The Middle East remains a powerhouse of oil and gas production and thus a major market for oilfield minerals used in drilling fluids, stimulation and cementing applications. The region is a major importer of key oilfield minerals such as barite and bentonite used in drilling fluids, and is anticipated to be a potential growth market [...]
FINAL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED REGISTER NOW! SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2016 DAY ONE: WELCOME 16:00 Registration Island Hotel, Newport Beach 18:00 Welcome Drinks Reception & Networking sponsored by Bass Metals Ltd MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2016 DAY TWO: CONFERENCE 07:30 Registration | Networking Breakfast | Exhibition Booths 08:30 Welcome Address Mike O'Driscoll, Director, & Ismene Clarke, Director, [...]
One could argue that last week’s announcement of the proposed merger of two of the world’s largest magnesia and refractory groups – RHI AG’s takeover of Magnesita Refratários SA to form RHI Magnesita – was only a matter of time. RHI Magnesita will fuse together the world’s second and third largest refractory groups, pooling an impressive [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE Oilfield | Recycling | Logistics | Magnesia Networking and Knowledge for the Industrial Minerals Business IMFORMED is delighted to announce its Forum programme for 2017. Following the success of its 2016 Forum series, IMFORMED will again be covering the oilfield, recycling, logistics and magnesia market sectors. Our Forums are [...]
IBAR Nordeste Ltda of Brazil has announced the appointment of M!nerals by Cofermin as its exclusive sales agent for dead burned magnesia in Europe and other selected areas. IBAR Nordeste produces dead burned magnesia (DBM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM), and basic refractory monolithics. The company is the largest CCM producer in the Americas. [...]
And then there were…still three producers of andalusite! Andalusite Resources mining andalusite at Maroeloesfontein, Limpopo province, South Africa. The long-awaited decision by South African authorities has appeared to have finally quashed Imerys’ hopes of amalgamating one of the world’s two independent producers of the refractory mineral andalusite. In a statement issued today the [...]
Supply and demand trends revealed by Simon Moores, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence The use of graphite in lithium-ion batteries has been a huge topic of discussion over the last few years. Naturally, this has ramped up interest in the carbon mineral and demand appears to be growing. How the increase in graphite consumption in Li-ion batteries [...]
Announcing IMFORMED's Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map® Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials As we know, the physical and chemical properties of industrial minerals make good their application in a wide variety of industrial and domestic uses. Manufacturing of refractory products is one of the most important markets for industrial [...]
Early Bird Registration Closing Today Register Now! Confirmed speakers The graphite supply chain: the rising criticality of niche minerals versus commodities Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, UK Graphite: An independent supply/demand forecast for 2017 onwards Simon Moores, Managing Director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, UK Refractories: Global trends and the future for graphite’s biggest market Dr Paschoal Bonadia [...]
In Memoriam: William H. McCracken 1923-2016 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of William H. “Bill” McCracken, aged 92. Bill passed away of heart failure, in Lima, Peru on 7 August after suffering two mini-strokes earlier in the year. Bill McCracken was a legend in the field of refractory raw materials, and [...]
