Imerys Talc  started more than a hundred years ago as a cottage industry in the French Pyrenees. Over the last century, we have grown to become the world’s leading talc producer, employing 1,000 people on five continents and supplying around 15 percent of global demand from 9 mines and 15 processing plants throughout Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United States. Today, the Imerys brand continues to represent the highest quality talc products on the market.