One of SMZ’s two rotary kilns in Jelsava, Slovakia, contributing
to a combined DBM and CCM production capacity of 390,000 tpa,
although utilisation is about 85% at present.
In the May 2010 issue of IM we identified eight global natural magnesia source developments (as opposed to synthetic sources, ie. seawater, brines) as “Ones to Watch”. Two of these have since come to fruition: TurkMag (formerly Trabzon Mining), in Turkey; and Ma’aden, in Saudi Arabia, with the remainder recommended as viewing for the future.
But from late 2010 onwards, and gathering momentum through 2011, there have emerged several other significant natural magnesia developments that can be added to the above:
in Russia, upgrading and expansion by Magnezit
in Turkey, processing expansions by Kumas and Akdeniz, and the pending sale of Bommag
in Greece, completion of Grecian Magnesite’s secondary processing line
in Kosovo, evaluation of resources
in Slovakia, investment in...