

S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. constitutes a multinational Group of companies, with a strong international presence, selling its products in more than 65 countries worldwide. The S&B Group consists of subsidiary and affiliated companies, operating mines, plants and distribution centers in more than 20 countries across 5 continents (among others in Greece, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, USA, China, Brazil, India and Korea). Over 2,000 employees are working as part of S&B's global family.
The Group's core activity is the mining, processing and trade of industrial minerals and ores. Utilizing the multiple properties of industrial minerals, and through its portfolio of specialty minerals, S&B converts natural resources into customized value-adding industrial solutions for a broad range of applications including foundry, steel-making, construction and building materials, metallurgy and horticulture.
S&B is organized in product Divisions across the various legal entities of the Group (Bentonite, Perlite, Bauxite, Stollberg, Otavi). These Divisions are responsible for driving forward S&B's market based approach to business, and for building comprehensive Market-to-Mine chains that improve efficiency and add value to our customers. All of them holding top rank positions in the markets they serve both in Europe and worldwide.
The S&B Group started in Greece in 1934, with two mining companies: Bauxites Parnasse S.A. and Silver & Baryte Ores Mining Company S.A. S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., the parent company of the S&B Group, was formed after the merger of the above two companies in 1996, and adopted its new name and corporate identity in 2003. S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. is listed in the Athens Exchange since 1994.
As of 31/12/2007:
Consolidated Sales: € 535,4 million
Net Profits: € 26,7 million
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