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December 2013
20 December 2013
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20 December 2013
The frac sand market experienced a turbulent 2013 as environmental concerns continued to hamper new development. This led to several moratoria being put in place across the US, but did not prevent a significant amount of new activity taking place in North America as well as further afield in Europe, the Middle East and China.
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20 December 2013
2013 saw a consolidation in the industry; Prices softening impacted projects
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20 December 2013
The soda ash industry continues to grow, despite a waning glass market
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20 December 2013
The phosphate market stalled slightly in 2013, with developments in India and Russia holding the world's attention for most of the year
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20 December 2013
The ongoing consolidation of the kaolin industry was questioned in 2013 as Imerys’ purchase of the last independent UK kaolin producer, Goonvean, was referred to the Competition Commission (CC).
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20 December 2013
Kasia Patel, Senior Reporter
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20 December 2013
Graphite markets have focused on growing demand and new innovations in graphene, which this year moved closer to commercialisation.
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20 December 2013
It has not been a good year for the industrial minerals industry. There have been some shining lights, of course Ñexploration continues at an astonishing rate in some markets despite falling demand and, consequently, prices - but on the whole producers and suppliers have felt the pinch.
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20 December 2013
Many countries in the MENA region are taking steps to diversify their economies away from almost sole reliance on oil and gas production and to pay greater attention to their reserves of metals and minerals. Dr Elizabeth Stephens, JLT Consulting,* looks into the political risk in MENA
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20 December 2013
Oilfield minerals aid the process of extracting natural oil and gas from beneath Earth’s surface. For many years, lubricants such as bentonite and weighting agents like barytes (barite) have been used in conventional drilling while others, such as frac sand and sintered bauxite and kaolin, have seen demand increase as a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) took off in the US and further afield. Ahead of IM’s Oilfield Minerals Outlook: Middle East, Emma Hughes, Deputy Editor, takes a look at some of the key minerals used in this end-market.
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20 December 2013
Demand for feldspar is recovering from the global economic crisis and opportunities in ceramics and glass markets are expanding
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20 December 2013
The growth of the refractories market is dependent on whether China’s steel producers hit their consumption target of 15kg of refractories per tonne, new statistics from Shinagawa Refractories show.
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20 December 2013
IM speaks with Gregg Jones, president of EP Minerals as well as looking at other recent developments for industrial minerals people and places.
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13 December 2013
Mexican royalties passed; Brazil defers decision; Chile moves to frac
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05 December 2013
Companies jointly develop PyrMag, an electro-fused magnesia material
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November 2013
25 November 2013
Fluorspar prices to remain flat to 2016, iodine resists further drop and rare earths halt their decline
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25 November 2013
Tom Rahder, VP product strategy for Bolero International, speaks to IM about the drivers and benefits of bringing shipping documentation for mineral trading onto a single electronic platform.
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25 November 2013
Overcapacity and slow orders have held back the revival of the bulk shipping industry to pre-2008 levels, but as Bruce McMichael explains, investment in global logistics hubs is on the up.
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25 November 2013
Rates for smaller dry bulk vessels are continuing to grow as the fleet size remains tight and demand from the minor bulk sector generates more orders for shippers, Wayne Yamada explains.
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25 November 2013
The modern world is powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in their many guises.
It’s hard to imagine life without handheld powertools, rechargeable vacuum cleaners, electric vehicles and personal electronic devices – yet five years ago this space was still burgeoning. But what does the future hold?
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25 November 2013
Paper has traditionally been driving the market for talc, but as Kasia Patel discusses, other markets such as in automobiles and construction are looking up
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25 November 2013
With limited competition and few high-grade resources worldwide, the market for high-purity quartz should be a tough nut to crack. Yet with leading producers working side-by-side and others focusing on targeted end-market specifications, progress has been steady even throughout the challenging financial period of late. Emma Hughes, Deputy Editor, takes a closer look at these projects.
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25 November 2013
Energy costs highlighted in Q3 financial results;
Converts kilns to gas at US refractories facility
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25 November 2013
This final issue of 2013 deals with the logistics sector in some detail as well as the mineral sand market and high purity quartz
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25 November 2013
Discussions on financing takes centre stage with Russia announcing its intention to increase production
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21 November 2013
Technical problems at RHI’s Norwegian magnesia plant; WTO rare earths ruling
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08 November 2013
China refractories plant to close; talc sales at $49m in Q3 2013
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05 November 2013
Steel, glass and magnesia markets waver, but some optimism for Q4