About Brucite+

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From geology to innovation

History

The Brucite+ brand began when we revealed to the world the enormous potential of brucite, a unique and precious mineral which has important applications in many areas of industry and agriculture. It provides a solution to global challenges related to environmental protection, and helps to make many human activities safer.

Origin

The name Brucite+ comes from the naturally occurring mineral brucite, and the ways in which it is used, as expressed by the graphic symbol +, as our magnesium-based raw materials are used in the manufacture of a wide range of finished goods, which, in turn, are used by millions of people around the world.

About brucite

Brucite is a naturally occurring mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, and forms the main component of brucite ore. It was first described in 1814 and was named in 1818 after the American mineralogist A. Bruce (1777-1818). In its pure form the mineral is made up of MgO (69.12%) and H2O (30.88%). It has the highest magnesium content of the various magnesium-based minerals used in industrial applications.

History
Origin
About brucite

Mission and vision

Mission

To discover new potential for the applications of brucite. Brucite+ is a key link in the complex industrial chain of our clients’ businesses, and the mineral’s versatility inspires us and gives us confidence to go beyond current practices and to seek out new ways to make use of the potential of this naturally-occurring mineral.

Vision

Our aim is to establish ourselves as the leading suppliers of high quality and environmentally friendly raw materials. By continuously increasing our extraction volumes and reserves, we are able to remain flexible in changing market conditions and promote the development of manufacturing industry around the world.

Values

Values

01
  • To nature and to people
  • To our employees
  • To our partners and clients
  • To ourselves
  • To whole industrial sectors
  • To science
02
  • A new form of currency for our times
  • Competitive advantage
  • Development and application
  • Practical benefits for all
  • A quality that can be shared
03
  • To stay ahead of trends
  • To stay flexible in a changing world
  • To take the initiative
  • To be one step ahead
  • To keep on moving
  • A quality that enables us to develop
04
  • Sustainable development and consistent quality
  • Science, industry and brucite
  • Commitment, dedication and loyalty to our brand
  • Underlies our relationships and our dealings in the market
  • The basis for our development and creativity
05
  • A quality that allows us to be transparent
  • Ability to please others
  • To motivate people
  • To engage rather than to advertise
Location
Obluchensky district, Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia
Open pit mining
Kuldur deposit
Location
Oktyabrsky district, Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia
Open pit mining
Savkinsky deposit

Production

The Brucite+ production facilities include three brucite milling plants and an indirect firing house with a total capacity of about 150,000 tons per year. The plants are completed with equipment from leading world manufacturers — «Hosokawa Alpine», «Riedhammer».

3
brucite mineral grinding plant
150
thousand tons/year - total capacity of the
indirect firing shop
Production

Production

The first plant
The plant where grades of large particle size distribution are produced. The plant outputs AgroMag® — a mineral fertilizer and a feed additive. Its capacity accounts for 70 thousand tons per year.

The second and third plants
They produce finely milled EcoPiren® grades which are used by manufacturers of cable compounds and roofing membranes.

Production

Production

An R&D center is organized on the basis of production. It consists of a laboratory of physical and chemical methods of analysis and a polymer laboratory. The center carries out exploratory activities aimed at developing the existing areas of application of the Group of companies’ products and searching for the new ones.

Production

Mining and Production

450
thousand tons
of mined ore per year
310
thousand tons per year
production of end products
900
tons per day
shipment of finished products
to end consumers
180
thousand tons per year
production of milled
brucite in Vyazma

Geographical extent of supplies

Geographical extent of supplies
5
continents
45 +
countries
150 +
consumers