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Please would the person who is removing this not do it. The information is valid. It comes from the references provided.It is useful as it gives a clear idea on the size and activities of the company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.70.31 (talk) 12:41, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
The information may be "valid" but it needs rewriting in a more encyclopaedic form and NOT copied and pasted from the Imerys website. You have provided no references other than external links to the Imerys website. Teapotgeorge 16:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
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1880-1970s: Origins The Rothschild family combined some of their metals and mining interests into a Spanish company Peñarroya. For almost a century it specialised in extracting and processing non-ferrous metals, becoming one of the world leaders in mining extraction. [1]
1970-1985: First mergers and diversification After operating as a stand-alone company, in 1970 Peñarroya branched out and merged with the Société Le Nickel (now Eramet) and Mokta, leading to the creation of a new holding company called Imétal to manage the new business.
In 1985, the company made its first significant investment in refractory minerals and ceramics when it acquired France’s Damrec and started to switch its focus from non-ferrous metallurgy activities to industrial minerals. The Group restructured its business into three key sectors: Building Materials, Industrial Minerals and Metals Processing. [2]
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1990-1999: International growth and rebranding In the 1990s, Imetal intensified its focus on industrial minerals, buying companies in markets including in Brazil, France, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the US, and transforming more materials such as kaolin, calcium carbonates, refractory minerals, monolithic refractories, ball clays, ceramics, graphite and white pigments, through the acquisition of English China Clay, many of which were managed by Imétal subsidiary KPCL (Kaolin, Pâtes et Céramiques du Limousin).[1]
By the end of the decade in 1999, as a result of these acquisitions and a few divestments, the company was entirely focused on industrial minerals processing. To reflect this change, Imétal changed its name to Imerys. The company continued to expand its product lines, geographic reach and markets.[2] [3] [4]
2000-2010: Acquisitions and social responsibility
In the year 2000 Imerys added new minerals – clays, feldspar and halloysite – to its portfolio and consolidated its position in other minerals, such as corundum, which is fused alumina (acquisition of Treibacher Schleifmittel),[5] and bauxite. Imerys also expanded its market reach across Asia, the Americas and Europe.[6] [7] Cite error: A <ref>
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(see the help page). an acquisition that enabled the group to create its subsidiary Calderys,[8] and led Imerys to become the European leader in monolithic refractories. The group also acquired World Minerals in the US, a global leader in filtration and performance minerals such as diatomite and perlite. It also bought Denain Anzin Mineraux headquartered in France [9] and providing Imerys with feldspar, mica, quartz and kaolin deposits across Europe.
During the years 2008-2010 Imerys continued its acquisitions, with the addition of calcined clays, extensive reserves of high-quality white marble in Malaysia, Vietnam and China, feldspar mines in the US, India and Turkey. High quality mica was added to the portfolio through acquisitions in the US and Canada.[10] [11]
At the same time, as the decade progressed and the acquisitions continued, Imerys started to clarify its positioning on corporate social responsibility, creating its Sustainable Development Challenge for its teams (2004), introducing a Safety Charter and the Imerys Safety System (2005) to support and drive continuous safety improvement, along with the Serious 6 (2007), a set of safety protocols aimed at preventing serious injuries and fatalities. It also introduced a Code of Business Conduct outlining the company’s commitment to ethical behaviour and an Environment Health & Safety Charter (2006). See [12]
2010-2019: Continued expansion and transformation In 2011 Imerys bought the Luzenac Group and became the world leader in talc thanks to the Trimouns mines,[13] while a joint venture, The Quartz Corp, allowed Imerys to meet increasing demands for high purity quartz in the semiconductor and photovoltaic markets.
