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Market
leader
With over 80 years of specialist expertise, Elementis Chromium has
become the market leader in chromium chemicals. With production facilities
in the UK and US, we are the only manufacturer to offer the complete
range of chromium products.
Our products are used worldwide in a variety
of applications including:
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leather tanning - helping to produce
high quality leathers for a wide range of end uses |
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metal finishing - used
in process which provides metals and plastics with a strong,
tarnish-resistant finish |
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industrial wood preservation -
used in formulations to extend the life of timber by repelling
insect and fungal attack |
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pigment intermediate - used as an ingredient
where colour strength is a key factor |
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Growth
drivers
As the chromium market becomes more demanding, we will
remain the industry's supplier of choice by focusing on three key
areas of our business:
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health, safety and the environment
- we are committed to providing a high level of protection to
the environment and the health and safety of our employees,
customers and neighbours |
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operational excellence - our performance
is underpinned by a significant capital investment programme
and a acquisition of the chromium chemical plant at Castle Hayne
in North Carolina has enabled us to maximise our service to
customers in North and South America, from world class US based
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price/cost competitiveness - we
strive to deliver the most cost-effective solution whilst maintaining
the highest standards in product and service delivery |
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First
class facilities
We have three main manufacturing sites; Eaglescliffe in
the northeast of England also the global head office, Castle Hayne
in North Carolina and Corpus Christi in Texas, US. These plants produce
a range of chromium chemicals serving customers in over 60 countries.
Production of liquid chrome sulphate is concentrated
at our three Leather Tanning Products (LTP) sites in Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Amarillo, Texas and Dakota City, Nebraska. Situated in the heart of
US cattle country, these locations are ideally placed to serve the
American leather tanning industry.
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