Chemicals & MaterialsJul 16, 2026

Imerys

Company Profile Analysis

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Year Founded & Workforce

1879-12-31

16,305 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

Imerys Overview

Company Headquarters: Paris, France

Founded: 1880

Workforce: ~16,305

Company Working: Imerys is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of mineral-based specialty solutions for a wide variety of industries from process manufacturing to consumer goods. The company has two major business segments—minerals, and high-temperature materials and solutions. The high-temperature materials and solutions segment is further broken down into refractory, abrasives & construction, and high-temperature solutions business areas. Under the refractory, abrasives & construction section the company has refractory producers, building & infrastructure, and abrasives. Under the building & infrastructure section, kaolin is produced along with other minerals such as ball clay, bentonite, calcium aluminate-based binders, graphite, metakaolin, perlite, and talc. Imerys has its presence across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific.

Strategy

Imerys aims at becoming a leading minerals company in the global market by consistently delivering high-quality, innovative, and sustainable solutions. It focuses on achieving growth by employing both organic and inorganic growth strategies to deliver a variety of products for numerous applications.

Company Snapshot

$4,248.2M

Revenue

16,305

Employees

1879-12-31

Founded

Paris, France

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Strong R&D base
Well-established manufacturing and distribution network
Strategic acquisitions

Weaknesses

Dependence on raw material suppliers
Increase in debt. Ongoing debt of over USD 1887.2 million as of 2019.

Opportunities

Development of next-generation products through anticipation of market changes

Threats

Fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates
Volatile raw material prices

Product Offering

Imerys
- High-Temperature Materials and Solutions

Financial Performance

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Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

We got the report in time, we really thank you for your support in this process. I also thank to all of your team as they did a great job.

Imerys

Company Headquarters: Paris, France Founded: 1880 Workforce: ~16,305 Company Working: Imerys is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of mineral-based specialty solutions for a wide variety of industries from process manufacturing to consumer goods. The company has two major business segments—minerals, and high-temperature materials and solutions. The high-temperature materials and solutions segment is further broken down into refractory, abrasives & construction, and high-temperature solutions business areas. Under the refractory, abrasives & construction section the company has refractory producers, building & infrastructure, and abrasives. Under the building & infrastructure section, kaolin is produced along with other minerals such as ball clay, bentonite, calcium aluminate-based binders, graphite, metakaolin, perlite, and talc. Imerys has its presence across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific.

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