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December 2011
26 December 2011
Drive for vertical integration consolidates suppliers, as prices soften at year-end
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21 December 2011
Prices for zircon sand and downstream zirconium chemicals tripled over 2010-2011, pushing consumers to look for alternative materials. Alister MacDonald examines zircon’s substitution potential, but cautions that demand in 2012 is anything but certain
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21 December 2011
While economic difficulties for Greece continue, Ananias Tsirambides and Anestis Filippidis highlight the wealth of the country’s mineral resources and suggest how they could contribute to assisting its financial future
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21 December 2011
With an estimated market size of 100,000 tpa, and intrinsic ties to the semiconductor and photovoltaic cell markets, high purity quartz is the downplayed strategic mineral of the green technology boom
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21 December 2011
IM’s second Roundtable & Dinner took place on 1 December 2011, attendees listened to experts examine and discuss challenges and solutions to mineral supply chains for the titanium dioxide, oilfield, refractory and foundry markets in Europe.
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21 December 2011
the announcement of 2012 export quotas by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) sent traders and consumers checking their stocks and future requirements, while Chinese producers and exporters assessed how much of their 2011 quota remained unsold.
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21 December 2011
Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF), the owner of Turkey’s leading magnesia producer KŸtahya Manyezit İşletmeleri AŞ (Kumas), placed its integrated magnesia and refractories subsidiary under auction on 20 December 2011.
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19 December 2011
Indian steel producer secures Salem-based magnesia and refractory producer
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19 December 2011
Little change to mineral exports quotas, but H2 2012 magnesia quota under spotlight
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14 December 2011
Finnish processor aims to triple unit’s sales in Australia, SE Asia in three years
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14 December 2011
Sale deadline nears for dead burned magnesia and refractories producer Kumas
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05 December 2011
Dutch solution miner to expand dead burned magnesia and calcium chloride production
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November 2011
28 November 2011
Second phase investment upgrade to expand dead burned capacity in 2012
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23 November 2011
Owner puts 19 December deadline on bids; Kumas aims for top 10 mineral companies
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22 November 2011
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22 November 2011
Sustainability issues, a rise in allergy prevalence and the EU’s REACH directive are all encouraging the use of bentonite-based additives in the detergent industry, as Dr Andreas Werner discusses
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22 November 2011
Ajay Kulshreshtha reports on the feldspar industry of India and the country’s production hub, Rajasthan, discussing the outlook for key ceramic and glass consumers
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22 November 2011
Reconnaissance assessments are one of the first steps in identifying new commercial mining projects. Clive Mitchell outlines the British Geological Survey’s recent evaluation of high purity limestone deposits worldwide, including in the Middle East
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22 November 2011
Mineral fillers offer cost reduction – and sometimes enhanced properties – to polymer formulations. Siddhartha Roy outlines ground calcium carbonate’s changing role in the growing polymer market
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22 November 2011
Production problems in Japan and Chile this year have led to supply shortages and an unprecedented spike in prices. With demand growth expected to continue throughout the decade, the world’s established producers must expand capacities to fill the deficit
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22 November 2011
Franz Struzl, RHI; Xiaoling Liu, Rio Tinto Minerals; Richard Clark, Atacama Minerals Corp.
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22 November 2011
Talks at UNITECR 2011, which took place in Kyoto, Japan, were focused on the challenges of the Chinese refractories and Australian steel industry and on the Indian mineral potential
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22 November 2011
Vertical integration, or “verticalisation”, is making a comeback in the industrial minerals business
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17 November 2011
Business fears impact of sovereign debt crisis in some countries says PRE president
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10 November 2011
Quarter impacted by economic slowdown as drive to 90% vertical integration continues
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10 November 2011
Ilmenite, chromite, graphite, magnesia, refractories & oilfield minerals discussed
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03 November 2011
UNITECR: Work on dunite, sillimanite, zircon grades show steel refractory promise
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03 November 2011
Boron prices to remain stable to 2012; magnesia fire sale to end
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02 November 2011
UNITECR: Targets 'aggressive development' overseas and stability in sourcing
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01 November 2011
UNITECR: buyers enjoy autumn of bargain prices as exporters rush to use up quotas