Environment

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For IMERYS, the ability to mine its deposits over the long-term requires the

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fulfillment of many ethical, environmental and social demands. This has led us to

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adopt a Sustainable Development approach from the inception of our business.

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IMERYS prides itself on having what we believe is the most sustainable set of kaolin assets in the world. In connection with our latest expansion and restructuring of our kaolin assets we took a bold step into use of entirely new technology to minimise the use of energy.

 

From this stems our new Capim "granulate" product form and a large expansion of the  "tube press" product form in Brazil as well as in the UK. Overall this has had a profound impact on our energy use and thus on the carbon footprint of our operations.

 

Imerys Rio Capim Caulim (IRCC) in Brazil, with its environmental management system certified according to ISO 14001:2004, has significantly improved its carbon footprint over the last few years. From 2005 to 2009 the average kg CO2 eqv/ton of kaolin was reduced by 40%. To a large extent this was a result of the new low-energy product forms of our Capim™ range of products. The new product forms have higher moisture levels, meaning we have to ship more water but through use of large size vessels and modern supply hubs we minimize the environmental impact of our logistics. As a result of this the new Capim™ granulate product form has 25% lower carbon footprint, CIF port in Finland, compared to spray dried product. Moreover, the granulate and tube press form offer virtually dust free handling.

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