Global specialty minerals producer serving glass, ceramics, construction, and advanced materials
Sibelco operates a capital-intensive, geographically dispersed minerals extraction and processing business across 30+ countries. The tech stack reflects a manufacturing organization mid-transformation: SAP adoption underway across clusters, heavy reliance on production-control layers (SCADA, MES, PLCs), and specialized analytical tools (ICP-OES, Aspen Plus, COMSOL) for process optimization. Manufacturing and operations hires dominate the pipeline, paired with active automation and digitalization projects—indicating push to reduce downtime and margin leakage in a low-margin commodity context.
Notable leadership hires: Director Operations, Cluster Director
Sibelco is a privately held global supplier of specialty industrial minerals—silica, clays, feldspathics, and olivine—with a secondary position in glass recycling. The company serves glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification industries, with customer exposure spanning solar technology and consumer electronics. Founded in 1872 and headquartered in Antwerp, the organization operates production and distribution across 30+ countries, supported by dedicated technical teams and a commitment to product innovation. Current strategic focus includes geographic expansion, SAP consolidation across regional clusters, and automation initiatives aimed at production stability and cost control.
Microsoft Office 365 (Azure, Teams), AWS, SAP and Workday for ERP/HRIS, Salesforce for CRM, production systems (SCADA, MES, PLCs), and specialized engineering tools (Aspen Plus, COMSOL, MATLAB, ICP-OES for mineral analysis).
SAP implementation across regional clusters, automation and digitalization projects to reduce downtime, high-purity quartz purification process development, new product commercialization, and geographic market expansion alongside safety compliance program rollout.
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