Industrial Minerals

Features

• Fluorspar forging ahead March 2010

  Metspar and acidspar demand bolstered by healthy outlook for aluminium and steel Read More

• Forgotten fertiliser March 2010

  As government attention turns to kick starting shattered economies, global food security and the role of fertiliser minerals is put on the back burner Read More

• North Africa builds its minerals’ future March 2010

  Even though the global downturn has slowed growth, North Africa is looking forward to realising its phosphate and other mineral resources Read More

• Minerals meet in Miami heat March 2010

  March sees the great and the good of the industrial minerals world descend on the Sunshine State, as Miami hosts the 20th Industrial Minerals International Congress & Exhibition. Here we preview some of the key topics that will enable delegates to assess the latest trends and developments in the ever-changing international industrial minerals business Read More

• Turkey feeds Amcol’s Europe ambition March 2010

  New Turkish mine becomes ‘powerhouse’ of Amcol Minerals Europe as the bentonite mining and processing group gains security from consumer related products Read More

• End User Focus: Solar cell future for minerals March 2010

  In the manufacturing process and in cell components, minerals play a vital role in this growing market Read More

• Sillimanite supply surge February 2010

  Andalusite and kyanite players emerge and expand capacity as sillimanite minerals target bauxite substitution in refractory market recovery Read More

• Tomorrow’s drilling world February 2010

  Despite increasing attempts to pursue green technologies, the world’s thirst for oil and gas is set to ensure robust drilling mineral demand for decades Read More

• Brazil eyes minerals future February 2010

  Following last month’s article on Brazil’s fertiliser minerals market, IM looks at the country’s key minerals including bauxite, magnesite and kaolin, while reviewing ceramic, cement, and refractories markets by Alexandra Feytis, Assistant Editor Read More

• China’s minerals eye green feast February 2010

  Michael Chester of Tractus Asia looks at how China’s alternative energy push is set to see mineral demand roar in the Year of the Tiger Read More

• Arab Potash brings Dead Sea to life February 2010

  IM reviews Arab Potash’s mine to market chain to see how it has established itself as one of the leading potash producers in the Middle East Read More

• Brazil’s rise to recovery January 2010

  Brazil leads the South American economies out of recession, with particular focus on developing its fertiliser minerals market and rejuvenating mineral exploitation with a new Mining Law for 2011 Read More

• Metal markets in flux January 2010

  Dolomite, fluorspar and lime flux producers breathe a sigh of relief as an upswing begins in the aluminium and steel market cycles Read More

• Lithium special: countdown to Lithium January 2010

  How significant upstream and market developments have shaped 2009 into one of the most significant years yet for lithium Read More

• Lithium special: demand not to be taken Lightly January 2010

  While future lithium markets appear promising, Lara Smith outlines why suppliers should be treading carefully Read More

• Lithium special: Northern light on Finnish lithium January 2010

  Keliber Oy explains how its green process has given it a footing to become Europe’s first producer of lithium carbonate Read More

• Lithium special: Geothermal brine breakthrough January 2010

  Simbol Mining increases acquisition activity as it nears a lithium geothermal brine extraction breakthrough which could eliminate the need for solar evaporation Read More

• Lithium special: Li-ion in the driving seat January 2010

  Auto battery development sees increased mineral and chemical opportunities Read More

• Lithium special: the decade the world goes electric? January 2010

  IM talks with Bill Moore, founder of EVWorld.com, on how electric vehicles could shape the next ten years Read More