Pargesa. 

Pargesa Holding SA operates in various industry and services sectors in Switzerland, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Holdings and Imerys. It offers functional additives used in construction and paper production; monolithic refractories for high-temperature industries, such as steelmaking, casting, petrochemicals, glass, cement, etc.; and mineral specialties for mobile energy, electronics, and unconventional oil exploration. The company also provides mineral agents for the filtration of food liquids; and mineral specialties for plastics, paints, polymers, and paper used for construction, consumer goods, and durable goods. In addition, it offers clay roof tiles, as well as minerals for tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, technical ceramics, paints, plastics, and paper. Further, the company provides fused minerals for abrasives; and minerals for refractories used in high temperature industries comprising steelmaking, casting, energy generating, etc. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.