Antimony Trioxide features

• The end is nigh: A bleak future for Bolivian antimony IM October-November 2017

  Producers foresee little prospect for continued antimony operations in a country that once was a major player in the industry, as regulations strangle business, writes Myles McCormick, IM Correspondent, from La Paz. Read More

• Tough times for many in 2015 IM January 2015

  Energy minerals still waiting for battery lift off; chromite market bearish over next 12 months Read More

• Australia: End of the mining gloom? IM December 2014

  The downturn of the global “commodities supercyle” and slowing raw material demand in China has been felt keenly in Australia’s resources sector. But while proponents of Australian mining admit the industry isn’t quite as mighty as it used to be, they say that there are still plenty of reasons to be positive Down Under, Siobhan Lismore-Scott, Editor and Laura Syrett, Prices Editor, discover. Read More

• Potash and barite supply tightens while fused magnesia faces overcapacity IM November 2014

  Antimony, iodine suffer from slow China growth; Tough times continue for TiO2 pigment market; FM producers storing up trouble for the future Read More

• Summer holiday for agriminerals, no break for mineral sands IM August 2014

  Agrimineral demand recovery continues as flame retardant chemical price growth stutters; no gains in sight for mineral sands Read More

• Speciality product prices outstrip mineral values in traditional volume markets IM July 2014 issue

  Antimony prices settle for summer months; Magnesia stabilises as spot market sleeps Read More

• Chinese New Year fails to boost mineral markets IM February 2014 issue

  Fluorspar, iodine and lithium prices sink; Magnesia markets slow to pick up in January Read More

• Pricing trends remain unpredictable as 2014 approaches IM December 2013

  Fluorspar prices to remain flat to 2016, iodine resists further drop and rare earths halt their decline Read More

• Vietnam antimony: exploration accelerates IM June 2013

  Vietnam boasts vast quantities of antimony, with numerous mines and occurrences. But it remains a largely untapped resource, as Tran Kim Phuong, Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (VIGMR), reports Read More

• Price Briefing: Titanium dioxide hikes unlikely to stick IM May 2013

  Recent titanium dioxide (TiO2) price hikes by major producers are unlikely to be accepted by pigment endusers, analysts told IM. Read More

• IM 2012 Round-ups: Antimony January Issue 2013

  Antimony exploration in 2012 was characterised by a worldwide drive to increase global production Read More

• Price Briefing: Mixed reaction from results, all change (or not) from US and China? December 2012 issue

  November was a month which saw both the long-awaited outcome of the US Presidential election, and also - significantly - a change in leadership in China. Read More

• Price Briefing: While other markets tremble, antimony leads the way October 2012 issue

  While rare earths, zircon and TiO2 feedstocks slipped in September, antimony trioxide prices showed some recovery. Read More

• Antimony (trioxide!) on the watch list September 2012

  Gerry Clarke discusses whether antimony is as scarce as indicated by the British Geological Survey last year and asks: Is there an opportunity to help head off a looming supply crisis? Read More

• Industrial Minerals Prices July 2012 July 2012

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• Price Briefing: Year-end company accounts show true health of minerals industry April 2012

  By March most companies had submitted their end of year accounts with differing forecasts for the year ahead. While a producer is unlikely to emphasise a fall in sales or volume, most seen so far have been relatively bullish when mentioning prices Read More

• End User Focus: Minerals’ flame gain August 2011

  The emerging markets’ hunger for commodities promises to drive long-term demand for flame retardants with mineral raw materials underpinning this sector, as Professor Roger Rothon discusses here Read More

• EU H&S policy February Issue 2006

  SMEs are at the core of the EU’s entrepreneurship policy revamp. Michelle Wyart-Remy, IMA Europe General- Secretary, describes the problems industrial minerals SMEs may encounter when facing the EU health and safety programme. Read More

• Flame retardants Mg[OH]2 February Issue 2006

  Mineral-based products play an important role in the modern flame retardants market.  For magnesium hydroxide, a relative newcomer to the business, there is plenty of growth potential provided new technical solutions are available Read More