Imerys CEO Focuses on Growth Markets as Europe Suffers Doldrums

Imerys SA plans to expand in growth markets, and the French minerals processor and maker of building materials may increase debt without undermining its credit rating, Chief Executive Officer Gilles Michel said.

“We need to increase the company’s presence in some emerging markets such as China, Brazil and India, where there’s still a strong growth potential, and in some industries,” Michel said in an interview at the company’s Paris headquarters.