About us

Burgess Pigment's employees are all key personnel. Everyone contributes to achieve our goal of customer satisfaction in every regard. Our officers strive for the maximum return from our resources for the benefit of our customers, employees, and stockholders. The Plant Burgess Pigment Company was chartered in 1948. The company started production the same year, employing one Nichols-Herreshoff furnace. In 1960, Burgess installed a second multiple hearth furnace along with some unique Fluid Energy equipment to remove agglomerates from calcined clay. During 1964, Burgess put the first flash heat calciner into production to fulfill the demand for OPTIWHITE and OPTIWHITE P. Between 1964 and 1971, Burgess updated pulverization equipment, built a new corporate office building, expanded the quality control and research laboratory significantly, and installed a larger flash calciner. In the late 1970's and early 1980's, several additions were made, including additional calcining capacity, a continuous treatment plant, new silos and bag storage facilities enabling thousands of tons of various products to be readily available. The engineering department has keyed all expansions to achieve the ultimate in efficiency by utilizing the newest developments in machinery and technology. In …...