Advanced ceramics
We provide specialized material solutions, from high-purity powders to ready-to-press bodies, engineered to meet the physical, chemical, and mechanical demands of today and tomorrow’s technologies.
Engineering the future with sustainable solutions
Advanced ceramics are the backbone of modern innovation, essential for high-performance applications in Electronics, Aerospace, Automotive, Energy Generation and Industrial Tools. We leverage our global expertise in material processing and cutting-edge Science & Technology capabilities to deliver:
- Tailored material solutions: We customize purity levels, particle sizes, crystal shapes, and surface areas to meet your exact specifications.
- Sustainable solutions: We embed responsible thinking into everything we do, helping our customers reduce their environmental footprint while achieving operational excellence.
- Global reach, local support: With over 20 main locations and R&D centers, we serve customers worldwide with consistent supply reliability.
| One mission: to unlock sustainable innovation by future-proofing and tailoring our high-value materials for Advanced Ceramics manufacturers, enabling them to drive performance and create enduring value for their end markets. |
Your single source for ceramic materials
We are one of the few global providers offering a comprehensive "one-stop-shop" portfolio. Our materials are available in various forms, including sub-micron powders and ready-to-spray or ready-to-press shapes (angular, blocky, or spherical).
Specialized solutions for key applications
We serve the unique needs of the mobility, energy, electronics, and industrial markets:
- Sensors & Energy Converters: tailored formulations for Solid Oxide Fuel & Electrolyzer cells (SOFC/SOEC), oxygen sensors for automotive. piezo components, and capacitors.
- Performance Tools: Durable structural components for industrial equipment and vehicles.
- Ceramic Membranes & Foam Filters: Solutions for metal filtration, water purification, and gas separation.
- Thermal & Electrical Insulation: High-voltage components, spark plugs, and thermal interface materials.
- Thermal Spray Coatings: Environmental and thermal barrier coatings for gas turbines and aerospace.
FAQ
Imerys supplies three dedicated ceramic material brands: ZIONIC™ (zirconia solutions including fused ZrO2, YSZ, MgSZ, CaSZ, and chemical ZrO2), ALODUR® (calcined, fused and spherical alumina), and TECO® (fused and spherical silica). Imerys provides various other materials including kaolin, talc, cordierite, and kiln furniture.
Yes. Imerys tailors particle and crystal sizes from nano to micron scales, controlling purity, surface area, and shape. Materials are supplied in angular, blocky, spherical, or hollow-spherical morphologies in ready-to-press or ready-to-spray formulations.
Core applications span mobility, energy, electronics, and industrial markets. These include Solid Oxide Fuel & Electrolyzer Cells (SOFC/SOEC), oxygen sensors, ceramic filtration membranes, thermal spray barrier coatings (TBC/EBC), high-voltage electrical insulation, and structural wear parts.
Research is led by Imerys Technology Centers (ITC) in Tianjin (China), and Lyon (France). Production plants operate worldwide across the USA, Germany, Austria, China, France, and the UK.
Imerys is committed to a -42% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions and a -25% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030 (from a 2021 base year). Recognized performance includes an EcoVadis Gold rating (Top 5%), a CDP Climate "A List" placement, and an S&P Global score of 70.
Thermal & electrical insulation
Ceramics
Imerys supplies high-performance mineral solutions used in ceramic manufacturing across sanitaryware, tableware, tiles and technical ceramics. Our portfolio of kaolin, ball clay, feldspar, wollastonite and talc supports ceramic body formulation, glaze performance and firing stability. Ceramic producers across Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, North and South America rely on Imerys minerals to improve product strength, surface quality, whiteness and manufacturing efficiency.
