Industrial Minerals


Carbon laws to hit refractories

23 March 2010

by Mark Watts

Industry expert warns carbon and energy costs could rise to 50% of production total

Keywords: refractories, cap-and-trade, carbon tax, Shinagawa, magnesite, alumina

Carbon reduction legislation will have a large impact on the cost of producing refractories as governments increasingly regulate the emissions of companies, according to Richard Flook, managing director of Shinagawa Refractories' Australasia business.

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