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Imerys is the worldwide leader of industrial minerals and is active in 45 countries through over 250 industrial and commercial sites.. The Group mines and processes minerals from reserves with rare qualities in order to develop solutions that improve its customers’ product performance and manufacturing efficiency. The Group’s products have many applications in everyday life, including construction, personal care, paper, paint, plastic, ceramics, telecommunications and beverage filtration.

Imerys achieved €3.3 billion in sales in 2006.

Sales by products family are as follows:

Performance Minerals & Pigments (35% of Sales 2006) : mainly kaolins and calcium carbonates for paper industry, plastics, paints, rubbers (World No.1 in kaolin for paper, world No.1 in minerals for breathable plastic films)

Materials & Monolithics (28 %) : building materials (tiles, brick and chimney blocks, chimney blocks, slates - French No.1)) monolithic refractories (European No.1);

Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives & Filtration(37 %) : fine ceramics (European n° 1 européen in ceramic bodies for porcelain), tiles minerals, minerals for abrasives and for filtration (world n° 1), advanced technical solutions (world n° 1 in minerals for high performance graphite powders).

2006 Sales by geographic zone is: France (20 %), rest of Europe (40 %), North America (24 %), Asia-Pacific (10 %) and rest of world(6 %).

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+Imerys is the worldwide leader of industrial minerals and is active in 45 countries through over 250 industrial and commercial sites.. The Group mines and processes minerals from reserves with rare qualities in order to develop solutions that improve its customers’ product performance and manufacturing efficiency.
-'''Imerys''' is a [[France|French]] multinational company listed on [[Euronext Paris]] (ticker: '''NK'''). It is a constituent of the [[CAC Next 20]] index.
+The Group’s products have many applications in everyday life, including construction, personal care, paper, paint, plastic, ceramics, telecommunications and beverage filtration.
+Imerys achieved €3.3 billion in sales in 2006.
-It specialises in the [[mining]] and distribution of industrial minerals. It 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.
+Sales by products family are as follows:
-Headquartered in [[Paris]], it employs 16,000 people, of whom 4,000 are in France.
+Performance Minerals & Pigments (35% of Sales 2006) : mainly kaolins and calcium carbonates for paper industry, plastics, paints, rubbers (World No.1 in kaolin for paper, world No.1 in minerals for breathable plastic films)
-The North American Operations is headquarted in Roswell, GA.
+Materials & Monolithics (28 %) : building materials (tiles, brick and chimney blocks, chimney blocks, slates - French No.1)) monolithic refractories (European No.1);
+Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives & Filtration(37 %) : fine ceramics (European n° 1 européen in ceramic bodies for porcelain), tiles minerals, minerals for abrasives and for filtration (world n° 1), advanced technical solutions (world n° 1 in minerals for high performance graphite powders).
+Sales by geographic zone is: France (20 %), rest of Europe (40 %), North America (24 %), Asia-Pacific (10 %) and rest of world(6 %).
-In 1999 Imerys took over '''[[English China Clays plc]]''', the [[Cornwall]]-based producer of kaolin.
-In 2005, Imerys acquired from [[Allegheny Technologies]] the U.S. company '''World Minerals''', a leading producer of diatomaceous earth and [[perlite]].
 ==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]
-{{France-company-stub}}
-[[Category:Companies of France]]
-[[Category:Mining companies]]
-[[fr:Imerys]]