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Widely used in the ceramics industry as an ingredient in glazes, it acts as a flux to produce unique colours not easily attainable by other means. In the brick, earthenware and pottery industries it is added to cause efflorescence.

The main use of calcium carbonate is in the construction industry, either as a building material or limestone aggregate for road building or as an ingredient of cement. In the oil industry, it is added to drilling fluids and it is also added as a raw material in the refining of sugar. Another popular usage is as an extender in paints, in particular matte emulsion paint.