…you served the industry well First issue out! October 1967: (left to right) Peter Rowbotham, first Editor, IM; Mike Cordero, Production Manager; Peter Church, Circulation Manager; Brian Orbell, Advertisement Manager. The end of an era for those in the mineral media world. The October-November 2019 issue of Industrial Minerals magazine marked its final [...]
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 the global industrial minerals business with topical and informative speaker presentations combined with invaluable networking opportunities to develop your [...]
Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019 Review They call it the “City of Dreams”, or Mayanagri: Mumbai, rich in history and trade, is India’s financial and business hub as well as home to Bollywood. Last week the city was host to a major gathering of international leading lights of the industrial minerals sector attending IMFORMED’s [...]
Fluorine Forum 2019 Review The great and the good of the global fluorine raw material supply chain gathered in Prague last month for an excellent three days of high profile presentations, discussion, and invaluable networking. IMFORMED’s Fluorine Forum 2019, 21-23 October, was held at the centrally located and iconic Alcron Hotel in Prague. Now in [...]
JUST ONE WEEK TO GO! Forum Update | New Speakers IMFORMED’s Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019, takes place on 18-20 November, at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. India’s minerals industry is on the threshold of a new era with exciting growth potential in both established and emerging new mineral consuming markets. Programme Update New [...]
Two weeks to go until Fluorine Forum 2019 With just under two weeks until IMFORMED’s Fluorine Forum 2019 at the Alcron Hotel, Prague, on 21-23 October, the great and the good of the global fluorine raw materials supply chain are readying themselves for two days of exceptional presentations, discussion, and networking. In recent months the [...]
India has always been one of the world’s great sources and markets for industrial minerals, but now looks set to significantly raise its profile. Already the world’s fifth largest manufacturer, India remains on track to be the world’s fastest growing economy with IMF estimated GDP growth forecasts of 7.3% for FY2019 and 7.4% for FY2020. [...]
Liaoning Jinding Magnesite Group Co. Ltd’s Huaziyu magnesite mine near Dashiqiao, Liaoning. Courtesy JDMG. With disruption to Chinese magnesite mining activities, ongoing consolidation of the supply sector, and some new operations coming on stream, IMFORMED is looking forward to assessing the situation at next week’s 8th China Liaoning International Magnesium Material Exposition (8th [...]
Gujarat Fluorochemicals subsidiary to expand in Morocco At a time when fluorspar consumers are pondering their limited sourcing options as restricted supply and high prices dominate the market, newcomer GFL GM Fluorspar SA in Morocco is expanding capacity to meet demand. GFL GM Fluorspar’s open pit mine is located on the western slope of [...]
August 2019 is a milestone month for speciality industrial minerals supplier Lehmann&Voss&Co. which celebrated its 125th Anniversary at the Hamburg Fischauktionshalle on 16 August. The Management Board of Lehmann&Voss&Co. in front of the 3D racing sailboat with the First Mayor of the City of Hamburg, from left to right: Aage Barfuss, Soenke Thomsen, the First [...]
