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As a mid-sized company we understand: transparency and trustful relations are irreplaceable – particularly in the world of raw materials. Most of our co-operations with suppliers and service providers have been in place for many years.
Should you be interested to learn more about a cooperation with us:
With more than 100 years of experience in the field of alumina, Almatis is a world leader in the development, manufacture and supply of high quality alumina products. We are proud to have been Almatis’ marketing partner in specific markets for many years.
>Product: Premium Alumina
Since COFERMIN Rohstoffe took over the exclusive distribution of andalusite mined by ARM Andalusite in Thabazimbi, South Africa, under the brand name Marlusite in 2004, over 200 customers in the refractory industry have been developed worldwide. We have also completely rebuilt promising markets in China and India for our headmaster.
>Product: Andalusite
Asfour, an Egyptian producer of fireclay-based raw materials and refractory products, is our partner for low grade alumina minerals, which we supply to the refractory industry in Europe. The main components of the portfolio are kaolin based refractory chamottes, acid chamottes and lightweight chamottes.
>Product: Fireclay
Baja Yucca Company is a GMP+ certified producer of plant extracts such as Yucca Schidigera and/or Quillaja saponaria, which are ingredients in animal feed to reduce NH3 emissions.
>Product: Yucca schidigera / Quillaja saponaria
With a wide range of phenolic, urea and melamine resins, the manufacturer ‘Bakelite Synthetics’ is one of the leading companies in its sector.
>Product: Phenolic resin
BIKITA Minerals is currently the only global ‘largescale’ producer of petalite, a lithium-containing feldspar. Petalite is mainly used for technical applications in ceramics, glass-ceramics and the glass industry. We act as international agents and marketing partners for Bikita Minerals’ Petalite.
>Product: Petalite
We have a long-standing co-operation in the marketing of high-quality special fireclay in German foundries and in the production of welding flux.
>Product: Foundry chamotte
Ecomag is one of the most innovative manufacturers of high-purity, synthetic magnesia products. Magnesia salts are obtained from existing raw material streams using a low-energy process. In addition to high purity, the process is characterised by low CO2 emissions. Production is currently being set up following the pilot phase.
>Product: Synthetic magnesia
Elkem is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modern material solutions. The company develops silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions. We are proud to act as Elkem’s agent for their extended Microsilica and Additive portfolio for refractories.
>Product: Microsilica
Ferro Duo is a specialist when it comes to the circular economy. It sources, extracts and produces high-quality products from industrial and by-products, making it an experienced partner when it comes to raw material recycling.
>Product: Iron-II-Sulphate
Fluorsid is one of the leading manufacturers of inorganic fluorochemicals. Together with Fluorsid, COFERMIN Chemicals primarily supplies aluminium fluoride for non-ferrous metallurgy and synthetic cryolite for the production of metallurgical auxiliaries, abrasives, glass and glazes.
>Product: Cryolite
COFERMIN has been working with Foskor in the field of zirconium oxide since 2002. The material is used in various industries such as the refractory industry, technical ceramics and foundry.
>Product: Zirconium oxide
GUM Chemical is a Portuguese manufacturer of rosin resins. The plant is located in Cantanhede with a distillation capacity of 360,000 tonnes per year. Since 2019 we are the exclusive distribution partner of GUM Chemical in the DACH region.
>Product: Rosin (balsam resin)
We have been successfully marketing atomised ferrosilicon 15 (FeSi 15) for over 25 years, including more than 10 years as a global contractual partner of Hafsil AS. It is mainly used in the wet processing of high-quality scrap and ores (chrome ore, magnesite, fluorspar, etc.) using sink and float systems; often also in ground quality and/or used together with magnetite from Norway.
>Product: Atomised FeSi 15
IBAR Nordeste is a Brazilian manufacturer of calcined and sintered magnesia. Since 2016 we are the sales agent for IBAR products in Europe and CIS countries for various applications in the refractory, welding and other industries.
>Product: Magnesium
KEMI PINE ROSINS is a Portuguese manufacturer of rosin esters. The plant is located in Cantanhede. Since 2019 we, COFERMIN Chemicals, are the exclusive distribution partner of KEMI PINE ROSINS in the DACH region.
