Industrial Minerals


RHI expands magnesia supply base with Premier Periclase buy

03 October 2011

by Mike O'Driscoll

World refractories major acquires Irish seawater dead burned magnesia producer

Keywords: RHI, Premier Periclase, refractories, magnesia, dead burned magnesia, DBM

RHI AG has signed a contract to acquire Ireland-based Premier Periclase Ltd (PPL) for €21m. ($15.7m.), the Austrian refractories major announced.

PPL is one of the world’s few producers of seawater-sourced high purity dead burned magnesia (DBM), which is mainly used in magnesia-based refractory bricks and monolithics.

PPL,...