Incredible Minerals Today

The recent freezing temperatures have us all thinking about sun, warmth and baseball! And just in time for spring training, we're introducing a brand new clay baseball infield conditioner.

Recently, Eric Fernandez, PhD and Director of Business Development for EP Minerals joined a leadership panel of global experts at the Western Coatings Symposium in Las Vegas, NV, to discuss key trends, innovations and economics in the coatings industry today. EP Minerals diatomaceous earth is used as a functional additive in paint and other coatings. Organized by the Western Coating Societies, the conference serves the people, companies, clients and customers of the coatings industry. Eric's panel, "Let's Talk About Money," focused on the current economic climate in coatings, and included Vince Anderson from the Horn Company, John Gilbert from Behr, Sheryl Southwell of Specialty Polymers and Wilhelm Wessels of BYK Chemie.  Coatings World Magazine covered the event and panel discussion in their December issue (link attached).http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/1213/view_features/western-coatings-symposium-review/

“Turning the spent filter cake into compost produced significant results for the
vineyards in achieving regulatory compliance, lowering costs and creating
sustainable value.” Andrew Welford, Director of Commercial Sustainability, EP Minerals

 Gregg Jones, EP Minerals president

We have a new president at EP Minerals- Gregg Jones. In this new capacity, Gregg will provide overall leadership and direction to the EP organization.

Gregg has been EP’s executive vice president of global sales & marketing, and has been leading the industrial minerals company’s commercial efforts for more than ten years.  Before joining EP, he held commercial leadership roles with the Plastics Division of Rock Tenn Company, with UCB Films and with Imerys.  Gregg holds a BS in Chemical Engineering, an MS in Chemistry and an MBA from Syracuse University in New York.

Dave Keselica, who has led EP’s successful growth strategy as president and CEO since 2003, will become chairman of EP’s board and continue his work developing new projects in partnership with EP’s owner, Golden Gate Capital.

“Under Dave’s ten years as its leader, EP has chalked up an enviable record of continuous growth and innovation,” said Rajeev Amara, a managing director of Golden Gate Capital.   “Golden Gate Capital's commitment to EP minerals and management continues to be strong and we have a high level of confidence that Gregg and his team will continue that record of success.”

Tweeted on 18 August 2013

"Congrats to @Epminerals' Clark Mill & Mine’s on receiving the 2013 #NVMining Safety Award in the Non-Metal Mining category!      #NVMASafetyWeeks"

In June 2013, several of our employees volunteered to soak up some sun and warmth while learning firsthand what it takes to build a house.

Reno’s Habitat for Humanity (http://www.habitatforhumanityreno.org/) gave us the opportunity to swing hammers and wield paint brushes in a manner that would have made Michelangelo proud.  Under the tutelage of Mark, the site manager, we painted, sawed, and hammered like fiends.  In the end, we were hot, sunburned, and dirty, but we left with a sense of accomplishment and the knowledge that whoever would be moving into the houses we had worked on would reap the benefit of us having given our all.

Ever wonder what happens inside a kiln?  Check out this short video:  Inside a kiln

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