Industrial Minerals


Greek mineral production expected to decline over 2012

05 July 2012

by Gaurav Sharma

Economic downturn hurting minerals trade; recovery not expected before H2 2013

Keywords: bauxite, perlite, bentonite, Greece, S&B, Elmin

Mining volumes of key industrial minerals in Greece such as bauxite, perlite and bentonite are expected to decline in 2012 according to a new report.

Overall, Greek mining production is forecasted to fall by 3.2% in 2012, according to a BRICdata report. The country’s worsening economic climate and the negative impact it had...