Magnesite stories

Athens, Greece -- March 22, 2021 -- Grecian Magnesite S.A. (“GM”), has announced today that its Turkish subsidiary, Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.Ş. (AMK), has successfully completed the construction of a new mineral processing line.

"Better Life with MgO" is about designing and implementing a novel air pollution abatement process. The project is co-financed by EU's LIFE Programme.

Athens, Greece -- January 26, 2021 -- Grecian Magnesite S.A. (“GM”), has announced today the successful operation of a novel versatile/LN burner system, which is expected to significantly cut CO₂ & NO_x emissions from the company’s rotary kilns in Yerakini mines & works.

Whether it is for nickel, cobalt or uranium, hydrometallurgy thrives on optimum product purity and the bare minimum of safety & environmental concerns -our best scores, exactly! 

For over three decades minerals traveled westwards. No matter how inconsistent or environmentally sustainable those raw materials from the far East, as far as prices were low, manufacturers sourced from Europe only when high quality was of essence. This is about to change and for good reason. Two, actually: 

Coming from the EcoVadis 2020 silver medalist, this is not another compliment -it is recognition.

A park, a lake and great tasting olives: How to rehabilitate an open cast mine

Nothing should go to waste. The contemporary push for sustainability has been our mantra from day one: what is left after we get caustic calcined and dead burned magnesite or monolithic refractories, is still our soil and our land to pass on...

In Brazil, Italy, the USA and other leather producing countries around the globe, the use of dead burned magnesite as a collagen stabilizing agent is well known for almost two centuries. There are very few suitable MgO-based products worldwide to avoid stains and secure longevity of the valuable leather. Enter TANMA!

Athens, Greece -- March 13, 2020 -- Grecian Magnesite S.A. (“GM”), has announced today the corporate policies and measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Christmas spirit came to life at the special event hall in our mine, where our Christmas celebration took place with guests almost 200 people, our employees and their children. 

The project’s third and final workshop was held in Thessaloniki, on December 17^th 2019, at the conference center of CERTH (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas) with the scope of presenting the final results of the project.

Underpinned by our core value of contributing back to the community, we have been an active supporter of Yerakini art exhibition for many years through sponsorship.