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August 2019
30 August 2019
China’s rare-earths industry association has come out in favor of retaliatory action against the latest threatened tariff to be imposed by the United States, describing the US tactic as “hegemony” and “bullying.”
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30 August 2019
A processing plant able to produce 80,000 tonnes per year of barite products is being set up in south-central China at a cost of around $5.3 million.
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16 August 2019
Frac sand miners are struggling in the face of massive oversupply, Fastmarkets IM heard.
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05 August 2019
The yuan has been allowed by Beijing to fall to an 11-year low against the dollar, promising a further acceleration in the US-China trade war - a move that is bearish for several metals and minerals markets.
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02 August 2019
US President Donald Trump said additional tariffs against China will come into force at the start of September.
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July 2019
31 July 2019
Barite exports from the world's largest miner are recovering even with stiff competition from India.
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10 July 2019
A drop in the Turkish currency is good news for mineral exporters.
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09 July 2019
The industrial minerals sector is a field of almost infinite diversity and interest.
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08 July 2019
EU demand for passenger cars increased by 0.1% year on year in May, following eight consecutive months of decline, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said in June.
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08 July 2019
Drilling rates continue to slow in the Permian basin in the United States, but fracking is even slower. This is bad news for frac sand sellers in the short term, but leaves a backlog of unfracked wells, which will need sand in the future.
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08 July 2019
Frac sand prices are due to rebound in the second half of the year alongside more interest in high-grade Northern White Sand, Select Sands exec Zig Vitols said.
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08 July 2019
Markets for oilfield minerals have had a slow start to the year while global drilling activity remains limited and oil markets repeatedly fail to break new highs.