January 6, 2023
2022: The year in review
2022 was a good year for Imerys. We look back at some of our major milestones.
Our CEO Alessandro Dazza announced solid earnings for the year 2021 that exceeded expectations.
January
February
2022
We renewed our partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
We stepped up our Responsible Purchasing Program which urges our suppliers to commit to sustainable practices.
March
2022
Our new website went live!
We signed a 3-year scientific partnership with the BRGM (Bureau of Mining & Geology Research) around sustainable mining.
April
2022
Imerys Bahrain partnered with Yellow Door Energy to install 25,000m² of solar panels at our Hidd site.
Imerys' Lac Letondal site signed a Development Agreement with First Nation the Atikamekw of Wemotaci.
April
2022
We launched Sewper® Liner to combat biogenic corrosion in wastewater systems.
Our Fos-sur-Mer plant (France) celebrated its 100-year anniversary!
We launched a transparent, understandable method to assess how our mineral products contribute to sustainability.
May
May
2022
We signed a partnership with the Beijing University of Chemical Technology - Paris Curie Engineer School in China.
We inaugurated our first synthetic minerals pilot unit at our Lyon Technology Center in France.
Alessandro Dazza reflected on the paramount importance of the mining industry in today's world.
June
June
2022
We showcased our full range of products for ceramic applications at the world's leading ceramics exhibition, Ceramitec, in Munich.
CEO Alessandro Dazza and our Board of Directors visited the Ploemeur kaolin site in France.
We entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of our High-Temperature Solutions business.
July
August
2022
Our Laufenburg plant in Germany celebrated its 110th anniversary.
Imerys launched its ImerShield™ flame retardant synergist for engineered thermoplastics.
September
2022
We were awarded a Brandon Hall Golden Award for our Leadership Program.
One of our strategic sites, located in Brittany, France, organized its OpenDay.
We entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of our assets serving paper markets.
September
Our CEO, Alessandro Dazza, announced the official launch of our lithium exploitation project at our Beauvoir site in France.
October
October
2022
We were back at the K-Show in Düsseldorf, the world’s #1 tradeshow for Polymers.
We officially inaugurated our calcium aluminate plant in India serving refractory and infrastructure markets in the region.
Management and employees came together to reflect on safety, climate change and biodiversity…
October
…during the annual group-wide Imerys Connect Day.
Check out the 20 key moments that marked 2021.