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December 2015
17 December 2015
Despite efforts by politicians to cut the tax on the mineral, there was no reduction made to soda ash royalties in the House’s omnibus spending bill.
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02 December 2015
To target waste production, increase recycling and preserve natural resources, the EC has published a number of legislative proposals which will affect industrial mineral-consuming industries such as glass and plastics.
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November 2015
27 November 2015
A variety of private sector stakeholders, government officials and members of the public from Africa recently congregated at an oil, gas and mining conference held in Sudan and led by a UN body responsible for dealing with development issues. The organisers called for the mining sector to take action in creating jobs for local people.
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20 November 2015
India could revise down barite prices in wake of oilfield decline; iodine sinks further in Q3 but SQM remains positive about lithium.
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18 November 2015
Average rise in deal values less than half list price hikes announced in July as international sales come under pressure.
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16 November 2015
Kenya is expected to unveil a new mining law in a few months’ time, making it the latest African country to undergo extensive legislative mining reform to provide an attractive environment for direct foreign investment. Legal experts have said the new law will attract foreign investors to the country and help local communities.
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09 November 2015
The Texas, US-based partnership reported encouraging results in its soda ash and aggregates interests. But these were more than offset by the continuing weakness of the markets for coal, oil and gas and a number of consequent impairments by the company in its related segments.
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06 November 2015
Amorphous graphite and soda ash face future price pressure while lithium and rare earths rise.
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06 November 2015
OCI Resources, now operating under the new name Ciner Resources since Turkey's Ciner Group finalised its transaction last week, has reported an increase in sales and income as soda ash production and volumes grew in the third quarter. Although the company expects prices to slightly soften towards the end of the year, average soda ash prices are anticipated to remain at higher levels than last year.