Amsterdam-based Europe Minerals BV supplies industrial minerals to the refractory, ceramics, foundry, kiln furniture, glass, plastics/rubber, construction chemicals and oil industries. The privately owned company supplies, among others, milled and micronised zircon (under the ZETA brand name), Molochite, micronised andalusite, mullites M45-M70, and rutile, in addition to a range of fillers like Eurospheres, milled alumina trihydrates, talc, and metakaolin.
Europe Minerals was founded in 1997 as Rhino Minerals (Europe) BV, in co-operation with andalusite producer Rhino Minerals Pty South Africa (today managed by Damrec), Eggerding Holding BV and Hans-Jurgen Reiprich, former managing director of Europe Minerals.
Dirk-Jan Oldenziel, commercial manager.
Courtesy Europe Minerals
In 1999, Europe Minerals added a third product to its portfolio by acquiring the Molochite clay business of ECC International - today a subsidiary of Imerys. Eggerding acquired 100% of...