Omya Idwala SA

Our Team

The people behind the mineral.

Four decades of technical depth, built by the teams who mine, process, formulate, and support every grade we supply.

Our functions

Full leadership profiles are on their way

We're putting together individual profiles for our leadership team. In the meantime, here's how the business is organised — and who to expect on the other end of the phone.

Strategy & operations

Executive Leadership

Sets the strategic direction of the business and oversees the South African mining, processing, and distribution operations that keep customers supplied.

Grade selection & formulation support

Technical & Applications

Works alongside customers' R&D and production teams on grade selection, trial support, and troubleshooting — the technical depth behind every mineral we supply.

Customer partnerships

Commercial & Sales

Manages the customer relationships and supply agreements across polymers, construction, environmental, homecare, and speciality chemical distribution.

People & development

HR & Transformation

Builds the local skills base, drives transformation objectives, and looks after the people who mine, process, and move our products.

Team members working across our South African operations

From mine to formulation

Local teams, local stock, global technical backing.

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