Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)
The starting material may consist of limestone, but this is usually calcined (heated to drive off CO2) at the mine, producing burnt lime, CaO. The great advantage of CaO is that is has only 56 percent the mass of the original CaCO3, reducing the cost of shipping. Water is added to "slake" the lime at the satellite plant next to the paper mill.