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Recycling Industrial Minerals: Challenges, Solutions & Opportunities
Review of Mineral Recycling Forum 2020, Aachen
Last week’s IMFORMED Mineral Recycling Forum 2020 in Aachen, Germany squeaked in under the wire before the EU lockdown response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.
With sensible precautionary measures in […]
China’s mineral supply to global markets: dominance, diversity & disruption
COVID-19 impact continues as mineral consumers ponder future supply mind set
It’s happened a few times before: during the SARS outbreak of 2003, the Beijing Olympics of 2008, and most recently the 2017-19 anti-pollution drive, but […]
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POSTPONED TO 2021: IMFORMED RENDEZVOUS | MAGFORUM | OILFIELD MINERALS FORUM | CHINA REFRACTORY MINERALS FORUM | FLUORINE FORUM (HANOI)
FLUORINE FORUM […]
Magnesia supply sector consolidates further
Refra buys QMAG to boost captive magnesia supply & eyes non-refractory markets
The long awaited outcome of Sibelco’s sale of Queensland Magnesia Pty Ltd (QMAG) finally came to a conclusion last month with the 14 January […]
Logistics key to industrial minerals market success – UPDATED
Port of Amsterdam is Lead Sponsor for IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021
IMFORMED is delighted to announce Port of Amsterdam as Lead Sponsor to our IMFORMED Rendezvous “Vision for Industrial Minerals”, Noordwijk-Amsterdam, 12-14 April 2021 – full details here (Note: this Forum […]
IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 Programme – UPDATED
The Vision for Industrial Minerals
IMFORMED is delighted to announce its programme for the IMFORMED Rendezvous “The Vision for Industrial Minerals”, at Noordwijk (Amsterdam), 12-14 April 2021 (Full details here).
Note: This Forum was postponed from 6-8 April 2020. […]
Mineral Recycling: Today’s Waste, Tomorrow’s Resource
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ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS | MINERAL SUPPLY OPPORTUNITIES
The strive towards the Circular Economy has boosted the evolution of recycling industrial waste. In turn, this has increased the potential of recycling […]
So, farewell then Industrial Minerals magazine…
…you served the industry well
The end of an era for those in the mineral media world. The October-November 2019 issue of Industrial Minerals magazine marked its final edition.
An announcement in late October 2019 stated: “the […]
2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals
Announcing IMFORMED 2020 Forums – Mark your Diaries
Mineral Recycling | Global Outlook | Magnesia | Oilfield | Fluorine | China Refractories
IMFORMED is delighted to announce an exciting portfolio of high profile conferences for 2020, providing […]
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What are industrial minerals? Starting with the essentials. A concise overview market presentation. UPDATED September 2021.

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Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map®
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Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials

Magnesia World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key magnesia raw materials
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