Design and production — Photo credits — Fotolia, Imerys, iStock, Metso. Print — Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certifi ed paper and contains Imerys pigments.

154, rue de l’Université – F–75007 ParisTelephone: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 00Fax: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 01www.imerys.com

TRANSFORM TO PERFORM

Imerys – French limited liability company (Société anonyme)Share capital: €159,144,982Trade register: RCS Paris 562 008 151

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLANDSLOVENIA

AUSTRIAHUNGARY

UKRAINE

BULGARIA

GEORGIA

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDSGERMANY

ITALYGREECE

NORWAY

BELGIUM

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

SPAIN

EGYPT

BRAZIL

UNITED STATES

CANADA

ARGENTINA

CHILE

TURKEY

BAHRAIN

INDIA

THAILAND

CHINA

ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICAAUSTRALIA

VIETNAM

MALAYSIA

MEXICO

INDONESIA

JAPAN

NEW ZEALAND

TAIWAN

A global presence

ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES

CarbonatesMonolithic RefractoriesGraphite & CarbonOilfield Solutions

FILTRATION & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES

Filtration & Performance MineralsPerformance Additives for Metallurgy

CERAMIC MATERIALS

KaolinRoofingCeramics

HIGH RESISTANCE MINERALS

Fused MineralsRefractory Minerals

4,087M REVENUE

16,000 EMPLOYEES90NEW PRODUCTS

launched in 2015, including 18 with

an environmental benefi t

“Imerys continues its development strategy by

investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio

and innovating.”GILLES MICHELChairman & CEO

IMERYS, THE WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALITY SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

250 INDUSTRIAL SITES

50 COUNTRIES

2015 ESSENTIALS

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Business groups & marketsImerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide.

AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER DURABLES—

ENERGY—

DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FITTINGS—

STEELMAKINGAND METALLURGY—

AGRI-FOOD—

PAPER—

PACKAGING—

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE—

HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE—

CONSTRUCTION—

ELECTRONICS—

SENS RECTO LECTURE

A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION.

IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR

A CHANGING WORLD

Ceramic MaterialsThe Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofi ng, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware.

33%Ceramics

42%Kaolin

25%Roofi ng

4,278 employees

82industrial sites

20countries

R E V E N U E

28% of Group total

1,172M

Filtration & Performance AdditivesThe Filtration & Performance Additives business group’s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors.

R E V E N U E

26% of Group total

1,081M

22%Performance Additives

for Metallurgy

78%Filtration &

Performance Minerals

3,925 employees

76industrial sites

23countries

High Resistance MineralsThe High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors.

58%Fused

Minerals

42%Refractory Minerals

2,728 employees

28industrial sites

12countries

R E V E N U E

15% of Group total

629M

1 Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils

1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior

1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profi les

1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic fl oor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

5

3

Energy Solutions & SpecialtiesThe Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfi eld Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry.

R E V E N U E

31% of Group total

1,253M

42%Monolithic Refractories

47%Carbonates

10%Graphite & Carbon

1%Oilfi eld Solutions

4,870 employees

74industrial sites

26countries

1

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

3 5

4

2

4 5

3

2

53

SENS VERSO LECTURE

Design and production — Photo credits — Fotolia, Imerys, iStock, Metso. Print — Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certifi ed paper and contains Imerys pigments.

154, rue de l’Université – F–75007 ParisTelephone: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 00Fax: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 01www.imerys.com

TRANSFORM TO PERFORM

Imerys – French limited liability company (Société anonyme)Share capital: €159,144,982Trade register: RCS Paris 562 008 151

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLAND SLOVENIA

AUSTRIA HUNGARY

UKRAINE

BULGARIA

GEORGIA

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDSGERMANY

ITALYGREECE

NORWAY

BELGIUM

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

SPAIN

EGYPT

BRAZIL

UNITED STATES

CANADA

ARGENTINA

CHILE

TURKEY

BAHRAIN

INDIA

THAILAND

CHINA

ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA

VIETNAM

MALAYSIA

MEXICO

INDONESIA

JAPAN

NEW ZEALAND

TAIWAN

A global presence

ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES

CarbonatesMonolithic RefractoriesGraphite & CarbonOilfield Solutions

FILTRATION & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES

Filtration & Performance MineralsPerformance Additives for Metallurgy

CERAMIC MATERIALS

KaolinRoofingCeramics

HIGH RESISTANCE MINERALS

Fused MineralsRefractory Minerals

4,087MR E V E N U E

16,000E M P L O Y E E S

90N E W P R O D U C T S

launched in 2015, including 18 with

an environmental benefi t

“Imerys continues its development strategy by

investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio

and innovating.”GILLES MICHELChairman & CEO

I M E R Y S , T H E W O R L D L E A D E R I N M I N E R A L - B A S E D S P E C I A L I T Y S O L U T I O N S F O R I N D U S T R Y

