Industrial Minerals


Andalusite Resources increases production capacity by 30%

23 February 2011

by Mike O'Driscoll

South African supplier upgrades processing plant to improve grade quality

Keywords: Andalusite Resources, andalusite, refractories, ceramics, foundry

Andalusite Resources Pty Ltd has expanded its andalusite production capacity by 30% since mid-2010 as part of its overall programme to boost production over the next three years to 80-100,000 tpa.

 

This latest plant upgrade has brought production capacity to around 65,000 tpa andalusite at its Maroeloesfontein operation in Limpopo province, 220km north-west of Johannesburg.

 

Andreas Pabst, sales and marketing manager, Andalusite Resources, told IM: “In the improving world...