Magnesia features

• December 2003

  All shook up - Calcined alumina

  01 December 2003

  These are turbulent times for the non-metallurgical calcined alumina business.  Divestment and acquisition activities could signal 'all change' on the supply front

• Drillng barytes going forward

  01 December 2003

  Barytes remains the most important mineral used for oil and gas drilling due to its unique physical, chemical, and magnetic neutrality.

• New pastures for magnesia

  01 December 2003

  With the refractories market for dead burned magnesia becoming such a tight and competitive arena, magnesite producers are exploring the potential for caustic magnesia grades

• On the tiles - Materials choice for ceramic bodies

  01 December 2003

  Selecting the right raw material for ceramic tiles is crucial to producing a successful product. Martin Stentiford outlines the choices available and how industrial minerals help to give different types of tiles their special characteristics.

• Nepheline syenite

  01 December 2003

• Processing progress in China

  01 December 2003

• Russian gypsum germination

  01 December 2003

• Ticor on course

  01 December 2003

• The power of graphite

  01 December 2003

• Checking out capital expenditure

  01 December 2003

• Resource management: is it just about limiting environmental impact?

  01 December 2003