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Refractory minerals taken off US tariffs list; TiO2 pigments, ceramic raw materials still included

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
CERAMITEC 2018: Ten key things we learned this year

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

A summary of ten of the most valuable points to be learnt at the 2018 Ceramitec conference, held in Munich, Germany, on April 10-13.
Saint-Gobain expands glassmaking capacity in China with JV

Thursday, 12 April 2018

The French glassmaker already operates three production units for automotive glass, and wants to capitalise on growing demand from the automotive sector in Asia.
IM's January Price Movements

Thursday, 01 February 2018

IM's monthly price movements.

IM's January Price Movements

Thursday, 01 February 2018

IM's monthly price movements.
Letter from the editor: pricing review

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

As we enter into a new year, I wanted to update you on some of the changes and significant developments the global Industrial Minerals team is working on to ensure that the market information and prices that we provide you with are of the utmost relevance to your business.
Pricing notice: Christmas schedule

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Industrial Minerals will be closed from December 25 until January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Port of Savannah in Georgia re-opens after Irma

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

One of the largest container terminals in North America has re-opened following a four-day shutdown in response to Hurricane Irma. Many producers are expecting shipping operations to normalise quickly pending any damages to port facilities.

On the way up: Industrial minerals in India

Thursday, 22 February 2018

India has recorded economic growth of around 7% per year in the past three years. But while it has significant resources of some of the most widely used industrial minerals, this sector has shown only modest growth, as Industrial Minerals correspondent Sunder Singh discovers.
Is India’s glass industry broken?

Thursday, 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.
Bridging the Gulf

Monday, 18 July 2016

As the US Geological Survey prepares to issue a special publication on the mineral resources of Iran, the international business community is kicking its heels in frustration about the snail’s pace of progress towards establishing trade links with the Islamic Republic, Rose Pengelly, IM Correspondent, writes.
Yukon’s mineral industry – looking back and moving ahead

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Low metal prices are keeping a lid on exploration, but as the Yukon Government’s Department of Energy, Mines and Resources explains, the territory is using the downtime to improve the industry’s regulatory framework, ready for a turnaround.