Main navigation BUSINESS GROUP FINANCE TALENT NEWS & STORIES MEDIA EN FR BUSINESS MODEL As the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, Imerys contributes to a vast range of products that touch every aspect of life. Our high value-added, functional solutions are used by a wide variety of industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods. Drawing on an understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science, we deliver solutions by beneficiating mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. In turn, essential properties are provided to our customers’ products including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, adsorption and water repellency. We succeed through: Best-in-class operations, delivering commercial excellence and market-driven innovation A strong business model and value proposition Unrivalled technological and industrial processes, solutions and leading positions in most of our markets Understanding our customers’ applications Meeting ambitious targets for being a responsible business LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BUSINESS MODEL FROM OUR COMPANY INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION. A STRONG BUSINESS MODEL The Imerys business model has many strengths - Organized around core markets - Mining resources - High quality minerals and industrial assets - Unrivalled technological and industrial processes - Innovative solutions - Leading positions in most markets HIGH QUALITY MINERALS AND INDUSTRIAL ASSETS We possess an extensive range of mineral resources, which effectively secures a large proportion of our supply and production costs, as well as highly effective industrial assets using a wide variety of exclusive industrial technologies and processes. We operate over 100 mineral deposits throughout the world and continue to replace and develop our mineral reserves and resources to ensure we constantly hold an average of 20 years of reserves. We mine and/or process over 30 different minerals to provide mineral solutions which enhance the properties of their end-use applications and meet our customers’ specifications. 01 02 03 OUR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Imerys’ strategy is designed to deliver steady income growth for the Group to create long-term value. We continuously invest in and develop our Science & Technology program, industrial capacity, mining resources and geographic expansion. The various acquisitions we have completed over recent years have enabled us to become the world’s leading supplier of mineral solutions to industry. They have helped to broaden our business portfolio and provide access to new technology platforms, geographic regions, minerals and products. We also manage our business portfolio to build a coherent industrial Group centered around specialty minerals which may include, from time to time, divestitures of various sizes. OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY Embedding sustainable thinking into everything we do. LEARN MORE Organization LEARN MORE CONTACT GROUP FINANCE TALENT MEDIA Follow us © Imerys 2021 Cookies Policy Personal Data Legal Terms WE USE COOKIES Our website uses cookies to allow for a personalized experience on our website and improve your user experience. For more information about our cookies please read our Cookie preferences. Mandatory Cookies These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate our website and use its features. These cookies are session-specific and expire after your visit to the website. Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to improve the user experience & performance of our site for our visitors, by measuring website usage statistics such as visits, top pages, and traffic. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Accept all Save my preferences