The maxit Group is the leading premix and exclay producer and provider of premix plants and machinery in Europe with more than 100 plants in some 30 countries. 4,900 employees contribute to an annual turnover exceeding EUR 1,2 billion. maxit Group is part of the French concern Saint-Gobain.

The maxit Group manufactures lightweight aggregates that are sold as finished products or are used to manufacture blocks and assembly units. Lightweight aggregates products are used as filling material for road projects, other geotechnical purposes, insulation, building blocks and chimneys, and also for water purification. 

All water purification products produced by maxit Group are sold under the trade mark Filtralite^®.

The Filtralite department has its head office in Oslo, Norway.