Magnesia Specialties, A Hidden Gem

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Magnesia Specialties, A Hidden Gem

ortunities for end-market diversification and contract reworking. Through the Premier

acquisition and MLM's own internal efforts, MLM has been able to diversify its end-uses away Chart 2 - Specialties' Product Breakdown

from the steel industry (44% of 2024 rev from the steel industry, 33% in 2025) and have a greater ConstructionAggs

focus on chemical products (59% of sales in 2024 from chemical/magnesia based products, 67% in Lime 1%

2025). Other uses end markets include agriculture (soil stabilization), construction (flame retardant), 32%

consumer applications, and environmental (waster water treatment). We expect MLM to look to

grow the specialties business organically and inorganically. Organically, we expect MLM to combine MagProducts67%Based

the legacy and Premier businesses R&D capabilities to further diversify the business away from

steel. MLM is current exploring dolomitic lime use for the glass industry, while on the chemical

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side, production/applications for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and in food additives are Source: Company Data

being explored. Inorganically, we do not expect another transformative acquisition like Premier, but

could see smaller tuck-ins to boost product offerings, enter new product markets, or introduce new

processing technology/formulations.

Significant commercial & operational synergies. Operationally, unlike aggregates, the specialties

business is a 24/7 365 day operation. Post-Covid, Specialties' demand has been relatively weak,

with kiln utilization falling from 83% in 2021, to 73% in 2025, opening an opportunity for fixed-cost

leverage/margin expansion as demand improves. In the event of little to no demand improvement,