Life Cycle of Industrial Minerals: an Industrial Perspective

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1 KPC-Europe EUROFEL Joint Annual Meeting 3 June 2015 Life Cycle of Industrial Minerals: an Industrial Perspective Didier Jans Industrial Minerals Association (IMA-Europe) 1

2 IMA-Europe in a nutshell IMA - Europe KPC Clays Kaolin Eurotalc talc EUBA Bentonite EBA Borates Eurosil Silica IDPA Diatomite Eurofel Feldspar CCA Calcium carbonate Dolomite Eula Eula Lime Lime ESMA Magnesite, Sepiolite vermiculite Mica 24 EU Member States + Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine 500 companies: i.e. 685 mines & quarries, 750 plants 42,500 employees 180 million tpa EUR 10 billion turnover Non-energy / Non-metallic more:

3 Industrial minerals our world is made of them! Industrial minerals are vital to society, supplying everyday products.

4 Industrial minerals at the basis of manufacturing industry GLASS: up to 100% minerals PAINT: 50% of minerals CAR: up to kg of minerals in rubber, plastics, glass, casting PAPER up to 50% minerals CERAMICS and GLASS: up to 100% minerals HOUSE: up to 150 tonnes of minerals And many more

5 Industrial minerals our A Huge world economic is made multiplying of them! effect Sector % IM Turnover Employ IM 10 (billion) 40 (000) Paper Glass Paint Ceramics Plastics, Gas and water treatments, adhesives, Fiberglass, Soil, chemistry, steel, foundry, filtration, food, detergents, energy, etc. Life begins when leaving the mineral plant

6 From commodities to specialties Traditionally, only filler material / commodities Evolution to material science with tight specifications and requirements in close link with downstream industry innovation Chemical and physical characteristics are pivotal Quality of ore-body and processing

7 Industrial minerals Is there our anything world circular is made in the of them! economy?

8 Industrial minerals Value our chain: world simple is made and complex of them! cases

9 Industrial minerals Value our chain: world simple is made and complex of them! cases Life cycle of container glass No technical limitation cycles Economic benefit Culets require virgin material

10 Industrial minerals Value our chain: world simple is made and complex of them! cases Paper life cycle Incineration Technical limitation cycles Economic benefit

11 Industrial minerals Value our chain: world simple is made and complex of them! cases In many other cases closing the loop at each stage of the chain is technically or practically inadequate Paint on a wall Talc in automotive plastics Lime in flue gas or sludge treatment Kaolin in ceramics Borates in special glasses Etc. Downcycling from high value/high tech to less demanding applications

12 Industrial minerals A our matter world of technology is made of and them! economy Drivers and limits of prolonging the life of a mineral? Scarcity / Price Technical requirements Societal expectations / requirements Economic constraints Energy

13 A Real World Each case is specific IM bound to Energy / water / land efficiency Sell the whole pig Focus on mining products for high value applications No one-fits-all recipe Finding solutions to help reduce society s global footprint Seamless customers-suppliers chain No regulatory imposed simplistic solution or obligation

14 IMA-Europe For further information: Dr Didier Jans Director General IMA-Europe