- Imerys
Imerys is a French multinational company listed on the
Euronext Paris exchange (ticker: NK). It is a constituent of theCAC Next 20 index.Activities
The company specialises in the
mining and distribution of industrial minerals and is one of the world's leading producers of:
*Kaolin for paper making and ceramics;
*Diatomaceous earth for abrasives and beer filtration;
*Graphite for batteries;
*Calcium carbonate 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-towns proposed for construction in England. Planned for the site of former
china clay mines inCornwall , the project has the provisional title Imerys China Clay Community.Locations
Headquartered in
Paris , it employs 16,000 people of whom 4,000 are based in France.The company's North American Operations are headquarted in
Roswell, GA USA .In 1999 Imerys took over
English China Clays plc , theCornwall -based producer of kaolin.In 2005, Imerys acquired from
Alleghany Corp. the U.S. company World Minerals, a leading producer ofdiatomaceous earth andperlite . [ [http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.z8Gx.htm SEC Info - Alleghany Corp/DE - 8-K - For 7/14/05] ]References
External links
* [http://www.imerys.com/ Imerys website]
* [http://www.worldminerals.com/ World Minerals website]
* [http://www.euronext.com/trader/summarizedmarket/0,5372,1732_6834,00.html?quotes=stock&selectedMep=1&shareprice=IMERYS&idInstrument=16518&isinCode=FR0000120859 Euronext: NK Imerys]
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=imerys Google Finance: Imerys]
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