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August 2019
21 August 2019
Trade headwinds created by trade wars and Chinese environmental controls are threatening the demand for zircon from the ceramic industry, according to major producer Iluka.
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19 August 2019
The European Commission’s proposal to impose cancer warnings on titanium dioxide and cobalt is facing stiff opposition from other jurisdictions.
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15 August 2019
Chinese steel output has fallen since June on lower demand and production restrictions in the north.
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12 August 2019
Finished products shipments were lower compared with July 2018 but rose month on month due to more competitive Chinese prices when the orders were placed.
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09 August 2019
Pigment prices in Asia are being pressured by slow Chinese demand.
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09 August 2019
The Indian department of atomic energy is the latest government body to take aim at mineral sand mining.
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09 August 2019
Pigment maker Kronos showed a fall in second-quarter profit because of lower sales prices and higher raw material costs.
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08 August 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers’ daily crude steel output rates dipped in early July, though they continued to produce at an average that just exceeds 2 million tonnes per day.
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07 August 2019
Tronox sales rose after its acquisition of rival TiO2 producer Cristal, but the legacy business reported falling prices.
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06 August 2019
Lower titanium dioxide prices weighed on second-quarter revenues for producer Venator, with “macroeconomic challenges” expected to persist into the second half of the year.
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05 August 2019
Chemours has purchesed Southern Ionics Minerals, increasing its access to US-mined ilmenite.
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July 2019
24 July 2019
Increasing demand in various markets for rare earth is increasing levels of interest in the mining of monazite.
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23 July 2019
Australian miner Sheffield has new contracted sales for all of the zircon production at its new mineral sand project.
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17 July 2019
Rio Tinto is planning a major investment in its South African mineral sand and titanium slag subsidiary, while production volumes bounce back from a troubled 2018.
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16 July 2019
China’s crude steel and finished steel output both increased by about a 10th in the first six months of 2019 amid steady growth in demand and healthy profit margins for steelmakers in the country.
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11 July 2019
Long discarded as trash, interest is growing in the rare earth ore monazite.
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10 July 2019
Australian miner Sheffield is focusing on zircon production to meet a growing shortage.
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09 July 2019
The International Finance Corp will take 10% of Iluka’s operation in Sierra Leone, with initial investment of $20 million, as rutile prices rise.
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01 July 2019
Australian miner Sheffield Resources will sell non-upgraded ilmenite to concentrate on its zircon production.