2022-11-24 OYAK reinforces its power in the Southeast Asian market with its Almatis facility in Falta

Strategic investment by OYAK to India Almatis, a member of OYAK Group Companies, has put into operation its tabular alumina facility, which it has integrated by equipping it with new technologies, in the Falta region of India. OYAK General Manager Süleyman Savaş Erdem said, “We have taken great steps...

2022-10-10 Product carbon footprint certificates for Almatis tabular alumina and cement products

Oct. 10, 2022 - Almatis is proud  that our Tabular Alumina and cement products have been certified by GUTcert GMBH for the base year of 2018. Customers who are concerned about sourcing sustainable raw materials can now receive certified CO2 equivalent emissions values for these products. ...

2022-05-03 Almatis appoints Anıl Sönmez as new CEO

May 3, 2022 - Almatis is pleased to announce that effective May 2, 2022, Anıl Sönmez has assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Almatis Group. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Sönmez was the Head of Eastern Hemisphere and member of the Global Management Committee of Clariant O...

2022-03-22 Almatis to participate the 6th Mortar Convention online event

Mar. 21, 2022 - Almatis GmbH plans to participate as a virtual exhibitor at 6th Mortar Convention, online live event, organized by drymix.info on March 22-25, 2022 in four different regions of the world. Doris van Garsel, Product Line Manager of Almatis, will give a presentation on Cement, with the...

2020-03-30 Almatis COVID-19 update & approval to operate as a critical business

Mar. 30, 2020 - Almatis is working diligently to protect the health and safety of our employees, supply chain partners and customers in order to stop the COVID-19 pandemic.   We recognize that the situation is uniquely difficult for every single one of us, without exception. In the face of great challenges...

2020-02-01 Work started to put Almatis tabular plant back into operation

Feb. 1, 2020 - On January 22, the German Authorities concluded their investigations of the Almatis Ludwigshafen tabular alumina plant and released the accident area to Almatis. Almatis immediately began work on the area, assessing the extent of the damages and initiating first measures for a quick and safe...

2019-07-15 Almatis sells Burnside alumina refinery

Jul. 15, 2019 - On 27 June, Almatis reported the sale of 100% of its shares in Almatis Burnside to Arthur Metals. Almatis Burnside is an alumina manufacturer based in Louisiana, USA and will continue to supply Almatis, along with other customers, with premium-grade alumina.  Almatis expects...

2018-09-28 Almatis Huangdao China 20 Year Celebration

Sep. 27, 2018 - "20 Years ago, our Almatis Huangdao (China) organization was founded," said Frank W. Kraaijenbos, Chief Operations Officer at Almatis. He continued, "Throughout the years a mature organization has been build. 26 September 2018 a nice celebration took place. It w...

2018-07-26 Almatis constructing new Tabular Alumina plant in Falta, West Bengal to fuel Asia Growth Strategy

Jul. 25, 2018 - As demand for Tabular Alumina expands with India’s refractory requirements, Almatis is committed to support and enhance our customers’ success with quality alumina products and excellent service. A positive outlook for Indian produced steel, leveraged by growing GDP and per capit...

2017-08-30 Almatis to expand its tabular alumina production capabilities at its Falta, India plant

Almatis announces a major expansion of their Falta, India specialty alumina plant with the planned installation of a tabular alumina converter. This important backward integration investment will build on Almatis’ eighty-one years of experience producing tabular alumina. Since initiating produc...

2017-04-06 Dr. Andreas Buhr, Almatis Global Technical Director Refractories, is awarded Theodore J. Planje – St. Louis Refractories Award

Apr. 6, 2017 - The Theodore J. Planje – St. Louis Refractories Award is presented annually “for the purpose of recognizing and honoring distinguished achievement in the refractories field.” Dr. Buhr was honored to join this select group of refractory leadership this past March, at the 53 rd Ann...