By mid 2010 another USD 50 million will be invested at Qingdao facility in China.
Interview with Martin Laudenbach, CEO.
Almatis recently invested US$ 50 million in a new calcining facility in China.
Almatis, which has been a stand-alone company for 4 years now, has recently created two dedicated commercial business unites for the refractories and the ceramics markets.
ICV has interviewed the Vice Presidents in the new Almatis headquarters in Frankfurt.
The Rotterdam facilities play a major role in Almatis' global manufactoring network. ABS has been successfully integrated in workflow and supply management. Further improvement can enhance the already high performance.
Higher grade, higher value steel products are in increasing demand. Refractory producers should address reformulations of their
mixes and that upgrading refractory mixes using synthetic alumina is an important step for steel advancement.