- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Covia Opens New Innovation Center in Concord, NC https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1294786?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1294786?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1294786?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Covia Opens New Innovation Center in Concord, NC&body=ESG News from Covia https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1294786?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Innovation & Technology](/CSR-News/innovation-technology-0) # Covia Opens New Innovation Center in Concord, NC Jun 24, 2025 3:30 PM ET INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 24, 2025 /3BL/ - Covia Holdings LLC has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory facility in Concord, North Carolina, to expand its network of innovation capabilities. The new innovation center, which includes modular lab space, meeting rooms, and office space, will serve as a hub for customer engagement and product development. According to Bruno Biasiotta, Covia President and Chief Executive Officer, “The investment in our new innovation center reflects our commitment to being a customer-centric innovator and aligns with our core value of Growth. Unlocking growth in our markets by bringing value to our customers is central to our vision to be a leading minerals solutions provider.” The roughly 20,000 square foot center was designed by the Covia technical team, with a focus on modularity and flexibility that will support the evolving needs of the markets Covia serves. In addition to mineral processing, the center supports application development and testing across a range of industries, including coatings, polymers, engineered stone, and sports and recreation. The open lab layout allows for future expansion, with space to add workbenches and equipment as the team grows. The office area can accommodate more than 30 employees, and the collaborative meeting spaces are ideal for customer interactions and team ideation sessions. “The Concord facility provides a focal point for our work to develop innovative products for our customers and broaden our product capabilities across our labs and plants,” Biasiotta added. “It represents an important step in our innovation journey and gives us terrific new capabilities to help our customers succeed.” **About Covia** Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. The company serves its customers through abroad array of essential, high-quality products, including high-purity silica sand, nepheline syenite, feldspar, kaolin and ball clays, cristobalite, and coated materials.Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits.Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders. For more information, visit [CoviaCorp.com](https://www.coviacorp.com/). **Contacts** Amanda Meehan [![Covia Logo](/sites/default/files/2023-03/covia_logo.png)](/profiles/covia) ### More from Covia ###### [A Year in Values: How Covia Brought Its Mission to Life in 2025](/news/year-values-how-covia-brought-its-mission-life-2025) Feb 19, 2026 10:15 AM ET ###### [Why Minerals Matter in Today’s Roofing Systems](/news/why-minerals-matter-todays-roofing-systems) Jan 28, 2026 9:45 AM ET ###### [A Year in Stories: How Covia’s People Drove Progress in 2025](/news/year-stories-how-covias-people-drove-progress-2025) Jan 15, 2026 1:50 PM ET ###### [Terry Gwinn: Building BESTSAND, One Relationship at a Time](/news/terry-gwinn-building-bestsand-one-relationship-time) Dec 18, 2025 2:25 PM ET ###### [Covia’s Jáltipan Plant Honored With the Veracruz State Quality Award](/news/covias-jaltipan-plant-honored-veracruz-state-quality-award) Dec 10, 2025 3:35 PM ET ###### [Superior Sand in the Snow Belt: Inside Covia’s BEST SAND Chardon Plant](/news/superior-sand-snow-belt-inside-covias-best-sand-chardon-plant) Dec 5, 2025 9:00 AM ET ###### [People Behind the Progress: Meet Four Team Members Powering the Covia Innovation Center](/news/people-behind-progress-meet-four-team-members-powering-covia-innovation-center) Nov 14, 2025 2:20 PM ET ###### [Covia Innovation Center: Where Minerals Power What’s Next](/news/covia-innovation-center-where-minerals-power-whats-next) Nov 6, 2025 1:25 PM ET