250I N D U S T R I A L

S I T E S

50C O U N T R I E S

2015 ESSENTIALS

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Business groups & marketsImerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide.

AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER DURABLES—

ENERGY—

DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FITTINGS—

STEELMAKINGAND METALLURGY—

AGRI-FOOD—

PAPER—

PACKAGING—

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE—

HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE—

CONSTRUCTION—

ELECTRONICS—

SENS RECTO LECTURE

Design and production — Photo credits — Fotolia, Imerys, iStock, Metso. Print — Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certifi ed paper and contains Imerys pigments.

154, rue de l’Université – F–75007 ParisTelephone: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 00Fax: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 01www.imerys.com

TRANSFORM TO PERFORM

Imerys – French limited liability company (Société anonyme)Share capital: €159,144,982Trade register: RCS Paris 562 008 151

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLANDSLOVENIA

AUSTRIAHUNGARY

UKRAINE

BULGARIA

GEORGIA

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDSGERMANY

ITALYGREECE

NORWAY

BELGIUM

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

SPAIN

EGYPT

BRAZIL

UNITED STATES

CANADA

ARGENTINA

CHILE

TURKEY

BAHRAIN

INDIA

THAILAND

CHINA

ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICAAUSTRALIA

VIETNAM

MALAYSIA

MEXICO

INDONESIA

JAPAN

NEW ZEALAND

TAIWAN

A global presence

ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES

CarbonatesMonolithic RefractoriesGraphite & CarbonOilfield Solutions

FILTRATION & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES

Filtration & Performance MineralsPerformance Additives for Metallurgy

CERAMIC MATERIALS

KaolinRoofingCeramics

HIGH RESISTANCE MINERALS

Fused MineralsRefractory Minerals

4,087M REVENUE

16,000 EMPLOYEES90NEW PRODUCTS

launched in 2015, including 18 with

an environmental benefi t

“Imerys continues its development strategy by

investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio

and innovating.”GILLES MICHELChairman & CEO

IMERYS, THE WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALITY SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

250 INDUSTRIAL SITES

50 COUNTRIES

2015 ESSENTIALS

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Business groups & marketsImerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide.

AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER DURABLES—

ENERGY—

DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FITTINGS—

STEELMAKINGAND METALLURGY—

AGRI-FOOD—

PAPER—

PACKAGING—

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE—

HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE—

CONSTRUCTION—

ELECTRONICS—

SENS RECTO LECTURE

Design and production — Photo credits — Fotolia, Imerys, iStock, Metso. Print — Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certifi ed paper and contains Imerys pigments.

154, rue de l’Université – F–75007 ParisTelephone: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 00Fax: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 01www.imerys.com

TRANSFORM TO PERFORM

Imerys – French limited liability company (Société anonyme)Share capital: €159,144,982Trade register: RCS Paris 562 008 151

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLAND SLOVENIA

AUSTRIA HUNGARY

UKRAINE

BULGARIA

GEORGIA

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDSGERMANY

ITALYGREECE

NORWAY

BELGIUM

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

SPAIN

EGYPT

BRAZIL

UNITED STATES

CANADA

ARGENTINA

CHILE

TURKEY

BAHRAIN

INDIA

THAILAND

CHINA

ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA

VIETNAM

MALAYSIA

MEXICO

INDONESIA

JAPAN

NEW ZEALAND

TAIWAN

A global presence

ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES

CarbonatesMonolithic RefractoriesGraphite & CarbonOilfield Solutions

FILTRATION & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES

Filtration & Performance MineralsPerformance Additives for Metallurgy

CERAMIC MATERIALS

KaolinRoofingCeramics

HIGH RESISTANCE MINERALS

Fused MineralsRefractory Minerals

4,087MR E V E N U E

16,000E M P L O Y E E S

90N E W P R O D U C T S

launched in 2015, including 18 with

an environmental benefi t

“Imerys continues its development strategy by

investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio

and innovating.”GILLES MICHELChairman & CEO

I M E R Y S , T H E W O R L D L E A D E R I N M I N E R A L - B A S E D S P E C I A L I T Y S O L U T I O N S F O R I N D U S T R Y

250I N D U S T R I A L

S I T E S

50C O U N T R I E S

2015 ESSENTIALS

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Business groups & marketsImerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide.

AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER DURABLES—

ENERGY—

DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FITTINGS—

STEELMAKINGAND METALLURGY—

AGRI-FOOD—

PAPER—

PACKAGING—

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE—

HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE—

CONSTRUCTION—

ELECTRONICS—

SENS RECTO LECTURE

A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION.

IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR

A CHANGING WORLD

Ceramic MaterialsThe Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofi ng, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware.

33%Ceramics

42%Kaolin

25%Roofi ng

4,278 employees

82industrial sites

20countries

R E V E N U E

28% of Group total

1,172M

Filtration & Performance AdditivesThe Filtration & Performance Additives business group’s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors.

R E V E N U E

26% of Group total

1,081M

22%Performance Additives

for Metallurgy

78%Filtration &

Performance Minerals

3,925 employees

76industrial sites

23countries

High Resistance MineralsThe High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors.

58%Fused

Minerals

42%Refractory Minerals

2,728 employees

28industrial sites

12countries

R E V E N U E

15% of Group total

629M

1 Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils

1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior

1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profi les

1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic fl oor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

5

3

Energy Solutions & SpecialtiesThe Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfi eld Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry.

R E V E N U E

31% of Group total

1,253M

42%Monolithic Refractories

47%Carbonates

10%Graphite & Carbon

1%Oilfi eld Solutions

4,870 employees

74industrial sites

26countries

1

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

3 5

4

2

4 5

3

2

53

SENS VERSO LECTURE

A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION.

IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR

A CHANGING WORLD

Ceramic MaterialsThe Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofi ng, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware.

33%Ceramics

42%Kaolin

25%Roofi ng

4,278 employees

82industrial sites

20countries

R E V E N U E

28% of Group total

1,172M

Filtration & Performance AdditivesThe Filtration & Performance Additives business group’s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors.

R E V E N U E

26% of Group total

1,081M

22%Performance Additives

for Metallurgy

78%Filtration &

Performance Minerals

3,925 employees

76industrial sites

23countries

High Resistance MineralsThe High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors.

58%Fused

Minerals

42%Refractory Minerals

2,728 employees

28industrial sites

12countries

R E V E N U E

15% of Group total

629M

1 Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils

1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior

1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profi les

1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic fl oor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

5

3

Energy Solutions & SpecialtiesThe Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfi eld Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry.

R E V E N U E

31% of Group total

1,253M

42%Monolithic Refractories

47%Carbonates

10%Graphite & Carbon

1%Oilfi eld Solutions

4,870 employees

74industrial sites

26countries

1

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

3 5

4

2

4 5

3

2

53

SENS VERSO LECTURE

A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION.

IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR

A CHANGING WORLD

Ceramic MaterialsThe Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofi ng, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware.

33%Ceramics

42%Kaolin

25%Roofi ng

4,278 employees

82industrial sites

20countries

R E V E N U E

28% of Group total

1,172M

Filtration & Performance AdditivesThe Filtration & Performance Additives business group’s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors.

R E V E N U E

26% of Group total

1,081M

22%Performance Additives

for Metallurgy

78%Filtration &

Performance Minerals

3,925 employees

76industrial sites

23countries

High Resistance MineralsThe High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors.

58%Fused

Minerals

42%Refractory Minerals

2,728 employees

28industrial sites

12countries

R E V E N U E

15% of Group total

629M

1 Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils

1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior

1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profi les

1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic fl oor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

5

3

Energy Solutions & SpecialtiesThe Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfi eld Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry.

