Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing — 2-9 February 2012

09 February 2012

by Siobhan Lismore

Results releases reveal impact of higher minerals prices; graphite stable

Keywords: TiO2, Titanium dioxide, soda ash, Rio Tinto, FMC, graphite, prices

This week has seen several key players release quarterly and annual results.

On Thursday, both Rio Tinto — which produces titanium dioxide (TiO2) feedstocks and borates — and FMC, which produces potash, lithium and soda ash, released their results. Both pointed to higher prices as being a key driver behind earnings increases...