Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 37— silica sand, kaolin, soda ash, TiO2

15 September 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Vietnamese silica sand, kaolin, to increase on strong inflation; TiO2 to go up

Keywords: silica sand, kaolin, Tio2, soda ash, rare earths

Prices of silica sand and kaolin produced in Vietnam are set to rise again over the coming months as a result of ongoing soaring inflationary cost pressures, exporters have told IM.

A representative from an export company based in Vietnam said that export prices of silica sand will increase from 1 October.

Vietnam has now the highest inflation rate in Asia despite its strong economic growth in recent years. The country’s CPI index for August was up 15.7% compared to December 2010, and up...