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Encyclopedia > Imerys

Imerys is a French multinational company listed on Euronext Paris (ticker: NK). It is a constituent of the CAC Next 20 index. Euronext Paris is Frances securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. ... The CAC Next 20 is an index of security prices used with the Paris Bourse. ...


It specialises in the mining and distribution of industrial minerals. It is one of the world's leading producers of: The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Headquartered in Paris, it employs 16,000 people, of whom 4,000 are in France. Kaolin Kaolinite (Aluminium Silicate Hydroxide) Kaolinite is a clay mineral with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. ... A sample of diatomaceous earth Diatomaceous earth, also known as DE, diatomite, diahydro, kieselguhr, kieselgur, and Celite, is a naturally occurring, soft, chalk-like sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder. ... Graphite (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γραφειν: to draw/write, for its use in pencils) is one of the allotropes of carbon. ... Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, with chemical formula CaCO3. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ...


The North American Operations is headquarted in Roswell, GA.


In 1999 Imerys took over English China Clays plc, the Cornwall-based producer of kaolinite.


In 2005, Imerys acquired from Allegheny Technologies the U.S. company World Minerals, a leading producer of diatomaceous earth and perlite. Alleghenty Technologies, Inc. ... Expanded Perlite Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content. ...


External links

  • Imerys website
  • World Minerals website
  • Euronext: NK Imerys
  • Google Finance: Imerys

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Imerys Minerals (157 words)
Imerys is to shed 117 jobs at its china clay operations in Cornwall, as part of a restructuring programme to improve competitiveness.
Imerys is to close two china clay depots in Plymouth and Launceston in October, with the loss of 21 jobs.
Imerys is to invest up to £80m in new projects over the next two years, in order to ensure the future of the Cornish china clay industry for at least 40 years.
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