During the next years, Imerys continued expanding its existing production, adding new product lines and entering new markets in high growth areas. In 2012, Phil Jones, Director of new ventures and disruptive technologies for Imerys highlighted in an article the potential of Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) to make nonorganic plastics obsolete.[14] In 2013, these ventures included doubling the capacity of its Belgian Carbon Black plant and building its first industrial facility in the Middle East, a fused alumina production plant in Bahrain.[15]
Further acquisitions included S&B in 2015, a global player in bentonite, continuous casting fluxes for steel, in wollastonite and perlite-based solutions;[16] and Kerneos in 2017,[17] the world leader in calcium aluminate-based high-performance binders. Imerys also completed several bolt-on acquisitions which enabled the group to broaden its speciality offering and continue developing its presence in countries such as Brazil, India and China.[18] [19] [20]
In 2018-2019 Imerys continued to reshape its business portfolio to position itself as a specialty minerals company and to improve its growth profile, notably by acquiring EDK in Brazil[21] and Vimal Microns in India,[22] leading producers of Ground Calcium Carbonates, and selling its roof tiles business.[23]
In 2018, the Imerys group put in place a new simpler structure through a transformation plan named Connect & Shape,[24] aiming to be more customer and market focused, organized around two segments and grouping five newly created business areas.[25]
References
- ^ "KPCL s'attaque au marché de la céramique sanitaire". Les Echos. 28 January 1998.
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(help) - ^ Gout, Didier (November 16, 1989). "Imetal se Construit un Nouvel Avenir". L'Usine Nouvelle.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BNamericas - Imetal, ECC Change Name after Takeover". BNamericas.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Imerys achète un important producteur autrichien de minéraux". Les Echos. 10 May 2000.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys Accède Au Premier Rang Mondial Des Abrasifs". La Tribune. May 10, 2000.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys se renforce aux Etat-Unis". La Tribune. March 1, 2000.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Over 100 Years of Expertise in Monolithic Refractories | Calderys". www.calderys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ chimie, Info (2005-09-26). "Cessions et acquisitions : Imerys reprend Denain-Anzin Minéraux" (in French).
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(help) - ^ "Imerys makes two major acquisitions for significant expansion". International Mining. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Sept emplettes pour Imerys". Les Echos. Capital Finance. 10 September 2007.
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- ^ "Le rachat des Talcs de Luzenac officialisé". La Dépêche. 30 August 2011.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ferguson, Will. "Why wood pulp is world's new wonder material". New Scientist. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Bahrain sees good foreign investment flow". tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Imerys successfully builds on innovation and continuity following the IKO acquisition". www.foundry-planet.com. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Imerys achète Kerneos pour accélérer dans la construction". Capital.fr. 12 December 2016.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys : se renforce dans la zircone de haute pureté en Chine". Bourse Direct. 29 June 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys s'offre Micron-Ita". Bourse Direct. 27 November 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys : inauguration d'une usine en Inde". Zone Bourse. 1 October 2015.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys finalise l'acquisition d'actifs de la société EDK au Brésil". Investir (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Imerys se renforce dans les carbonates en Inde avec le rachat de Vimal Microns". Les Echos. Investir. 2 February 2018.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys a finalisé la vente de sa division toiture à Lone Star Funds". Les Echos. Investir. 12 October 2018.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IMERYS dévoile un nouveau plan stratégique et se fixe des objectifs à horizon 2022". Capital.fr. 13 June 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imerys réorganise ses activités en deux grands pôles". Les Echos. Investir. 26 November 2018.
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Safety and CSR
During these years, Imerys continued to refine its responsible business activities. It also introduced an operational excellence programme called I-Cube, to strengthen, systemize, and establish a culture of continuous industrial improvement at all sites.[1]
A safety awareness program, Take 5, was introduced in 2014 as a technique to ensure that all employees stop and think before engaging in any task that comes up in the course of their job, while the Serious 6 safety protocols evolved into the Serious 7 in 2016 to cover the activities considered to represent the highest risk of injuries and fatalities in the industry.[2] [3]
In 2018, Imerys implemented an updated version of the Code of Business Conduct available in 23 languages, with the goal to create a more robust reporting system, and which included the introduction of a new whistleblowing hotline.
