Industrial Minerals

Functional Fillers, Pigments

• Price Briefing: Week 11 18 March 2010

  Upward price pressure on bauxite and BFA; soda ash and potash recovery continues Read More

• Minerals Corp in China kaolin j-v 17 March 2010

  Australian kaolin cement producer forms partnership with Chinese steel group Read More

• Kenmare ilmenite in demand 17 March 2010

  Mozambique miner gets enquiries for extra 200,000 tpa ilmenite as demand picks up Read More

• TiO2 producers push price hikes 15 March 2010

  Leading producers announce widespread price increases for the white pigment Read More

• Norway plans garnet production 15 March 2010

  Silica mineral legislation behind Nordic Mining’s plan to produce 100,000 tpa garnet Read More

• Bentonite standard revised 11 March 2010

  Moisture content limit revised for bentonite USP specification in Food Chemical Codex Read More

• USA cracks down on dumping 11 March 2010

  Chinese companies found guilty in paper, fertiliser and refractory brick trade probes; China brands investigations “discriminatory” Read More

• Nabaltec sees 2009 turnaround 09 March 2010

  Second half sales up 21% as mineral flame retardant market improves Read More

• Pulverised fly ash for tyres 09 March 2010

  RockTron targets tyre market with recycled PFA to compete with mineral fillers Read More

• Bemax/DuPont in minsands deal 08 March 2010

  TiO2 contracts agreed after legal dispute; Bemax sees strong rutile/zircon sales Read More

• USA sets duties on Chinese paper 08 March 2010

  US probe into Chinese paper dumping finds unfair trading; duties up to 13% imposed Read More

• Imerys raises mineral prices 08 March 2010

  Performance Minerals to up kaolin and CaCO3 prices by 8% and 6% respectively Read More

• Kenmare to expand minsands 05 March 2010

  Mozambique miner looks to raise $270m. for expansion of Moma TiO2 feedstock mine Read More

• Toxic gas cloud shuts TiO2 plant 05 March 2010

  TiO2 manufacturer Cristal Global has shut UK plant due to toxic gas escape Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 9 04 March 2010

  TiO2 and bromide raised while perlite firms and IM launches lithium hydroxide price Read More

• Globex eyes 1m. tpa talc ore 03 March 2010

  Resource estimate indicates 1m. tpa of talc and magnesite mill feed possible Read More

• Albemarle raises bromine prices 02 March 2010

  US group hikes bromine and hydrobromic acid on higher demand and new uses Read More

• Black Bull survival doubts 01 March 2010

  Canadian quartz miner reports loss; says long-term survival is a “serious matter” Read More

• JOGMEC funds Australia minsands 26 February 2010

  Japanese industrial group buys minority interest in Doral mineral sands project Read More

• Price Briefing: March 2010 March 2010

  Major pricing developments and analysis. This month: rare earths, rare earths, soda ash, titanium dioxide, calcine alumina, graphite Read More

• Nordic eyes pigment plant consolidation benefits March 2010

  Strongest TiO2 growth expected in China; Fewer and larger plants in Europe; 100,000 tpa Norway rutile 2014 start-up Read More

• Price fixing allegations rock TiO2 March 2010

  DuPont, Huntsman, Kronos, Millennium & Cristal accused; Anti-trust class action filed over 2001 Finland meeting; Haley Paint Co. seeks three-fold damages Read More

• TOP STORIES: South Africa rejoins wollastonite supply March 2010

  Namaqua to start up April 2010; Targets 23,000 tonnes for 2014; New world class producer? Read More

• TOP STORIES: Vertical integration drives M&A activity March 2010

  Metals groups search for next big profits; Huge deals grip fertiliser industry; $350m. for fluorspar source Read More

• TOP STORIES: Russia to start magnesium hydroxide production March 2010

  Nikochem j-v with Rusnano; Nano Mg(OH)2 pilot plant 2011; Russian flame retardant market growth Read More

• TOP STORIES: Workers’ lock-out hits US Borax March 2010

  Union rejects new contract; Borates output down 31% in 2009 Read More