Imerys dates back to 1880 and is focused on mineral-based specialty solutions that range from processing industries to consumer goods. These solutions are based on the beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. The company employs around 18,000 people and operates over 100 mineral deposits throughout the world.
Imerys was reorganised in 2018 and since then has operated in a couple of business segments. The Performance Minerals segment combines three geographic business areas: Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the Americas and Asia-Pacific (APAC) and serves the plastics, paints and coatings, filtration, ceramics, renewable energy and paper & board markets in those regions; The High Temperature Materials and Solutions segment brings together two business areas: High Temperature Solutions and Refractory Abrasives and Construction, serving the refractory, foundry, metal flow, abrasives and building chemistry markets.
In 2019, Imerys announced the acquisition of some assets of the EDK company, a leading producer of ground calcium carbonate in Brazil.
The company’s financial results for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 include reported net income of €227.6 million. Diversify your portfolio and buy NK.PA stocks.