1959
Grecian Magnesite S.A. is incorporated.
1976
The world's first automated laser ore sorter starts photometric operations in Yerakini, Greece.
1979
Our third rotary kiln starts rolling, a 200 ton per day behemoth still in operation today.
1980
Grecian Magnesite acquires the neighboring Kastri mine from Magnomin, an American-Austrian company.
1991
Lafarge Refractaires Monolithiques and Grecian Magnesite join forces - the refractory masses plant they created is eventually purchased by Grecian Magnesite in 1994.
1993
Inauguration of our state-of-the-art Research & Development Centre at Vassilika, near Thessaloniki, Greece.
1993
Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.S., our subsidiary in Turkey is incorporated.
2000
Grecian Magnesite acquires a 40% stake of the Spanish Magnesitas Navarras S.A.
2004
Our subsidiary Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.Ş., acquires new calcination & beneficiation facilities, and mining concessions from Comag Continental.
2006
First introduction of biomass fuel in all our kilns with very positive techno-economical and environmental impact.
2010
Our new processing line treats material as fine as 4mm.
2012
Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.Ş. doubles its calcination capacity with a new rotary kiln.
2017
Circular economy principles point us to on-site screening & magnetic separation of old stockpiled fine RoM material and a new dedicated mobile processing line emerges.
2018
A prototype desulphurization unit for the rotary kiln gases raises the bar of innovation in the European LIFE program and beyond as it uses magnesia-based reagents produced form old stockpiled RoM.
2019
The optical sorting plant is upgraded as leading-edge digital color camera sorters replace a number of old laser sorters.
2020
New sensor-based sorting equipment commissioned for our works in Turkey marks a new surging wave of investment throughout Grecian Magnesite.
2021
Launch of a pilot-scale, CO2-neutral, underground mining operation in the island of Evia.
Introduction of a new Natural Magnesium Silicate product line under the brand OLIDUN.
2022
Our green investment agenda attracts funding by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0.
The main beneficiation department is upgraded as cutting-edge X-ray-based mineral processing line is put into operation.
Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.Ş. installs a roof-type solar energy system at Kumbet plant.
2023
Akdeniz Mineral Kaynaklari A.Ş. signs an EPC contract for the erection of a new >30.000tpa Rotary Kiln at Kümbet plant.
Our 1MW solar park powers up in Yerakini.
