Sibelco
Key takeaways
- Category: Environmental Services, Logistics & Freight
- Based in: 31 countries, 118 production sites, 40 clusters and 1 more location
- Serves: United States
- Operating: Founded 1872
Sibelco is a global material solutions company that mines, processes and sells industrial minerals at locations worldwide, focused primarily on silica, clays, feldspathics and olivine. The company is also a leader in glass recycling. Founded in 1872, Sibelco has grown into a multinational business with operations in 31 countries, operating 118 production sites with a team of over 5,000 people.
Sibelco delivers solutions for society and supports the progress of modern life, from drinking water sanitation to solar technology and from flame retardants to smartphone screens. The company serves industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers and water purification. Products help to build homes, cities and vehicles; support the supply of renewable energy, food and clean water; and create technologies such as smartphone display screens, printed circuit boards and semiconductors.
The company works across a broad range of industries, anticipating and meeting customer needs with innovative solutions that combine high-specification materials and dedicated technical support. Everything the company does is guided by its purpose: material solutions advancing life. Operations are managed through a sustainability framework, balancing economic performance with environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Sibelco is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact.
Every year Sibelco sources over 3 million tonnes of glass waste and transforms it into premium-quality cullet for re-use in a range of applications including container glass, glass wool, flat glass, filtration, flacons, road marking and flooring. Following its 2024 acquisition of Strategic Materials Inc., Sibelco has strengthened its capacity to supply recycled materials through over 40 facilities across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- Spruce Pine, North Carolina USA quartz deposits, Jundu joint venture with Saint-Gobain, Sibelco Spruce Pine Foundation established to support Hurricane Helene recovery in Spruce Pine community
- Scale
- 5075 employees, 118 production sites, 40 clusters, over 3 million tonnes of glass waste sourced annually, over 40 recycling facilities in USA, Canada and Mexico following 2024 acquisition, 150 years, 31 countries
- Also worth knowing
- 150 years of operation as of 2022. Home to world's highest quality quartz deposits at Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Science Based Targets initiative supporter. Committed to €90 million additional capex investment from 2021 to 2030 for emissions reduction. 2030 goals include reducing scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 5% year-on-year per Euro revenue, increasing circular business revenue to at least 20%, achieving minimum 40% female representation, and zero fatalities target.
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What does Sibelco supply?
Mining, processing, selling industrial minerals, glass recycling, water filtration, wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, desalination, coatings fillers and extenders
Where is Sibelco based?
31 countries, 118 production sites, 40 clusters, 4 technical centres
Which industries does Sibelco work in?
Glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, water purification, agriculture, renewable energy, electronics, display glass, electrical insulation and transformers, electrical porcelain, epoxy moulding compounds, fibre optics and lighting, printed circuit boards, semiconductors, solar, wiring and cabling, automotive, car refinishing, clear coatings, general industrial, marine, original equipment manufacture, wood, leisure
What equipment or products does Sibelco offer?
High Purity Quartz, IOTA quartz range, Nepheline syenite, Kaolin, Baryte, Feldspar, Activated Carbon, Olivine, Silica, Aluminium Oxide, Silica sand, Silica flour, Spherical alumina, Spherical silica, Ultra-fine functional fillers, Surface-treated functional fillers, Aluminium trihydrate, Cristobalite, Bauxite, Calcium carbonate, BLUEGUARD, Certification
How long has Sibelco been operating?
Founded 1872
What certifications does Sibelco hold?
United Nations Global Compact signatory, WHC Certification for three U.S. sites, EcoVadis Gold Sustainability rating
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