Industrial Minerals


Imerys: Industry must consolidate

22 March 2010

by Mark Watts

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The industrial minerals industry must consolidate to survive as it deals with increasing large suppliers and customers, according to the chief executive of Imerys SA, Gérard Buffiére.

Buffiére said Imerys, which has been one of the main drivers of consolidation over the last decade, would continue...