Industrial Minerals

Market Monitor

• Solar cell output continues fall as market corrects oversupply

  Falling solar cell prices may stimulate growth for renewable energy source Read More

Strandlines

• Argex improves TiO2 recovery rate for new process

  Iron recovery rate doubled in new CTL process; further improvements forthcoming Read More

• Rockwood subsidiary buys 100,000 tpa TiO2 former Tronox asset

  Products to be targeted at both niche and large scale applications Read More

• Zircon oversupply in China as construction declines

  Stockpiles of zircon in China could lead to softening internal prices Read More

Processing

• Frac sand mobile processing plant launched

  CEMCO builds new frac sand plant under contract for McLanahan Corp. Read More

Logistics News

• Bumper grain harvest lifts mineral shipping rates

  Increasing corn trade supports Baltic Dry Index while iron ore and coal demand falls Read More

• Frac sand logistics acquisition for Rockwater Energy Solutions

  Proppant logistics company Southwest Proppants sold by Leadout Partners Read More

Refractories Hotline

• Magnezit sells German refractory subsidiary to INTOCAST

  40,000 tpa monolithic refractory producer to go to INTOCAST AG Read More