Carmeuse is a
Belgian mining company which produces
lime and
limestone. The Carmeuse Group has production facilities in Europe, North America and Africa. Its head office is located in
Louvain-la-Neuve and the company
Chief Executive Officer is
Rodolphe Collinet.
History
The company was founded in 1860 in the city of
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
. Over the years the company expanded across
Western Europe into
Italy,
France and the
Netherlands,
Central Europe and
Eastern Europe into
Slovakia, the
Czech Republic,
Hungary,
Romania, Bosnia and
Turkey and North America into the
United States and
Canada and also in
Africa and
Asia.
Activity
Carmeuse has developed many applications for industrial uses (
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
,
non-ferrous,
chemicals,
paint
Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture. Paint can be made in many ...
ings,
paper,
carpets), for the agro-food industry (human food and animal feed), for the building industry (
plasters and
mortars,
aerated autoclave concrete,
calcium silicate brick
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term ''brick'' denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured cons ...
s) and for environment applications (water and
sludge treatment,
flue-gas desulfurization
Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide () from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting processes such as waste incineration.
Methods
...
).
Results
Total consolidated group net turnover amounted to:
* 850 million Euros in 2005
* 940 million Euros in 2006.
* 950 million Euros in 2007.
* 1200 million Euros in 2008.
* 944 million Euros in 2009.
* 1100 million Euros in 2010.
* 1129 million Euros in 2012.
* 1142 million Euros in 2015.
News
October 2007 â€
In a friendly deal with its partner, the Carmeuse Group takes over the control of Ozture Kimtas in Turkey
October 2007 â€
Carmeuse has been selected as the winning bidder for Oglebay Norton
September 2016 â€
Carmeuse signs its entry into South East Asia
Sources
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External links
Carmeuse Group website
Mining companies of Belgium
Limestone industry
Companies established in 1860
Companies based in Walloon Brabant
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve