Vesuvius (company)

Vesuvius plc
legal form	Public Limited Company
ISIN	GB00B82YXW83
founding	1704/2012
Seat	London , England ,
management	François Wanecq ( CEO )
Number of employees	10,912
sales	1.322 billion pounds (1.48 billion euros )
Branch	Chemistry , metallurgy
Website	www.vesuvius.com
As of December 31, 2015

The Vesuvius plc is a British company with headquarters in London , England . The company was created on December 19, 2012 from the split of the British conglomerate Cookson Group into Vesuvius plc and Alent plc. Vesuvius is the direct legal successor of the Cookson Group and Alent is a completely new company. The Cookson Group was founded in 1704 by Isaac Cookson as an association of various companies in the metal and glass business from the Tyneside area .

Vesuvius produces refractory materials for the steel industry and systems for flow control for continuous casting . Under the brand Foseco presents Vesuvius technology for foundries and silicon carbide - and clay graphite -Schmelztiegel ago.

Vesuvius in Germany

In Germany, the company is represented at locations in Borken , Großalmerode and Mülheim an der Ruhr .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Board of directors ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Annual Report 2015
3. ↑ Demerger Update - Scheme Effective , December 17, 2012
4. ↑ Business areas ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ About Foseco
6. ↑ Crucible and accessories
7. ↑ Black diamonds. Vesuvius produces crucibles for export all over the world. In: HNA . July 8, 2010, accessed April 20, 2016 .