The same year, Imerys also launched a program called SustainAgility to drive engagement on sustainability, leading the company to publish its CSR mid-term objectives. Imerys also joined Act4Nature and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
References
- ^ Resources, Infinite (2019-10-11). "Quand un géant de l'extraction minière adopte des pratiques circulaires". Infinite Resources (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Health & Safety across the quarrying and quarry products industry". www.safequarry.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Health, Safety and Well-Being". www.powercorporationcsr.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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2020-present: Covid-19 crisis response and latest acquisitions Since 2020, Imerys has pursued more acquisitions such as Cornerstone in the USA, a leading perlite producer for the agriculture market,[1] Hysil in India, a leader in calcium silicate boards for insulation,[2] a majority stake in Turkish company Haznedar,[3] and Shandong Luxin Mount Tai Co in China.[4] [5] Imerys expanded capacity for synthetic graphite production in their plant in Bodio, Switzerland, to meet the rising demand for Lithium-ion batteries mostly dedicated to electric cars.[6]
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- ^ Winter, Kevin. "Perlite giant buys local company". Lake County Examiner. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "IMERYS : acquisition dans les solutions réfractaires en Inde". Capital.fr. 17 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IMERYS acquiert 60% de la société turque Haznedar". Capital.fr. 11 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IMERYS poursuit ses acquisitions". Capital.fr. 20 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IMERYS a finalisé une acquisition en Chine". Capital.fr. 27 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Graphite: Imerys to expand battery-grade synthetic graphite output". Roskill. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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Covid-19 crisis response During the Covid-19 pandemic some operations were negatively affected, first in China then in other parts of the world including Europe, where the group temporarily shut down multiple plants.[1] [2]
Imerys CEO Alessandro Dazza and Chairman Patrick Kron proposed a 25% salary reduction for the period of time during which Imerys employees remained partly unemployed.[3] [1] [2] On 6 April 2020 Imerys’ management presented an action plan to the Board of Directors to limit the adverse impact of the volume shortfall on its performance and cash flow and to preserve its current strong balance sheet.[4]
During the crisis, Imerys’ solutions were still in strong demand to continue producing necessary consumer goods, specifically in the food industry, agribusiness and pharmaceuticals. Imerys solutions are used in a large number of other essential industries such as Agribusiness, Automotive, Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals. [5]
To face the crisis internally, Imerys implemented a contingency plan to protect the health and safety of employees while continuing activities, overseen and championed by their Executive Committee.
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- ^ a b Staff, Reuters (2020-04-06). "BRIEF-Imerys Proposes To Reduce Dividend By 20%". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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- ^ Staff, Reuters (2020-04-06). "BRIEF-Imerys CEO And Chairman To Reduce Their Salary by 25%". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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- Explanation of issue: Adding some recent historical context to show how Imerys handled the Covid-19 crisis for public interest.
MayaVR (talk) 14:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC) ({{reflist-talk}} inserted in several places for clarity. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 23:34, 29 December 2020 (UTC))
Proposed changes to section: Imerys Talc America worker lockout
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(at end of second paragraph) This bill has no co-sponsors and has not received a hearing in the Finance Committee during the 119th Congress. [1]
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More recent information about the current state of the bill.
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On 11 October 2018, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers released a video on a website they created, http://www.WeWantToWork.org detailing the locked-out workers' issues and calling for Imerys Talc to go back to the negotiating table to find a fair solution and end the lockout.[28]
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The last paragraph on the Brotherhood of Boilermakers is adding unnecessary details about the case that skews the tone, including the external video. It is not an objective external source and represents a conflict of interest regarding the events and the parties involved.
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On 31 October 2018, after three months of negotiations, union workers approved a new three-year contract with Imerys, effectively ending the lockout and allowing workers to return to the plant. [1] [2] Randy Tocci said that “Imerys brought some different people to the table on Oct. 25 which helped move the negotiations forward”. About the contract, Tocci further said that it “protects seniority while also considering skills in applying for jobs and will continue to provide health benefits to retirees who leave the company through 2019. Workers will get a 3 percent increase in base pay, but their pensions will be frozen.” [3]
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The section lacks objectivity and needs more information about what happened after the facts. The section reads biased from the point of view of workers and unions, and does not include the actions on the part of the Imerys company.
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https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/montana-imerys-lockout-election-tester/ https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/locked-out-union-workers-reach-agreement-with-talc-plant/
MayaVR (talk) 15:46, 29 December 2020 (UTC) ({{reflist-talk}} added in several places for clarity. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 23:37, 29 December 2020 (UTC))
I've made the above changes and have rewritten a few sentences to remove biased language. I have also replaced certain sources with more neutral media sources. The resolution of the lockout has been clarified and detailed. I have taken out some details about the proposed bill that can be read on the Congress website page. I've also included more politicians who got involved in the lockout, to avoid possible political bias. The chronology of events remains otherwise unchanged. MayaVR (talk) 20:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Proposed changes: Add Controversies Section and new subsection on Talc business
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Proposal to add a last heading called "Controversies and criticisms" with subheadings "Talc business" and "Imerys Talc America Lockout" The "Talc business" section is meant to bring light to an ongoing sensitive topic with cases that have been discussed extensively by the media, with the goal of transparency and providing the recent resolution; all while using a neutral tone.
