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[August 2005]
Talc de Luzenac France Celebrates Centenary
Talc de Luzenac France, founder member of world leading talc producing group Luzenac, is celebrating its centenary. The company has grown from a cottage industry in the French Pyrenees into a world-wide group with talc products serving a wide range of industries. With an annual turnover of 86 million, Talc de Luzenac France is the largest entity in the Luzenac Group.
To commemorate the centenary, the company has organised a series of events culminating in the weekend of 10-11 September 2005. This will include tours of the mine and plant, a photo exhibition, a party and firework display and the publication of a book about the company's history.
There will also be an awards ceremony held for the 15 Luzenac employees and winners of a group-wide 'Continuous Improvement' competition who will travel from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Singapore, the USA and the UK to visit the French mine and take part in the festivities.
When Talc de Luzenac was first incorporated in 1905, it produced 20,000 tonnes of talc a year, primarily for the paper industry. Today, the company delivers over 400,000 tonnes yearly and has prospered over the last century thanks to constant modernisation and R&D focused on innovative solutions for customers in a wide range of industries, including ceramics, coatings, cosmetics, agriculture, foodstuffs, paper, rubber, pharmaceuticals and plastics.
Luzenac Group employs 1,500 people at its 11 mines and 20 plants in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. The group sells 1.4 million tonnes of talc per annum, of which Talc de Luzenac supplies 30%. Luzenac Group became a member of Rio Tinto Group in 1988.
www.luzenac.com
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