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 [...]
Year of the Pig starting to live up to its name? Shanxi outlook mixed and uncertain China increasing bauxite imports Haicheng mining halted | PRCO new supply Ternamag starts DBM The view from the West White gold in Liaoning: an aerial view looking NNE across the magnesite mining area of Haicheng, Liaoning province, China; [...]
Fluorine is a vital element to some of our primary manufacturing industries – chemicals, steel, aluminium – and more recently, the soaring Li-ion battery market. However, the main raw material feedstock, the mineral fluorspar, is only produced in a few countries, with one of the main sources facing cutbacks, and consumers keenly awaiting new sources [...]
Sepfluor's Nokeng Fluorspar Mine Project, South Africa, pictured here under construction in January 2019; now complete and ramping up to full production. Sepfluor will be hosting the Welcome Reception at Fluorine Forum 2019, Prague, 21-23 October. Courtesy Sepfluor Fluorspar supply for 2018 was reasonably tight, mainly owing to mine closures from environmental controls in [...]
