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Ajay Kulshreshtha looks into speciality silicas and discusses the various end markets which are growing as the world turns to more sustainable solutions
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The wollastonite industry continues its slow climb back from its decline in 2008 and 2009, although depending on the region, opinions differ on how far it has come. IM caught up with industry players to discuss their expectations for the future
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Dr Brian Hodge gives an overview appraisal on the global fluorspar industry and considers why certain information currently publicised is incorrect or misleading, including whether significant fluorspar imports are a realistic option.
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Gerry Clarke* looks to Alteo’s heritage and interviews Alteo president, Frédéric Ramé, to discover the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for this newly independent and dedicated speciality alumina business now free from big corporate control.
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While the dip in construction has hit sales of glass fibre, the move towards increasing energy efficiency has maintained strong global demand.
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While rare earths, zircon and TiO2 feedstocks slipped in September, antimony trioxide prices showed some recovery.
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According to the latest US Geological Survey data, Wisconsin ranked third in total US industrial silica sand production at 3.39m tonnes in 2010, accounting for 11.3%, after Illinois and Texas. But within the silica sand sector, the state is leading in frac sand production.
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US titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer Tronox Inc. has changed significantly since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 12 January 2009. The company went bankrupt after being spun out from its former owner Kerr-McGee, which was then bought by Anadarko.
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Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp. received its temporary operating licence (TOL) to begin work at the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Malaysia at the beginning of September.
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At the end of August US-based Kyanite Mining Corp. (KMC) was ordered to “wind up and liquidate the business and affairs of the corporation” following a 14-day trial.
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Kenya Fluorspar Company Ltd (KFC) is one of few large-scale mining operations in Kenya and ranks as one of the country’s leading foreign exchange earners.
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Chile's SQM (Sociedad Quimica y Minera) saw sales and profits increase across all its business lines in the second quarter of 2012, with iodine and industrial chemicals among the top performers.
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The point that governance can make mining a tougher market was a recurrent theme at the European Minerals Resources Conference (EUMICON) 2012, which is held just once every 25 years in the mining town of Leoben, Austria.
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The European titanium dioxide (TiO2) market often receives less focus than its North American counterpart. It mainly consists of producers using sulphate technology for refining the white pigment - except for major chloride producer Cristal in Saudi Arabia and several chloride plants in Western Europe - and does not have a large number of feedstock producers.
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The LHGC vertical ring pulsating high gradient magnetic separator and its use in non-metallic minerals
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Eric Norris joined FMC in 2001 as director of investor relations.
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Brazilian refractories producer Magnesita Refratarios SA has posted record earnings for the second quarter of 2012, despite a continuing decline in activity from its biggest customer segment, the steel industry.
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Gilles Michel, chairman & CEO of Imerys, the world leader in mineral specialties for industry, speaks with IM about developments in the global marketplace.
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