Imerys in Cornwall

21/10/2026

Massive thanks and well done to our IT team who, last month, used their volunteering hours to help put at the Little Harbour branch of Children's Hospice South West. 💙

All Imerys' colleagues can use 16 hrs of work time to volunteer locally each year and the IT team chose this charity as it close to the hearts of so many in the area.

They were put to work clearing undergrowth in the hospice grounds - tackling such tasks can be time consuming so all help is welcomed! 💪

Once they had the job done - they were invited into the Hospice for a tour. It was very insightful and uplifting to see the services they provide - bringing such joy to the lives of everyone whether that’s from the music and game rooms, hydrotherapy pools, sensory rooms, soft play or family events.

The hospice team do an incredible job creating memories for families at the most difficult times whilst still delivering an exceptional level of care. They are truly inspirational and we are proud to support them whenever we can 🌈

Special mention to breakfast at the Britannia Inn and Waves Restaurant, Par which got the day off to a flying start! 👏

15/10/2026

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We are hiring a payroll assistant - apply at our website:

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09/10/2026

💚 Macmillan Coffee Morning 2026 💚

Congrats to Sue, Jack and Hannah - based at our offices in Par - who worked so hard to organise our annual bake sale for Macmillan Cancer Support

Thanks to the amazing baking skills of so many - we managed to raise just over £1000 in one morning! 💚

A huge thank you to everyone for your support, donations and bakes - together we can help Macmillan Cancer Support provide vital care, emotional support, and expert advice for people living with cancer.

Whether you have beaten it, are fighting it, are supporting someone through it, or are donating in memory of someone, we are sending all our love and support your way.

Here's to the next one! 🎉

02/10/2026

Due to many requests...!! 😆...this week, we invited 15 people from the local community to join us for a ‘pit to port’ tour - to show them exactly what goes on behind the scenes.

‘Following the clay’ from Littlejohns pit, along to Trebal refiner, Rocks dryer and then down through the famous Pinnock Tunnel to our port and train depot at Fowey - is an epic journey. Although they only saw a glimpse of what it takes to get kaolin from the pit to the port - our guests were pretty impressed by the scale and complexity.

We were lucky to see two clay ships in the port - one being loaded and one ready to set sail - a real highlight of the tour.

Then on to the labs where our 24/7 quality control team explained how they keep standards to the levels expected by our customers.

Lastly our research and development team explained how they support customers and bring new products to life - finding clever new uses for our minerals with their work.

Huge thanks to our visitors, we hope they enjoyed it! We plan to run more tours next year, so please keep an eye on this page if you are keen to come along next time 💙

24/09/2026

Thanks to CornishStuff for sharing this! We are so pleased to be helping TR7 Skatepark again this year!

We are funding more places on the mentorship programme - to find out how to apply email [email protected] 🛹🙌

23/09/2026

Always happy to support St.Dennis Parish Council letter pick 💪

🌿 Thank You to Imerys Cornwall! 🧤

St Dennis Parish Council would like to extend our sincere thanks to Jeremy Elvins from Imerys in Cornwall for kindly donating brand-new gloves for both children and adults to use at our community litter-picking events.

We would love to see even more people, especially families, getting involved in our litter picks throughout the year. They are a great way for children to enjoy some fresh air, learn about caring for their local environment, and for everyone to meet new people and get involved in the community.

Keep your eyes peeled on our website and page throughout the year for details of upcoming litter-picking events.

22/09/2026

We're delighted that Imerys has been recognised for its contribution to STEM education and creating opportunities for young people for the Southwest England STEM Ambassadors Recognising Excellence programme 🥳

Judges particularly mentioned events that champion female students like the Women In Engineering Day at Truro High School earlier this year.

These outreach events are all about giving young females the confidence to pursue a career in STEM and know that their skills will be valued in a male dominated industry 👏💙

Well done everyone and thank you Graphic Science and
SW England STEM Ambassadors for the recognition.

21/09/2026

Great to see this pathway improved and more to come as the grassy area will be turned into an open space for the local community 🦋🐞🐛

17/09/2026

We’re always pleased to support environmental week in Business Cornwall - it’s a great way to shine a light on how sustainability is at the forefront of our thinking here at Imerys.

Previously we have spoken about our restoration work - we are incredibly proud of the landscape-scale nature restoration project at Dubbers and adding 25 miles of permissive paths this year.

Because kaolin has been mined in Cornwall for around 250 years, we have a real patchwork of pits under our management - many are still being mined for the original Cornish ‘white gold’ - china clay or kaolin as it is known around the world.

Mined out pits are used for water management and storage, meaning that we do not have to draw down water supply from South West Water by holding our own reserves, and to manage effluent discharge levels.

Other sites are ‘back-filled’ with rock and sand from active mining sites, allowing us to restore and rehabilitate alongside ongoing mining.

But kaolin itself deserves some focus. There are hundreds of uses of this mineral - its properties help to make paint more opaque, it adds ‘slip’ to plastics and rubbers, it adds strength and brightness to ceramics - the list goes on!

Our research and development centre in Par is focused on finding clever new ways to use kaolin and Polwhite™ LOOP - launched last year - is the most recent example of this.

Developed for tyre inner liners, and it offers a low-carbon footprint alternative to some existing minerals already used in the automotive industry.

What’s clever is that it uses material from our own process that would otherwise go to waste - we have turned a byproduct into a high-performance material.

This extends the life of our mine, reduces natural resource depletion and provides financial and sustainable value for us and our customers.

It’s a perfect example of the circular economy principles in action, and it has opened the door for future collaborations.

Click here to read more…
https://businesscornwall.co.uk/featured-posts/2026/09/cornish-white-gold/

16/09/2026

We love the work School of Dough CIC is doing in St Dennis at ClayTAWC - so we were very happy to be able to support Frank and the team with a donation recently of £500 from our community funding pot 🙌💙

Frank offers cookery workshops for local children and young people - and the village benefits from what we have heard are amazing pizzas - win win! 🍕

Great to see this idea come to life and offer something really different for local kids - and benefiting the whole village at the same time 👏💪💙