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Controversies and criticisms
Talc business
Through Imerys Talc America, Imerys led operations in talc mining and talc transformation for many years in Montana and Texas. These activities served local markets, as varied as paper & board, plastics and cosmetics. [1] As a talc supplier for Johnson & Johnson, the company was a co-defendant with Johnson & Johnson in mass tort litigation in the USA involving powder products that some consumers alleged to have contained asbestos and caused them to develop cancer.[2] Imerys Talc America has always denied that its talc products contained asbestos and stands by the safety of its products.[3] Faced with a growing number of complaints, on February 13 2019, the North American Talc Subsidiaries of Imerys (Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont, Imerys Talc Canada) filed bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. [4] On 15 May 2020, Imerys came to an agreement with representatives of the current and future tort claimants to resolve their historic talc-related liabilities. [5] As part of the Plan, the North American Talc Subsidiaries agreed to sell their assets and contribute the proceeds to a Trust to compensate claimants.[6] That sale process completed in November 2020, when the Court approved the sale of the North American talc business to Magris Resources, a Canadian mining group, for $223 million. The debtors are aiming to close the sale in early 2021.[7] Under the Plan, the Trust would also receive all insurance and indemnities related to the talc liabilities in North America, as well as a cash contribution from the Imerys Group. [8] This Plan of Reorganization is pending approval by the claimants and the Court. [8]
References
- ^ "Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Rio Tinto's talc business by Imerys", European Commission, 8 July 2011, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_11_850
- ^ Noel, Andrew Marc, Balezou, Myriam and Church, Steven,"Imerys Considers Sale of Talc Business Linked to J&J Lawsuit", Bloomberg, 27 November 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-27/imerys-said-to-mull-sale-of-talc-business-linked-to-j-j-lawsuit
- ^ "Imerys Talc America files for Chapter 11 protection", Financier Worldwide, April 2019, https://www.financierworldwide.com/imerys-talc-america-files-for-chapter-11-protection#.X9Tei9hKjSE
- ^ Stech Ferek, Katy and Randazzo, Sara, "Johnson & Johnson Talc Supplier Files for Bankruptcy", The Wall Street Journal, 13 February 2019, https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnson-johnson-talc-supplier-files-for-bankruptcy-11550079713
- ^ Bargh, Becky, "J&J talc supplier Imerys sells North America mines to settle asbestos lawsuits", Cosmetics Business, 18 May 2020, https://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/J_and_J_talc_supplier_Imerys_sells_North_America_mines_to_settle_asbestos_lawsuits/165090
- ^ Feeley, Jef, "Talc Miner Imerys Strikes Deal to Resolve 14,000 Cancer Lawsuits", Bloomberg, 15 May 2020, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/talc-miner-imerys-stikes-deal-to-resolve-talc-litigation
- ^ "Imerys sells Vermont talc assets to Magris Resources", Vermont Biz, https://vermontbiz.com/news/2020/november/16/imerys-sells-vermont-talc-assets-magris-resources
- ^ a b "Imerys Talc America, Inc., Case No. 19-10289", Prime Clerk, https://cases.primeclerk.com/ImerysTalc/
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_11_850
https://www.financierworldwide.com/imerys-talc-america-files-for-chapter-11-protection#.X9Tei9hKjSE
https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnson-johnson-talc-supplier-files-for-bankruptcy-11550079713
https://vermontbiz.com/news/2020/november/16/imerys-sells-vermont-talc-assets-magris-resources
https://cases.primeclerk.com/ImerysTalc/
MayaVR (talk) 16:00, 29 December 2020 (UTC) ({{reflist-talk}} added for clarity. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 23:38, 29 December 2020 (UTC))
I've added the section above and have changed sources to be third-party, neutral sources. The litigation is not yet resolved so section may be updated in the future.MayaVR (talk) 16:37, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
I've cleaned up the references for clarity. MayaVR (talk) 14:49, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
I've trimmed some unnecessary detail but more needs to be done
I removed a couple sections that belong in company press releases but not in an encyclopedia article.
