There’s no halting the intensity of interest in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) market.
Despite a certain degree of continuing protest against fracking in both North America and Europe, the signs are that there is much mileage left in this market — and a lucrative one at that — for developers and producers of frac sand and bauxite-based ceramic proppants.
While the UK awaits the final OK from a recent government report on fracking (which pretty much gave it the green light), projects for both natural and ceramic proppants in the USA are forging ahead.
Fores Canada sets up in Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi is to host a new company called Magnolia Frac Sand LLC, which is to supply sand to a frac sand plant to be established by Fores Canada Inc.
Fores Canada Inc., is to create a new division at Natchez...