The Quartz Corp
MiningAkershus, Norway51-200 Employees
The Quartz Corp, based at 50 Strandveien Lysaker, Akershus 1366, Norway, is a mining company with 51–200 employees. In 2011, Imerys Minerals and Norsk Minerals merged their Spruce Pines, North Carolina, and Drag, Norway production plants to form a 50/50 joint venture known as The Quartz Corp. The company focuses on high-purity quartz production for a range of industries, leveraging Spruce Pines as a source of exceptionally pure quartz and processing at Drag to create standardized and specialized products. It serves a global customer base with offices in North America and Europe and personnel on the ground in China. The company aims to be a major and sustainable player in the high-purity quartz market, with revenue reported in the range of $50–100 million.