It would be okay to add back the name of the current CEO, the founder(s), and if applicable, any CEOs over the company's history that were "much more impactful than the average CEO" either to the company or to society as a whole.
I also removed the "minerals" section. If the company is the industry leader in 1 or more minerals, it would be fine to list a small number of those, probably no more than 3. If it is not the industry leader in any mineral, then it might be appropriate to list the one or, if it's a virtual "tie," the two most important minerals that the company brings to the market.
I "tagged" some other sections for trimming down. Trimming these will require some thought. For a company like this, too much detail is a bad thing.
@Mayariebel: I saw your edit requests above. Bearing in mind that Wikipedia is an general-audience encyclopedia not a complete compendium of the company's history or a corporate-produced piece, please reconsider your edit requests above. What WOULD be encyclopedic if the article had much more content from the 19th and 20th centuries. Probably over 1/3 to 2/3 of the article was about the company before the 21st century, while not being too much larger than its current size. If the company was much larger in the past than it is now, either in headcount, inflation-adjusted revenue, or share of the market, then perhaps the pre-21st-century parts can be higher than 2/3 of the text. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 00:48, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
@Davidwr: Hello David, thank you for the advice, it's very helpful and much appreciated. Following your recommendations we are going to rework the content and reconsider the History, Corporate and Mineral sections. As for the sections tagged for trimming, what's the process to do this correctly? Can I ask to remove text when it is unnecessary to comprehension? And do I have the account status to do so? --MayaVR (talk) 16:33, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
- With respect to your existing edit requests, just put a note at the bottom saying you are going to re-do them and to ignore the existing ones.
- With respect to future changes, do them the same way as above: Refer to the existing text and say "please change this to that." As an editor with a conflict of interest, you should not directly change material.
- Be aware that others may be doing "trim down and cleanup" work as well, so you may need to constantly adjust your requests.
- While changes to factual situations are welcome, they must include some kind of reference. Changes to facts about a company, such as its current leadership, are one of the few times when the reference can be a "non-independent" source, such as a company publication.
- Be aware that Wikipedia is NOT written for the benefit of your company. Edits which sound "promotional" in tone or which add information that is, by its very nature, going to be the type of information that the company would likely want out there will be looked at more carefully if not rejected outright. This means the edit request you make may be completely re-written before it is made if they are accepted at all. With that in mind, keep any proposed changes simple and, in a word, boring or at least completely absent of anything "attention-getting" beyond the mere facts themselves. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 18:27, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
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@Mayariebel: in particular:
Please use Template:Requested edit rather than making content additions, as you (Mayariebel) did with this edit and possibly other edits made in early January 2021.
Please limit yourself to removing unreferenced, disparaging material and to making clerical edits that do not change the meaning. Changing "10" to "ten" is fine, changing "10" to "11" generally is not unless it's reverting someone else's unsourced change. If the original said "10" and the reference says "11" and "10" results in a sentence that could reasonably be seen as disparaging - not just false but disparaging - you can remove "10" but not replace it, you need to request that "11" be inserted. Please do not remove disparaging or false information if it is backed by a reliable source - use the "requested edit" template and provide strong evidence that the source is out of date (e.g. "Dewey defeats Truman" is backed by a "reliable", but in this case incorrect, source: The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948. page 1). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 18:44, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
My changes have focused essentially on parts that were unreferenced and/or have replaced them with more appropriate sources. No disparaging information has been removed. If anything, I am adding material that is unflattering to the company - see Talc business section. As for the Sustainability section, it was my own addition to the page and we've rewritten it to be better more streamlined, sourced and less promotional in tone. The rest is minimal. I have also updated the Talk section with my request edits however its says there are "145 edits awaiting" - I don't know what these are - and I'm not sure how long it will take to publish my proposals... Please understand that I need to show published results fairly quickly as I will not spend months on this page and am aiming to finish a basic page in the next weeks. For incoming History and Products sections I will follow the Template:Requested edit. MayaVR (talk) 16:48, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Proposed changes: Adding a subsection on mineral applications
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- Information to be added or removed:
Examples of Mineral Applications
Mineral solutions contribute new properties and enhance performance for a multitude of products in end markets.
