Snapshot

 Business Global manufacturer of specialty inorganic materials based on silica and alumina
 Turnover € 230 million
 Personnel
 830
 Pedigree Unilever and ICI
 Volume 720 ktpa silicates, 260 ktpa zeolites, 60 ktpa silicas
 Brands DOUCIL™ zeolites, CRYSTAL™, SILCHEM™ and MEIA LUA™ sodium silicate liquors, PYRAMID™ sodium silicate powders and granules, METSO™, CRYSTAMET™ and DRYMET™ sodium metasilicates, MACROSORB™ magnesium silicates, GASIL™, SORBSIL™, LUCILITE™, CHILL-GARDE™, SORBOSIL™ and NEOSYL™ synthetic silicas, ZEOCROS™ specialty zeolites and synthetic clays
 Applications
  • Laundry and dishwasher detergents
  • Personal care
  • Beverages and food processing
  • Paint and paper coatings and additives
  • Textiles and paper bleaching
  • Plastics additive
  • Catalyst
  • Soil consolidation and civil engineering
  • Chemical feedstock