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December 2009
23 December 2009
China leads across the board recovery in crude steel production in November
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23 December 2009
Bauxite licence fee to rise, while brown fused alumina export taxes reduced to zero
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21 December 2009
China’s refractory production and refractory mineral exports plummeted in 2009
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18 December 2009
Editor’s Comment: Markets wind down towards holiday period, antimony trioxide up
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16 December 2009
Lack of demand in refractories causes BME to close German calcined bauxite plant
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15 December 2009
Guyana-based bauxite developer expects first feasibility report in Q1 2010
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09 December 2009
Bauxite producer increases wages by 4.5% for six months after negotiations with union
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07 December 2009
Global rig count down 30% year on year in November but industry is optimistic
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03 December 2009
Domestic prices surge on ongoing supply shortages as miners wait for permits
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03 December 2009
Editor’s Comment: Bauxite from China seen to be on the rise; Li negotiations delayed
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01 December 2009
Renewed refractories and bricks contracts with Shandong Iron & Steel worth $9m.
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November 2009
30 November 2009
Editor's Comment: Chinese power price rises to impact minerals
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27 November 2009
Well stimulation contract to utilise new $10m. fracturing equipment
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27 November 2009
Global market seen to cross 41m. tonnes in volume and a value of $26,000m. in 2010
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26 November 2009
Contracts for 2010 unconcluded as buyers hold out for more favourable prices
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26 November 2009
Heavy snow hits northern China: bauxite & fused alumina supply shortages expected
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26 November 2009
Dubai’s DIC proposes offering 40% stake in alumina producer to lenders
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25 November 2009
Chinese refractories producer renews three steel furnace contracts worth $7.3m.
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24 November 2009
Alumina producer recovers from quarterly loss as revenues increase 19% from Q2
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23 November 2009
Brown fused alumina producers face higher costs as China energy hikes take effect
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22 November 2009
Summary of industrial mineral prices listed in monthly IM issue
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20 November 2009
Global crude steel output rises year on year driven 42% increase in China
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19 November 2009
Canadian group builds pilot plant for transforming aluminous clays
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19 November 2009
Western aluminium fluoride market forecast to fall as Chinese producers up exports
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12 November 2009
Spiroflow’s tallest custom built conveyor is shipped to USA’s RATH Refractories
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11 November 2009
Ministry believed to be planning new strategy to control industrial mineral exports
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11 November 2009
Holcim and Lafarge publish weak Q3 results but expect growth from emerging markets
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10 November 2009
India puts duty on Chinese soda ash imports to protect domestic industry
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10 November 2009
Chinese bauxite prices rise on supply shortages despite slow export demand
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10 November 2009
Greek minerals producer reports year on year decline, but demand is improving
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10 November 2009
Anglo-Australian miner is looking for a future “deepening cooperation” with Chinalco
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06 November 2009
USA asks WTO for dispute settlement panel after export talks with China fall through
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06 November 2009
Leading ceramic proppants producer says it remains “cautious” on future demand
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03 November 2009
Austrian producer’s profits remain at low level; sees improvement towards year-end
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02 November 2009
Met-Chem wins contract to carry out study at First Bauxite’s Guyana bauxite deposit