{"id":591,"date":"2024-08-13T17:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=591"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:36:41","slug":"emsens-scr-silbeco-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/famille-emsens-scr-silbeco\/","title":{"rendered":"Emsens family: 1.1 billion euros and a deep industrial heritage in sand mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emsens family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-de-cartier-marchienne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"615\">SCR-Sibelco<\/a>often not recognized as a<strong> Belgian industrial giant, <\/strong>stands out for its activities <strong>mining<\/strong> and extraction of <strong>sand<\/strong>quartz sand used in glass production. This mining operation is well established in Europe, the United States and Mexico. <strong>The Group's assets and<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/familles-emsens-voortman-de-cartier-de-marchienne-en-van-der-rest\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13\">a Emsens family<\/a>valued at around 1.1 billion euros, is currently in decline, placing SCR-Sibelco in the TOP 35 of Belgium's richest companies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sibelco_logo.png\" alt=\"SIBELCO logo controlled by Stanislas Emsens\" class=\"wp-image-5862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/sibelco_logo.png 500w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/sibelco_logo-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Building on its success in the mining sector, SCR-Sibelco has expanded into the Campine regions and also has significant links with Brussels. The Group has established a significant influence in the production of building materials, thanks to the diversification of the activities of<strong> the Emsens family<\/strong>Etex, formerly known as Eternit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sonship and entrepreneurial influence :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCR-Sibelco is the heritage <strong>by Stanislas Emsens<\/strong>whose family is closely linked to the former Eternit and current tube producer Aliaxis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Emsens family numbers approximately<strong> 200 descendants on two branches<\/strong>with diversified interests in building materials, notably asbestos cement and its subsequent developments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The family group is also <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-boel-siderurgie\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19\">connected to the Bo\u00ebls<\/a><\/strong>a lineage involved in holdings such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-boel-siderurgie\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19\">Sofina<\/a> and companies like<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/alexandre-van-damme-ab-inbev\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11\"> AB InBev<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-janssen-solvay\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17\">Solvay<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stanislas-Emsens.jpeg\" alt=\"Emsens family pre-certification of designer stanislals\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/Stanislas-Emsens.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/Stanislas-Emsens-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S<strong>tanislas Emsens<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Territorial expansion and mining operations :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Stevensvennen and Mol Rauw, the long-term extraction of quartz sand has created huge artificial water bodies, testifying to the impact of mining in the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The presence of white sand near Mol directly influenced the establishment of the Glaverbel glassworks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only one mining zone remains active near Dessel, where large-scale extraction of sorted minerals continues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/quarzwerke-logo.png\" alt=\"German company Quarzwerke has problems with the Emsens family\" class=\"wp-image-5864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/quarzwerke-logo.png 500w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/quarzwerke-logo-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Diversification and challenges :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A dispute in 2020 revealed that minority German shareholders held 20 % of SCR-Sibelco, linked to an exchange with the German Quarzwerke group in the 1970s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial trials and tribulations include Covia, a US subsidiary that has posted a deficit and undergone major restructuring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic forced a reduction in dividend payments, causing concern among both German and family shareholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wheel-loader-close-up-excavator-loading-sand-construction-site-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the sand production of the Emsens Family\" class=\"wp-image-5868\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/wheel-loader-close-up-excavator-loading-sand-construction-site-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/wheel-loader-close-up-excavator-loading-sand-construction-site-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/wheel-loader-close-up-excavator-loading-sand-construction-site-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/08\/wheel-loader-close-up-excavator-loading-sand-construction-site-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shareholder architecture :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCR-Sibelco's shares are divided among the following shareholders <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/familles-emsens-voortman-de-cartier-de-marchienne-en-van-der-rest\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13\">Emsens families<\/a>Speeckaert and de Saedeleer, a structure that maintains a private balance in the company's governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This overview reveals the complexities of a little-known industrial behemoth, illustrating the intertwining of family ties, business evolution and the challenges faced by a company rooted in resource extraction but looking to a diversified and resilient future. <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-emsens-fortune-belgique\/\">The Emsens family<\/a> with assets of over 1 billion, is one of Belgium's richest families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emsens family, pillars of the SCR-Sibelco group, have fashioned an industrial empire centered on the extraction of quartz sand used in glass production. With assets estimated at 1.1 billion euros, SCR-Sibelco is a little-known but key player in the global mining industry. Their influence extends across Europe, the United States and Mexico, while navigating contemporary challenges such as subsidiary restructuring and global market fluctuations. 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