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Why Imerys likes biorich project

Why Imerys likes biorich project. Colin Bullen Australia General Manager & Asia Pacific Operations Manager. Who is Imerys?. World leader in Industrial Minerals 245 industrial sites ~ 47 countries Asia Pacific Australia > Kaolin. Paper & Performance Minerals. Cornwall (U.K.):

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Why Imerys likes biorich project

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  1. Why Imerys likes biorich project Colin Bullen Australia General Manager & Asia Pacific Operations Manager

  2. Who is Imerys? World leader in Industrial Minerals • 245 industrial sites ~ 47 countries • Asia Pacific • Australia > Kaolin. Paper & Performance Minerals

  3. Cornwall (U.K.): • Coarse & platey particles • Primary kaolin • Higher residue • Georgia (U.S.A.): • Diversity of particle size & shape • Sedimentary kaolin • Moderate to low residue content • Moderate to low impurity content • Rio Capim (Brazil): • Coarse & blocky particles • Paucity of ultra fine particles • Sedimentary kaolin • Moderate to low residue content • Very low impurity content • IMERYS, the only producer present in the 3 kaolin for paper production zones IMERYS Pigments for PaperOperations Overview – IMERYS Global Kaolin Assets

  4. IMERYS Operations in Asia-Pacific Japan – Wet GCC Plants in Fuji, Miyagi & Niigata; PCC licences with NPI Group of paper mills (5 Plants) 1 Australia – Kaolin mines & Plant (Ballarat - Victoria) 2 1 3 China – Wet GCC Plants in Nanling (Anhui) & Changshu (Jiangsu), Dry GCC Plant in QingYang (Anhui) and PCC plant in Yueyang (Hunan under construction) 3 4 5 8 Taiwan – Wet GCC Plant in Kaohsiung 4 7 6 India – Wet GCC Plants in Bhigwan, Silvassa and Amritsar; PCC Plant in Bhadrachalam 5 Indonesia – Wet GCC Plant & PCC Plant in Kerinci (Sumatra) – JV with APRIL Group 6 2 Malaysia – Marble Mine, Crushing Plant, Dry GCC Plant & Wet GCC Plant in Ipoh (West Malaysia) – supplies marble chips to IMERYS’ Wet GCC Plants in Japan, Taiwan, India, Indonesia & Australia 7 Vietnam – Marble Mine, Crushing Plant, Dry GCC Plant in Yen Bai – supplies marble chips to IMERYS’ Wet GCC Plants in Japan 8

  5. China – Yueyang PCC India – Bhadrachalam PCC India – Khanna GCC Japan – Niigata GCC China Dongshan Mining China Zhongshan Mining India Silvassa GCC China – Changshu GCC Indonesia – Kerinci (PCC) Malaysia Marble Expansion China – Qingyang Crushing / Powder Malaysia – Ipoh PM China – Dalian Thailand - Lopburi India – Bhigwan GCC Vietnam – Yen Bai Marble China – Nanling GCC Japan - Fuji, Miyagi GCC Indonesia – Kerinci (GCC) Australia – Pittong Kaolin Australia – Burnie GCC 2010 2009 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2007 Expansion in Asia Pacific to Meet Market Demand • More than 1 million tonnes of carbonate capacity added • Expansion into Vietnam, India and China markets • High brightness marble reserves secured

  6. Why is biorich important? Vision ~ Sustainable Development • Mine sites……progressive rehabilitation • Best practice…locally & globally • Commitment to harmonious sustainable growth

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