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Dicalite Minerals Snapshot

3.2
based on 17 ratings

48% would recommend to a friend

George Dethlefsen

65% approve of CEO

Mission Our Mission

Achieving Results:
Hit your targets
Hit your deadlines
Take decisive action
Own your work product and embrace accountability

Innovation:
Develop better approaches to solve problems
Create new ideas
Always thinking of ways to increase productivity, cut costs, or increase profitability

Operational Excellence:
Your sites are immaculate inside and out
Efficiency: Neither product, nor fuel, nor time wasted;
No unscheduled downtime;
Continuous improvement

Pursuit of Customer Satisfaction
Prioritize the customer
Develop better ways to serve the customer
View growth through the lens of providing a superior value proposition to the customer

Commitment to Safety
Relentless in your pursuit of zero accidents and a safe work environment
Develop plans to be safe and communicate regularly and effectively with your team
Description Dicalite is a company that uses naturally occurring minerals to improve products used for filtration of liquids such as wine, beer, and swimming pool water, for use in building products such as wallboard, ceiling tile, and joint compound, and for use in creating potting soils and hydroponic growing media for plant growth. Dicalite operates at the intersection of branded consumer products, industrial manufacturing, and research & product development to provide value to over 1,000 customers across the world. Dicalite is privately owned and has been in business for 93 years.

Dicalite’s operating footprint includes 16 facilities across North America and Europe. Operating through a fully integrated network of five mines and twelve refining, processing, and packaging facilities, the company has a unique multi-mineral platform that includes perlite, vermiculite, and diatomaceous earth. Dicalite’s core business is selling wholesale products to blue chip customers such as Home Depot, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cargill, DuPont, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, numerous California wineries, 3M, and Nestle Purina, among others. In 2021, Dicalite launched a direct-to-consumer line of gardening products. These products are marketed under the Harvest Hero brand name (www.HarvestHero.com).

Our large ore reserves & number of geographically dispersed processing sites enable us to serve our customers while making us the most vertically integrated supplier in our industry. Our vision is to lead in the production and sale of industrial minerals.

Dicalite has over 350 talented and dedicated team members in the United States & Europe supporting over 1000 customers. Privately held with headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

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