>Product: Rosin esters
Since 2020, COFERMIN has been representing the Turkish manufacturer KMT Polymers Ltd. for high-quality and high-performance dispersant polymers, which are mainly used to formulate superplasticisers for the concrete admixture industry.
>Product: Polycarboxylates (PCENEX)
KTS has over 150 years of experience in the extraction and processing of clay and bentonite, which it operates with its flexible and experienced team. KTS is our reliable partner for the storage and processing of silica fume raw materials from various provinces. The system is strictly monitored and certified by the authorities.
>Product: Fireclay, contract service provider
LANXESS is one of the world’s leading producers of inorganic pigments. The company has been producing chromium oxide at its plant in Krefeld-Uerdingen for 80 years. In 2009, we took over the marketing of LANXESS chromium oxide in niche applications and were able to acquire numerous new customers worldwide.
Leverton is a leading European manufacturer of lithium salts, which are distributed by Cofermin Chemicals in the DACH region.
>Product: Lithium salts
PentaCarbon produces various types of carbon black at two locations and has decades of experience in the production and sale of customised solutions. COFERMIN supports PentaCarbon with marketing, focussing on China and the Asia-Pacific region.
>Product: CarbonBlack
Polymag, based in China, is your partner for the procurement and distribution of natural and synthetic magnesia specialities. Since January 2022, Polymag has been working exclusively with IMagine GmbH & Co. KG on the Chinese market since January 2022.
>Product: Synthetic magnesia
Founded in 2001, KAISON is a China-based company that has grown from a biochemical manufacturer to a diversified leader in the chemical, food, feed and mining industries. The partnership with KAISON enables us to ensure internationally competitive sourcing of gluconates for the benefit of our valued customers.
>Product: Glucono-Delta-Lactone Sodium Gluconate
Quiborax S.A., based in Arica, Chile, is one of the world’s leading producers of boric acid. Boric acid has been produced at the plant in Arica at an altitude of 1,680 metres above sea level since 1986. Since 2019, the COFERMIN Group has acted as OR with regard to REACH for Quiborax and has taken over the distribution of boric acid in Europe.
>Product: Boric acid
Rütgers, a subsidiary of Rain Carbon Inc., produces high-quality pitch products and pitch binders for a wide range of special applications. COFERMIN is a long-standing marketing and distribution partner to Russia, Ukraine and China.
>Product: Pitch binder
COFERMIN Rohstoffe has been responsible for recycling a disused silicate dust landfill site in southern Germany for over ten years. The result of the innovative process developed under our leadership is a high-quality, certified secondary raw material for the building materials industry. Silica Fume stockpile silicate RWRC provides consumers with a reliable, available and cost-effective alternative to the primary market, which is characterised by strong price fluctuations and occasional supply bottlenecks.
>Product: Silica Fume / RWRC
Samancor Chrome is the world’s largest producer of ferrochrome. Samancor also produces significant quantities of chrome ore in speciality grades for the global market. COFERMIN is a long-standing partner in marketing, sales and distribution.
>Product: Chrome ores
We can look back on over 50 years of close co-operation in the worldwide marketing of magnetite, obtained as a by-product of ilmenite production. The use is mainly for wet processing using sink and float systems of coal, scrap and minerals; and in other markets as a foundry additive or filler.
>Product: Magnetite
COFERMIN has acted as an agent for UBE Materials in Europe and the CIS countries since the early 2000s. Seawater magnesia is produced synthetically from seawater and limestone in a complex process and is mainly used in refractory bricks and in the ceramics, dental and cosmetics industries.
>Product: Seawater magnesia (UBE, Japan)
Unger Fabrikker AS has been our new partner for high-performance additives, which are widely used in the construction industry, since May 2023. Unger offers additives in liquid or powder form that are used in plasterboards, mortars, plasters and concrete. These include foaming agents, air-entraining agents, wetting and dispersing agents under its UFAPORE brand.
>Product: Air-entraining agent
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