Soda ash features

• August 2009

  Eco demand heats up mineral wool

  22 August 2009

  Demand for mineral wool remains stable despite a slumping construction market as government global warming strategies call for ever more efficient insulation products, Alison Russell reports

• June 2009

  Sunny days for solar power

  22 June 2009

  One ray of sunshine in the current economic climate is the photovoltaic cell (PV) market, which is growing year on year. Certain industrial minerals used in specific PV applications, such as silicon carbide and fused silica, are already seeing growth in demand. Alison Russell reviews the state of the industry and its future prospects

• April 2009

  On line with soda ash

  27 April 2009

  USA, the world’s no.2 producer of natural soda ash, exports almost 50% of production. IM examined the route and the challenges of the mineral’s supply by Alexandra Feytis, Assistant Editor