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Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, Inc.
2000 College Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Phone: (716) 286-1250;    1-800-394-8872
Fax:     (716) 286-1251
Internet: www.treibacher-schleifm.com

The Treibacher Schleifmittel group — headquartered in Villach, Austria — is the worldwide leading producer of Fused Aluminum Oxide. Treibacher Schleifmittel has manufacturing facilities as well as sales offices in several location in Europe, America and Asia.

Global capacity is 200,000 tons per year of a variety of Fused Aluminum Oxide grains. Fused Aluminum Oxide is the most popular mineral for the abrasive industry. It is also widely used in applications where wear and tear resistance is required such as tiles, laminates, ceramic linings and concrete floors. Furthermore, Fused Aluminum Oxide is characterized by superior thermal properties, high load bearing capacity and excellent chemical stability. All these features make it an important raw material for the production of refractory materials.

Since the middle of 2000, the majority shareholder of Treibacher Schleifmittel has been the French Imerys group, a world leader in adding value to minerals. The Imerys activities are organized into four business units: Refractories & Abrasives; Pigments & Additives; Building Materials; Ceramics & Specialties.

Management:
Bernd Durstberger, CEO
Chris Ciccarelli, Vice President – Mfg. Operations
Larry Friesen, Market Manager – Refractories & Specialty Products
Tom Martinez, Quality Operations Manager

Plant Locations:
Niagara Falls, NY; Andersonville, GA; Villach, Austria; Domodossola, Italy;
Ruse, Slovenia; Laufenburg, Germany; Guiyang, China

Research Locations:
Villach, Austria; Laufenburg, Germany

Sales Locations:
London, England; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Moscow, Russia;
Guangzhou, China; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Stockholm, Sweden


TYPES OF PRODUCTS:
Fused Aluminum Oxide
    Alumina Zirconia
    Brown Semi-Friable
    Bubble Alumina
    Ceramic Grains
    Pink, Special Pink
    Regular Brown
    Ruby
    Single Crystalline
    White
Silicon Carbide
Emery