Cristal Global
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    "Inspired by the brilliance of titanium" is our way of life. At Cristal, we are passionate about pursuing perfection in our work, providing for our family of employees and creating a cleaner brighter future with the products we make.Cristal Mining is part of Cristal - a global supplier of high quality titanium-based products including ore, titanium chemicals, titanium dioxide and titanium metal powder with nearly 4,000 employees on five continents.​Cristal Mining engages in mining, processing and sale of separated mineral sands products. We produce ilmenite, leucoxene, zircon/rutile-rich non-magnetic products and other titanium materials from our operations at the Ginkgo and Snapper mines located in the Murray Basin in Eastern Australia and Wonnerup mine located in the Southwest of Western Australia.We strive to be a model and leading corporate citizen by maintaining sustainably, protecting the environment and giving back to the communities in which we work.Cristal Mining is one of Australia's premier mineral sands miners. Cristal Mining's mining and mineral separation operations are located in two significant mineral sands provinces in Australia, namely the Murray Basin in New South Wales and southwest of Western Australia.Cristal Mining was formerly named Bemax Resources Limited (Bemax) and was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).Cristal Mining, under its former name Bemax, was incorporated in Australia in 1987 and has grown through successful exploration and acquisitions, including the acquisition of the Western Australian-based Cable Sands group in May 2004. Cable Sands, which continues to operate as a subsidiary of Cristal Mining, is one of Australia's first Titanium minerals producers, having commenced production in 1956.In late 2004 and early 2005, Bemax commenced construction of the Ginkgo Mine and Broken Hill mineral separation plant in the Murray Basin. Heavy mineral concentrate production at the Ginkgo Mine commenced in December 2005 and commissioning of the Broken Hill mineral separation plant occurred in February 2006.In 2006 Bemax became the largest producer of leucoxene, the third-largest producer of rutile and the seventh-largest producer of zircon globally, and is now recognised as one of Australia's premier mineral sands miners.In 2008, Cristal Australia Pty Ltd acquired all of the shares in Bemax via an off-market takeover bid and Bemax was removed from the ASX official list of listed companies.Cristal Australia Pty Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited (Cristal). Cristal is a private company with headquarters in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.​In 2012, Bemax changed its name to Cristal Mining to clearly bring it under the Cristal corporate banner.Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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    Employees at Cristal Global appreciated the friendly colleagues and welcoming environment, as well as the good rosters, time off, and proximity to home, which contributed to a good work-life balance. Some reviewers also highlighted the superannuation benefits and perks as positive aspects of working at the company.

    However, there were concerns about poor management, with some describing managers as incompetent and lacking decision-making skills. Additionally, some employees found the processes at Cristal Global to be complicated, which could make it challenging to implement projects or solutions effectively. A few reviewers also mentioned that the company culture had been negatively impacted, with a lack of vision and resistance to new ideas.

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    Recent reviews

    1.0
    production
    Sep 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    No support from upper management at all
    The good thingsTook on the role at Cristal as was good for my family doing a DIDO
    The challengesPersons that thought they were Middle management ran the show, do as i say and don't question. No idea how to run a mining site.
    5.0
    Project Engineer
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Great learning experience, mixing with process personnel to ensure projects were successful.
    The good thingsProjects supported improved production, safety and quality. Not wasted money.
    The challengesComplicated processes that ensured projects were successfully implemented
    2.0
    Safety Adviser
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Very difficult place to work
    The good thingsVery difficult place to work
    The challengesVery difficult place to work
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