COMPANY HISTORY
MULCOA
1961 – George Eusner secures ore deposits in Andersonville, Georgia
1968 – Acquisition by Combustion Engineering
1969 – Rotary kilns 1 and 2 are installed
1972 – Rotary kilns 3, 4 and 5 are installed
1981 – Rotary kilns 6 and 7 are installed
1990 – Acquisition by Imerys (Imetal)
1994 – Construction of Plant # 2 crushing/screening/packaging facility
1995 – Acquisition of competitor’s ore reserves
1996 – Acquisition of Cytec facility and reserves; includes Rotary Kiln # 8
1996 – Construction of Plant # 3 crushing/screening/packaging facility
2005 – Construction of Plant # 6 crushing/screening/packaging facility
2008 – Major ore acquisition
2009 – Rotary kiln 9 is installed
TECO
1960 – Founded by Bill Rawles, producing fused MgO and fused silica
1983 – Acquisition by Combustion Engineering
1986 – Fused MgO business sold to Tateho-America
1990 – Acquisition by Imerys (Imetal)
1999 – Construction of new fusion facility with 15 fusion furnaces
2000 – Construction of spherical silica facility
2006 – Installation of new screening system
CE – MINERALS PROCESSING
1930 – Construction of original property for Globe Refractories
1990 – Acquired by Napco as a materials processing facility
1999 – Acquired by CE-Minerals; installation of new equipment
Current – capacity to process over 100,000 tons/year
CE – MINERALES (VENEZUELA)
1990 – Construction of both fusion furnaces; annual capacity of 40,000 tons
CHINA
1992 – Construction of original 2 kilns
Current – total of 10 kilns with annual capacity of 40,000 tons