RPMinerals is not worried about a global recession or civil unrest. For this family-owned bentonite and barytes company in a strategic corner of Egypt, business is good and the company is meeting increasing demand.
“The company has really evolved,” Frank Wright, head of international business development for the company, said.
“Of the growth that we have had, the biggest opportunity has been in the oil field and we have the opportunity to become a very big player in this industry.”
The company started out as supplying bentonite for the oil field. It was the first company in Egypt to produce bentonite in Egypt.
“It was the first company to produce bentonite in Egypt; before 1988 Egypt was importing 100% of its supply. We discovered the first bentonite mine in Egypt and it worked very well for the oil field. In one or two years the Egyptian...