Joelle Briot, managing director
Comptoir de Mineraux et Matieres Premieres (CMMP) is a family-owned processing and trading company specialised in industrial minerals.
CMMP trades and processes about 30,000 tpa of minerals, including attapulgite, bentonite, chromite, mica, micaceous iron oxide, perlite, vermiculite, wollastonite, and zircon, to supply the cosmetics, horticulture, pet food, paper, automotive, building, ceramics, foundry and metallurgy industries. Based in Paris, the company also owns a plant in Saint-Quentin, north France. About 70% of its turnover comes from exports, 50% of the products being exported to Europe.
CMMP was created in 1932 to promote innovation of industrial minerals in industrial uses. Joelle Briot, who represents the third generation of the family ruling the business, is the main share-holder and the managing director.How do you see the trader’s role?We see our role as being on the one side very close to our customers, listening to their new needs, looking for...