CGSoft and the Imerys group agreed last week to update and expand their collaboration by leveraging all the capabilities offered by the latest version of Thesis.net Property Management., in the critical management of the group’s real estate and industrial mineral mining and processing units in Greece. The variety, volume and complexity of all data such as the mine archive, the monitoring of licensing procedures (installation, operation, urban planning permits, etc.), the monitoring of studies (technical exploitation studies, environmental impact studies, etc.), certificates, guarantees, opinions, legal actions, etc., combined with the constant needs for effective, timely and unified management of relevant cases, the increased demands of the administration for the optimization of internal procedures and the assurance of timely and valid information and, above all, our seamless and long-standing cooperation with the leading company in the industry, were elements that led to this, particularly honorable for our company and the quality of its specialized products and services, decision.
The Imerys group, with 17,800 employees, an annual turnover of nearly 4.6 billion euros (2018 figures), 270 active industrial sites and a presence in more than 50 countries, is the global leader in the industrial minerals sector, offering high added value operational solutions in a large number of sectors, from manufacturing industries to consumer goods and construction products. Combining their expertise, creativity and dedication to customer needs, all departments and executives of the Group continuously identify new applications and develop high added value solutions with a decisive approach to responsible development.
In Greece, the group’s companies mainly mine and process bentonite and perlite. In particular, Imerys Greece (formerly S&B Greece) is the largest producer of primary processed perlite worldwide and, at the same time, the largest exporter of bentonite worldwide, utilizing the excellent quality mineral resources and processing plants located in our country. Almost all of the company’s products are exported, contributing more than 100 million to the national economy. euros in foreign exchange and more than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs.