Anti-pollution measures have been well known to provide market demand for industrial minerals such as limestone, magnesia and bentonite, but China’s recently announced target to cut its carbon footprint by 40-45% by 2020 from 2005 levels has clearly given the domestic “green minerals” market a huge boost.
On the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which starts on 7 December, China has announced a far-reaching...