 | Geological research begins |
