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• RHI expands magnesia-chrome brick capacity at Trieben Thursday, May 03, 2012

  Refractories group invests €2m for new press and 15% capacity boost in Austria Read More

• Amcol’s mineral and oilfield revenues jump in Q1 Friday, April 27, 2012

  Company benefits from price increases, and global drilling activity Read More

• Chinese foundries turn to chromite as zircon substitute Thursday, April 26, 2012

  High zircon prices threaten supply chain, as foundries eye cheaper chromite Read More

• Imerys posts increase in operating profit despite weak Eurozone Thursday, April 26, 2012

  CEO points to talc acquisition as key to growth; steel growth in North America Read More

• IM Global Health Check Q1 2012: China loses mineral appetite Tuesday, April 03, 2012

  Mineral demand slow despite China engineering a soft landing for its economy Read More

• Noront ups chromite resource estimate to 20.5m tonnes Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Plans to build 200,000 – 250,000 tpa Ontario-based mine, mill, and smelter facility Read More

• EU scientists pioneer nano chromite filler for plastics Monday, March 12, 2012

  EU research into safer chrome plating could boost demand for chromite Read More

• Kazchrome commissions chromite portal scraper from Schade Wednesday, March 07, 2012

  ENRC subsidiary to install 500 tph chromite scraper for Aktobe site, Kazakhstan Read More

• Mineral trade outlook: China, rare earths, frac sand, graphite Thursday, March 01, 2012

  China concern 2013; trade driven by logistics, environment, resource development Read More

• Lanxess to invest €40m in South African chromium chemicals unit Friday, February 24, 2012

  Concentration unit to produce sodium dichromate for leather tanning chemicals Read More

• Gulf Mining to double chromite production Friday, February 17, 2012

  Product well received by market; part of Oman’s new mineral focus Read More

• Amcol expands non-met chromite plant in South Africa Friday, February 17, 2012

  Producer has invested $5m in expansion, expects to start up in mid March Read More

• First assay results from Ivory Coast chromite project released Tuesday, February 14, 2012

  Sama discovers “massive" chromite occurrence while exploring for nickel, copper Read More

• Nationalisation not viable, says South African mining minister Tuesday, February 07, 2012

  Susan Shabangu welcomes ANC’s report results on mining nationalisation Read More

• “Africa could become continent of the future for raw materials” Tuesday, January 31, 2012

  But better governance & smarter investment needed to boost mineral production Read More

• Amcol’s Q4 2011 operating profit grows 64% to $18.1m Friday, January 27, 2012

  Pet sales hit, but price increases drive 80% of mineral division’s gross profit Read More

• Head of major Indian state calls for ban on chromite exports Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Claims only 66m tonnes of chromite left in India; encourages Zimbabwe-like ban Read More

• Global steel production rose 6.8% in 2011 driven by China Monday, January 23, 2012

  Turkey, South Korea and Italy show robust growth; signs of slowdown at year-end Read More

• Reconstruction revives refractories in Japan Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  Sluggish steel outlook tempered by cement stimulus from post-quake reconstruction Read More