Applied Minerals, Inc. Appoints Sharad Mathur as Chief Technology Officer
January 16, 2019 at 07:00 pm IST
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Applied Minerals, Inc. appointed Dr. Sharad Mathur its Chief Technology Officer. As the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Mathur will draw on more than 20 years of experience at BASF Corporation and Engelhard Corporation to lead the Company’s product development, technical service and manufacturing efforts. In particular, Dr. Mathur, along with the Company’s CEO, Andre Zeitoun, will closely interface with the technical and engineering staffs of the Company’s customer base to facilitate the conversion of the Company’s pipeline of commercial opportunities. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Mathur was most recently a Sr. R&D Manager for Global Strategic Marketing and Innovation for BASF’s Paper and Water Chemicals Global Business Unit and Kaolin Global Business Unit.
Applied Minerals, Inc. owns the Dragon Mine in central Utah. From the mine the Company extract, process or has processed by a third party, halloysite clay and iron oxide for sale to a range of end markets. The Company markets the minerals directly and through distributors. It is also engaged in research and development and frequently works collaboratively with customers, consultants, distributors; and a third-party processor to process and enhance its halloysite clay products to improve the performance of its customersâ existing and new products. Its halloysite clay, which the Company markets under the DRAGONITE trade name, is an aluminosilicate mineral with a hollow tubular shape. DRAGONITE can utilize halloysiteâs shape, high surface area, and reactivity to add significant functionality to a number of applications. The Companyâs iron oxide, which it markets under the AMIRON trade name, sales for use in cement, as well as an absorbent for hydrogen sulfide gas contained in natural gas.
APPLIED MINERALS, INC. 
