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[July 2005]
Imerys Closes Acquisition of World Minerals
The competent anti-trust authorities having approved the acquisition by Imerys of World Minerals, this transaction was completed on 14 July 2005.
With sales of US$286 million, World Minerals is the world-wide leading producer of minerals such as diatomite and perlite for beverage filtration. World Minerals will be consolidated into Imerys' accounts from 15 July 2005.
Imerys is active in 41 countries and now has close to 260 industrial and commercial sites. The group achieved sales of 2.9 billion in 2004.
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