Industrial Minerals

Quartz

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Shippers uneasy about International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cap

Thursday, 14 November 2019

The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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.
US considers 25% import tariff on Chinese minerals

Thursday, 06 September 2018

Many major minerals could be affected if the US goes ahead with a plan to raise the import tariff on China-origin materials as the trade war between the two countries gathers pace.
US to look at 25% rate for Chinese mineral tariffs

Thursday, 02 August 2018

The Trump administration has asked its trade authorities to consider a 25% import duty rate on Chinese minerals rather than the 10% rate it officially proposed in July.

Price Briefing 14 – 20 November

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Antimony and iodine down; ceramic proppants flat while Quartz Corp. ups prices
The Quartz Corp. to raise HPQ prices by up to 11% from 1 December

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Increases to cover investments and raw material cost inflation
Price Briefing – 1 - 7 June 2012

Thursday, 07 June 2012

High expectations in battery markets and optimism elsewhere
Polysilicon in rare price rise on US tariffs

Tuesday, 05 June 2012

Uptick in quartz-derived solar cell feedstock in response to US China tariffs

Indian mining: Stuck in the slow lane

Friday, 01 November 2019

Frustration at the lack of progress in India’s mining sector was simmering at the annual FIMI meeting in Delhi in September. Sunder Singh discovers how many in the industry believe that, far from advancing, mineral production in India is going backwards.
The peaks and troughs of Eurasian mining

Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Turkey is the standout performer in Eurasia’s industrial minerals industry but its economic recession is affecting the wider region. Rose Pengelly looks at what neighboring countries are doing to boost their domestic mining sectors.
A closed shop? Examining the HPQ supply chain

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

The global high-purity quartz market remains as tightly controlled as ever, despite efforts by China, junior companies and synthetic material producers to open up the supply chain, correspondent Rose Pengelly writes.
The rise of the superabrasives

Thursday, 06 September 2018

Automotive manufacturers are demanding better accuracy and longer life from abrasive tools, and this has created an opportunity for a new family of high-performance synthetic abrasives, as Industrial Minerals correspondent Rose Pengelly discovers.