R E V E N U E

31% of Group total

1,253M

42%Monolithic Refractories

47%Carbonates

10%Graphite & Carbon

1%Oilfi eld Solutions

4,870 employees

74industrial sites

26countries

1

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

3 5

4

2

4 5

3

2

53

SENS VERSO LECTURE

A WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALTIES FOR INDUSTRY, IMERYS SUPPLIES HIGH VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO A GREAT NUMBER OF SECTORS, FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES TO CONSUMER GOODS. THE GROUP DRAWS ON ITS KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND COMMAND OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TO BENEFICIATE ITS MINERAL RESOURCES, DEVELOP FORMULATIONS, AND PRODUCE SYNTHETIC MINERALS. THESE DELIVER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS AND KEY TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING REFRACTORINESS, MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, CONDUCTIVITY, OPACITY, DURABILITY, PURITY, DENSITY, SURFACE CHEMISTRY, FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION.

IMERYS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR

A CHANGING WORLD

Ceramic MaterialsThe Ceramic Materials business group comprises three divisions: Kaolin, which offers a wide range of applications in the paper, packaging and plastics sectors; Roofi ng, where the Group is the leading French producer of clay roof tiles; and Ceramics, where Imerys is the world leader in ceramic prepared bodies for sanitaryware or tableware.

33%Ceramics

42%Kaolin

25%Roofi ng

4,278 employees

82industrial sites

20countries

R E V E N U E

28% of Group total

1,172M

Filtration & Performance AdditivesThe Filtration & Performance Additives business group’s minerals and products supply a large number of markets, including the automotive, steel, agriculture, agri-food, construction, health, beauty and personal care sectors.

R E V E N U E

26% of Group total

1,081M

22%Performance Additives

for Metallurgy

78%Filtration &

Performance Minerals

3,925 employees

76industrial sites

23countries

High Resistance MineralsThe High Resistance Minerals business group designs mineral-based specialties with key properties such as heat resistance, abrasiveness and conductivity. The Refractory Minerals and Fused Minerals divisions supply the steel, automotive and aerospace sectors.

58%Fused

Minerals

42%Refractory Minerals

2,728 employees

28industrial sites

12countries

R E V E N U E

15% of Group total

629M

1 Cosmetics - 2 Steel coils - 3 Automotive - 4 Corn cultivation - 5 Oils

1 Alkaline batteries - 2 Plastic wrap - 3 Paper - 4 Mobile energy - 5 Thermal plant interior

1 Floor tiles and sanitaryware - 2 Paints - 3 Tiles - 4 Magazine paper - 5 Aluminum profi les

1 Molten steel - 2 Airplane fuselage - 3 Synthetic fl oor covering 4 Ceramic hobs - 5 Abrasive grinding wheel

5

3

Energy Solutions & SpecialtiesThe Energy Solutions & Specialties business group, which comprises the Carbonates, Monolithic Refractories, Graphite & Carbon and Oilfi eld Solutions divisions, manufactures and sells mineral solutions to the consumer goods and paper sectors, high-temperature industries, mobile energy, and the oil industry.

R E V E N U E

31% of Group total

1,253M

42%Monolithic Refractories

47%Carbonates

10%Graphite & Carbon

1%Oilfi eld Solutions

4,870 employees

74industrial sites

26countries

1

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

3 5

4

2

4 5

3

2

53

SENS VERSO LECTURE

Design and production — Photo credits — Fotolia, Imerys, iStock, Metso. Print — Chirat. This document is printed on FSC certifi ed paper and contains Imerys pigments.

154, rue de l’Université – F–75007 ParisTelephone: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 00Fax: +33 (0)1 49 55 63 01www.imerys.com

TRANSFORM TO PERFORM

Imerys – French limited liability company (Société anonyme)Share capital: €159,144,982Trade register: RCS Paris 562 008 151

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLANDSLOVENIA

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A global presence

ENERGY SOLUTIONS & SPECIALTIES

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4,087M REVENUE

16,000 EMPLOYEES90NEW PRODUCTS

launched in 2015, including 18 with

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“Imerys continues its development strategy by

investing in industrial capacity, expanding its business portfolio

and innovating.”GILLES MICHELChairman & CEO

IMERYS, THE WORLD LEADER IN MINERAL-BASED SPECIALITY SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

250 INDUSTRIAL SITES

50 COUNTRIES

2015 ESSENTIALS

MINERAL SOLUTIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Business groups & marketsImerys provides innovative, high value-added mineral specialties, which are used in many applications in everyday life and meet the needs of a diverse range of markets worldwide.

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