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April 2017
28 April 2017
The company saw improvement in sales in all geographical areas and divisions, and expects further growth in construction in emerging and developed markets during 2017.
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27 April 2017
The global economic downturn and the subsequent lull in construction has taken its toll on the global float glass market. Now however, as Sarah Gibbons and Liz Newmark discover, the industry is looking to a brighter future - despite there still being challenges for producers and the raw material markets which supply them.
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27 April 2017
Exports more than double in Q1; US demand still strong; Trade value surge
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27 April 2017
Downstream markets record growth; Refractories export value down
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27 April 2017
With almost every new and established lithium producer choosing to focus on supplying the lucrative battery market, Rose Pengelly, IM Correspondent, looks at whether traditional industrial lithium consumers in the glass and ceramics industries risk being left behind.
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27 April 2017
Chinese lithium demand is ballooning on the back of steep rises in demand from the electric vehicle and battery sectors, but despite having rich domestic lithium reserves, the country continues to rely heavily on imports and is worried about where future supply will come from, Albert Li, IM Correspondent, writes.
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27 April 2017
Low per capita glass usage has marked India out as a major potential growth market for glass minerals, but so far this projected expansion has failed to materialise. Sunder Singh, IM Correspondent, looks at how geographical concentration and pressure from imports are hampering India’s domestic glass industry.
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27 April 2017
With the downturn in construction, demand for the group of minerals known as borates has been sluggish over the last few years. However, as glass markets start to pick up and producers look to diversify their products to meet growing demand in new regions such as Asia Pacific, this market looks set for a second wind, Siobhan Lismore-Scott, IM Consultant Editor, finds.
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27 April 2017
After a couple of fallow years when there was insufficient investor interest to take projects forward, last year’s surge in lithium prices and projections for battery demand growth has given a boost to new and dormant lithium developments around the world. Cameron Perks, IM Correspondent, looks at some of the most advanced operations.
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27 April 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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25 April 2017
Rising freight rates in Asia continued to lift transportation costs for a number of industrial minerals from China, with buyers telling IM that vessel space is limited despite the higher cost.
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24 April 2017
The Chinese company posted a drop in profits exceeding 300% owing to an underperforming steel market and lower demand from cement makers, while the raw materials divisions performed better.
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24 April 2017
The aim of the governmental initiative is to boost production of high-value materials while, at the same time, keep a close eye on companies’ tax payments and environmental practices.
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21 April 2017
The magnesia-producing city wants to consolidate the local industry while, at the same time, clamp down on pollution and overcapacity.
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21 April 2017
Following an announcement by the Chinese tax authority to clamp down on import and export checks on 20 April, three different government bodies have signed an information sharing agreement as part of Beijing’s intensifying efforts against illegal smuggling activities and tax evasion.
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21 April 2017
Beijing has intensified efforts to clamp down on tax evasion on industrial minerals imports and exports to and from China.
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21 April 2017
Larger output of coal boosted the index for the month, as well as industrial minerals including bauxite and chromite.
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13 April 2017
Chemical grade chromite prices declined; Chinese fused magnesia prices increased; Chinese producers raised offer prices for antimony trioxide; and China's largest rare earths producer hiked its prices for the fourth time in 2017.
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12 April 2017
Intermittent production issues are starting to have an effect on Chinese export prices for fused magnesia, while caustic calcined and dead-burned magnesia are holding for the moment. Meanwhile demand for European material is on the rise, according to market participants.
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10 April 2017
Volumes of fused, caustic calcined and dead burned magnesia shipped abroad by Brazilian exporters more than doubled in the first quarter as US demand continues to fare strongly.
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05 April 2017
Please note that due to a technical issue Industrial Minerals' FOB China magnesia prices were not published on 4 April 2017.
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03 April 2017
The global steel industry may have taken a turn for the better, but refractory magnesia continues to face oversupply. Cameron Perks, IM Correspondent, looks at why the decline of magnesia’s largest end market is failing to deter new entrants to the sector.
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03 April 2017
With one eye fixed on China and the other on its internal investment programme, Turkish refractories supplier Kümas is positive the magnesia market will bounce back.
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03 April 2017
China’s refractory magnesia sector has been nominally targeted for reform by the country’s government for a number of years, but while change in the industry is evident, Albert Li, IM Correspondent, considers whether these amendments are for better or worse.
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03 April 2017
IM's monthly price movements.