Revised barytes tender outcome uncertain India’s vast stockpile of low grade barytes material will be the feedstock for a new upgrading initiative planned between the country’s largest barytes producer, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd (APMDC), and leading barytes consumer, national oil and gas explorer and producer, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC). Meanwhile, [...]
Coretrack Ltd has commenced commissioning at its recently constructed pilot-scale proppant plant at Clontarf, near Brisbane, Queensland. Coretrack is developing a new ceramic proppant grade based on fly-ash for use in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells. Construction of the pilot plant commenced in December 2014 and the fine grinding mill is now built [...]
IMFORMED's first event a success IMFORMED’s inaugural event, Mineral Logistics Forum 2015, took place last Friday, 24 April 2015, in Rotterdam, and by common consent of the attendees was an unqualified success. A total of 92 international delegates representing the full range of operations across the industrial minerals supply chain gathered at the impressive Inntel [...]
SEE NEWSFILE UPDATE SA Competition Commission found deal “significantly preventing competition” The acquisition of Andalusite Resources (Pty) Ltd, which would have bolstered Imerys’ already strong grip on the global andalusite supply sector, has been prohibited by South Africa’s Competition Commission. After examining the deal and considering the concerns of refractory manufacturers and end users of [...]
Only 1 week to go until Early Bird Rate cut-off 27 April 2015! Book now for a US$300 saving! IMFORMED’s high profile conference for the global oilfield mineral business is attracting much attention as the market adjusts to the slowdown in rig activity and anticipates the timing of recovery. Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Houston [...]
Port of Houston tour confirmed for Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum According to the USGS, estimated US barytes imports in 2014 increased by more than 29% to 2.9m tonnes compared with those of 2013, indicating increased demand for barytes in the drilling sector during that year. The US drilling fluids industry relies heavily on barytes imports, [...]
THIS FORUM HAS TAKEN PLACE - FOR DETAILS ON PROGRAMME, ATTENDEES, PICTURES, & FEEDBACK PLEASE CLICK HERE With just a month to go until IMFORMED’s inaugural Mineral Logistics Forum 2015, 24 April 2015, in Rotterdam, there is a final chance this week to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration Rate saving of €125. The [...]
First it was Oxane Materials, then Saint-Gobain, followed by Imerys, and now the mighty Carbo Ceramics. All of the US major ceramic proppant producers have now been forced to idle capacity in the face of falling demand before Q1 2015 is out, representing about a 23% drop in total US capacity. While the ceramic proppant [...]
Imerys, the world’s leading industrial minerals group, in a significant move for the industrial minerals sector has closed its purchase of Greek industrial minerals group S&B Industrial Minerals SA. The buy brings considerable mineral assets to the French multinational, in particular bentonite, perlite, and wollastonite. S&B's perlite processing plant and port at Voudia, Milos [...]
Titanium dioxide feedstock output to remain steady In expectation of a challenging 2015 and “to drive greater value”, Rio Tinto Plc today announced an organisational restructure, essentially a streamlining in splitting up its Energy business and condensing into four product groups: Aluminium, Copper and Coal, Diamonds and Minerals, and Iron Ore. One of RBM’s [...]
