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Two behemoths supply the bulk of the world borates market, making for a highly concentrated industry.
Myles McCormick, IM correspondent, reports on the tussle between the major players, the current dearth of exploration and innovative efforts to increase demand.
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In the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the US will be pulling out of the 2015 Paris Climate Treaty,
IM looks at the significance of this move and the possible impact this will have on the industrial minerals market.
By Mark Rowe
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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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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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The EU’s REACH regulation has come under fire from a number of mineral producers for which Europe is an important market. Myles McCormick, Reporter, spoke to Hakan Kanli, operations, quality and regulatory affairs manager at Etimine SA, the European subsidiary of Turkish borates miner, Eti Maden, about where the borates industry stands in relation to the EU regulation and what the future holds.
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Turkey’s mineral diversity is well known and the country is home to some of the world’s leading producers of borates, soda ash and magnesite. However, political uncertainty and recent instability in Turkey’s mining legislation has hindered its development as a mining nation, Aykut Karaca, IM Correspondent, explains.
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Global borate consumption looks set to rise, based on positive trends in urbanisation, energy and worldwide food demand, according to leading producer Rio Tinto Minerals. Here, the company gives its outlook on the industry and discusses its reasons for confidence in consumption growth.
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As well as importing more minerals into the region, countries in the Middle East also started to concentrate on developing their own minerals industry, here, Siobhan Lismore-Scott details why this has happened and where.
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Owing to its solid long term fundamentals, producers and juniors have been developing new fertiliser projects. But with recent developments, lower prices and uncertain demand, this is not a race that all will finish.
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Turkey has an abundant variety of industrial raw materials and is in an ideal location to deliver high volume industrial minerals to European, Asian and African markets at competitive prices.
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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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To meet rising domestic demand China’s borates industry must start to develop its low grade boron resources as high grade reserves become depleted. Yu Yongfu assesses processing techniques to improve grade and recovery.
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In just over 25 years, China’s sanitaryware industry has grown more than 2,000% to 174.1m. pieces. Eileen Hao and Ian Wilson outline the country’s main producers and examine growth challenges for the future
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Fuel cells, the power source of the future, are already a multi-million dollar market. Sandra Curtin discusses their primary uses and the potential opportunities for industrial minerals in fuel cell development
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Haldun Kurama of Turkey’s Boron Research Center discusses the market applications and production potential for the country’s significant boron reserves
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The final addition to a ceramic body before firing, glaze controls the physical appearance and structural resilience of the ceramic piece. Here some of the key glaze minerals are reviewed
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The new generation of alternative power sources are providing attractive prospects for industrial mineral applications. Despite the recession, and against expectations, the photovoltaic and wind power sectors grew significantly in 2009, a trend that is expected to continue through 2014
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After many prosperous years, the ceramic tile industry saw its first real slowdown in 2008. Asia and the Middle East now lead the way to recovery, while Europe and the USA remain sluggish
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An updated mining law and a five-year strategic plan aim to attract foreign investment for Turkey’s rich resources
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Demand for mineral wool remains stable despite a slumping construction market as government global warming strategies call for ever more efficient insulation products, Alison Russell reports
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In August 2007, a vertical roller mill of type LM 19.20 for colemanite grinding was installed at Eti Maden Isletmeleri’s Bigadiç boron works in Turkey. Dr. Regina Krammer of Loesche reports on its progress
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A review of the fertiliser minerals sector reveals how, since a record breaking 2008, producers are reacting to a severe slowdown in demand and the impact this has on future expansion plans
by Simon Moores, Senior Assistant Editor
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Economic clouds gather over South American minerals. Production cuts, divestments, and uncertainty grips South America’s industrial minerals and markets as the wave of economic gloom hits the continent. by Simon Moores, Senior Assistant Editor
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An abrasives market focus: opportunities have opened up for certain types of abrasive products, especially superabrasives in specific markets. Alison Russell reviews minerals used as abrasives and examines consumption trends within the industry.
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Murray Lines reports on the 32nd ASEAN Glass Conference held 7-10 October 2008 in Borneo. Amongst topics and trends covered was the outlook for glass packaging, central to glass minerals’ prospects in the Asia Pacific region
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Murray Lines examines the main glass minerals and highlights trends in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific market, dominated by China.
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World borates supply is limited to California, Turkey, and South America, and dominated by just two major players. One of these, Rio Tinto Borax, is for sale: which begs the question, just how attractive is the outlook for borates?
While most markets expect steady growth, the money is on the high tech TV screen market.
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Fuel cell mineral potential reviewed: as industry and markets embrace green initiatives, industrial mineral suppliers are on standby as fuel cells creep to full commercialisation.
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China's ceramics production has increased rapidly to meet domestic and export market demand, and is now the largest consumer of ceramic raw materials. Robert Baylis and Eileen Hao track mineral supply and demand in this growth sector as domestic mineral producers get close to (and often match) specifications for higher quality ceramic products.
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Some of the industry's leading players share their last 40 years and views on how they have evolved. See special supplement below for remaining features.
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With increasing legislation against certain halogen based flame retardants, and more end products of plastic having to meet stringent safety specifications, Roger Rothon and Juergen Troitzsch consider the outlook for mineral flame retardants as positive
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Turkey’s industrial minerals sector gathered in Izmir to discuss the latest trends and developments
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The abrasives market is an important sector for industrial minerals. A new guide to the industry from UAMA clarifies the key aspects necessary to a full understanding of abrasive manufacture, types, and characterisation
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Head to head: Exploring the pros and cons of boric acid and colemanite: why many end users are choosing the higher priced alternative
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As a leading innovator for the separation of solid and liquid substances, and the only truly global player 100% focussed on filtration, Larox offers a number of solutions to the mining, metallurgy, and chemical process industries
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If Chinese mineral producers are to survive to see a profi table future they must seize new market opportunities and look to outside investment, argue Ian Hanks and John Evans of Tractus Asia.
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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.
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