Talc is used as a filler in bioplastic compounds and in compostable bioplastic, complying with European regulations. Cite error: A <ref>
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Perlite, a derivative of volcanic rock, is used as a mechanical insecticide. Perlite acts to cause dehydration in mosquitoes. [1] [2] Perlite can also be an eco-friendly and alternative replacement for plastic microbeads which are commonly used in hygiene products such as toothpaste, scrubs and shower gels. [3] [4] Perlite is used as a matting agent for wood clear coats. [5]
Diatomite is used as a filter aid to produce biofuels from waste-based animal feedstocks. [6] Diatomite is also used to provide a physical mode of action against a broad range of insect pests to mitigate chemical insecticide resistance. [7]
Calcium carbonate, talc, kaolin or mica are used as mineral fillers to enhance some intrinsic properties of plastics and to impart entirely new effects. [8] Talc & carbonates are used to enable compatibility between polyethylene and polypropylene, 2 forms of plastic that are not normally mutually compatible. [9] [10] Talc is also used as a filler in bioplastics compounds to increase its final properties (by heat deflection temperature, dimensional stability, barrier properties and stiffness) [11]
Engineered calcium carbonates are used to modify properties of sealants [12]
- Explanation of issue:
Proposal to add a subsection underneath Heading "Business Organization and Operations" and after sub-header "Locations", called "Examples of mineral applications" (or something similar). The goal of this subsection is to give more scientifically-based information on Imerys solutions and products, without promoting specific solutions, and in a neutral tone. All sources are from scientific journals or media. Please note that when possible, we are providing links to journals and magazines but some are unavailable online or require subscriptions.
- References supporting change:
https://content.yudu.com/web/1rl19/0A1rl2p/CWSept20/html/index.html?page=20&origin=reader
https://entomologytoday.org/2020/09/02/volcanic-rock-yields-new-kind-of-insecticide-for-mosquitoes/
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/5/322/htm
https://flickread.com/edition/html/free/5fabd37b918f5#42
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2517056/technology-tools-of-the-trade
https://flickread.com/edition/html/free/5f5b40fa42011#30
References
- ^ "ImergardTMWP: A Non-Chemical Alternative for an Indoor Residual Spray, Effective against Pyrethroid-Resistant Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in Africa ", Insect Journal, May 2020, https://entomologytoday.org/2020/09/02/volcanic-rock-yields-new-kind-of-insecticide-for-mosquitoes/
- ^ https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/5/322/htm
- ^ L’Hebdo BoursePlus, 4 December 2020, N°1722, p.1; 6-7
- ^ “Les cosmétiques font la chasse aux microparticules de plastique”, https://www.lsa-conso.fr/les-cosmetiques-font-la-chasse-aux-microparticules-de-plastique,225561
- ^ “Volcanic glass shards for matting the smoothest of wood clear coats”, Polymers Paint Colour Journal, November 2020, p. 40, https://flickread.com/edition/html/free/5fabd37b918f5#42
- ^ Kotrba, Ron, “Technology Tools of the Trade”, Biodiesel Magazine, July 09, 2020, http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2517056/technology-tools-of-the-trade
- ^ " Bio-Efficacy of Diatomaceous Earth, Household Soaps, and Neem Oil against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae in Benin", Insects Journal, Dec. 2020
- ^ Holmes, Mark, “Turning functional with fillers”, Compounding World Magazine, June 2019, p.31-32
- ^ Mapleston, Peter. “Filler developments target affordable functionality”, Compounding World Magazine, June 2020, p.32
- ^ Markarian, Jennifer. “Additives to enable plastics circularity”, Compounding World Magazine, October 2020, p. 44
- ^ Holmes, Mark. “Steady Gains for Bioplastics”, Compounding World Magazine, September 2020, p.20
- ^ “Hybrid low modulus sealants - minerals for performance enhancement and process optimisation”, Polymers Paint Colour Journal, September 2020, p.29, https://flickread.com/edition/html/free/5f5b40fa42011#30
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