Imerys is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
multinational company listed on the
Euronext ParisEuronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the UK's London Stock Exchange.-Operations:It operates the...
exchange (ticker:
NK). It is a constituent of the
CAC Next 20The CAC Next 20 is an index of security prices used with the Euronext Paris. It gathers the 20 companies whose market capitalizations are ranked after those of the 40 companies who compose the CAC 40. These 20 are possible candidates to replace the members of the CAC 40 index. The CAC Next 20 was...
index.
The Company was founded in 1880 and for many years was known as
Imetal.
In 1999 Imetal took over
English China Clays plcEnglish China Clays plc or ECC was a mining company involved in the extraction of kaolin, based in St Austell, Cornwall. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 1999 was acquired by Imetal.-History:...
, the
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
-based producer of kaolin, and then changed its name to
Imerys.
In 2005, Imerys acquired from
Alleghany Corp.Alleghany Corporation is an investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests...
the U.S.
Imerys is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
multinational company listed on the
Euronext ParisEuronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the UK's London Stock Exchange.-Operations:It operates the...
exchange (ticker:
NK). It is a constituent of the
CAC Next 20The CAC Next 20 is an index of security prices used with the Euronext Paris. It gathers the 20 companies whose market capitalizations are ranked after those of the 40 companies who compose the CAC 40. These 20 are possible candidates to replace the members of the CAC 40 index. The CAC Next 20 was...
index.
History
The Company was founded in 1880 and for many years was known as
Imetal.
In 1999 Imetal took over
English China Clays plcEnglish China Clays plc or ECC was a mining company involved in the extraction of kaolin, based in St Austell, Cornwall. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 1999 was acquired by Imetal.-History:...
, the
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
-based producer of kaolin, and then changed its name to
Imerys.
In 2005, Imerys acquired from
Alleghany Corp.Alleghany Corporation is an investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests...
the U.S. company
World Minerals Inc., a leading producer of
diatomaceous earthDiatomaceous earth — also known as DE, TSS, diatomite, diahydro, kieselguhr, kieselgur, brand names include Celatom or celite — is a naturally occurring, soft, chalk-like sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder, with a particle size extending from less than 1...
and
perlitePerlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently...
.
Operations
The company specialises in the
miningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock salt and potash...
and distribution of industrial minerals and is one of the world's leading producers of:
- Kaolin for paper making and ceramics;
- Diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous earth — also known as DE, TSS, diatomite, diahydro, kieselguhr, kieselgur, brand names include Celatom or celite — is a naturally occurring, soft, chalk-like sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder, with a particle size extending from less than 1...
for abrasives and beer filtration;
- Graphite
The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Greek γραφειν : "to draw/write", for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead, as distinguished from the actual metallic element lead...
for batteries;
- Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CaCO
3. It is a common substance found in rock in all parts of the world, and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, pearls, and eggshells. Calcium carbonate is the active ingredient in agricultural...
for applications in construction, polymers, composites and cultured marble.
Eco-town
Amongst its other activities, Imerys is bidding to develop one of the ten
eco-townsEco-towns continue to be a controversial programme of supposedly exemplar sustainable new towns to be built in England. In 2007, The Department of Communities and Local Government announced a competition to build up to 10 eco-towns...
proposed for construction in England. Planned for the site of former china clay mines in
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
, the project has the provisional title
Imerys China Clay CommunityImerys, the industrial minerals company, plans to build a new town on a cluster of sites near St Austell, in Cornwall.Provisionally termed Imerys China Clay Community, in 2008 the plan was shortlisted by the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government as one of the 10 eco-towns proposed...
.
Locations
Headquartered in
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, it employs 16,000 people of whom 4,000 are based in France.
The company's North American Operations are headquartered in Roswell, GA USA.
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