Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing – 26 April – 3 May 2012

03 May 2012

by Siobhan Lismore

Company results underpin effect of higher prices; China phosphate rock bullish

Company results released this week showed the impact of higher pricing on profit margins once again.

Bentonite producer Amcol admitted that its leap in revenue from its oilfield services (24% growth year on year in Q1 2012) was down to higher selling prices.

Higher selling prices comprised roughly 78.3% of the increase in gross profit, the company added.

Bentonite prices were edged up in January this year, according to the IM database, with most...