LWP/Ashapura fly ash proppants JV: a future supply for the Middle East? Described as a “quantum leap” for LWP Technologies Ltd, the Australian ceramic proppant developer has just announced a joint venture with Indian ceramic proppant producer Hallmark Minerals (I) Pvt Ltd. The JV agreement calls for LWP’s recently developed proppant manufacturing technology to be utilised [...]
Precursor to GIFA/METEC sets scene for foundry market week Chromite | Bentonite | Carbon | Andalusite | Cenospheres | Zircon | Dunite | Silica sand | Mullite | Bauxite Main picture: Pasek Minerales’ dunite mine in Cabo Ortegal, Galicia; the company is looking to blend calcined dunite with bentonite and silica sand for foundry [...]
IMFORMED conference abuzz with discussion and networking Barytes | Barite | Bentonite | Hectorite | Garnet | Frac sand | Ceramic proppants | Shipping | Grinding | Drying | Handling | India | China | Argentina Main picture: Baramin's La Huiche mine, Mexico (Courtesy Mario Trevino); Inset top: Al Wilson, President, Cimbar tests the [...]
Atlantic Congress Hotel, Essen, Monday 15 June 2015 Chromite | Zircon | Graphite | Andalusite | Mullite | Bentonite | Silica sand | Dunite | Cenospheres IMFORMED’s 1-day conference for the foundry mineral business is of high interest to all those active in the supply and use of industrial minerals used in metal casting. Topics include [...]
Refractories and chemicals show bright spots The overall situation for non-metallurgical chromite supply is one of weak demand and oversupply, particularly for foundry grade, although there are some signs of improvement in refractory and chemical markets. World chromite production declined slightly in 2014 over the previous year, but South African output increased markedly, including activity [...]
Garuda starts new barytes processing plant India’s tender for sale of crude barytes ore concluded earlier this week, with a total of 400,000 tonnes of barytes sold by the country’s dominant producer, state government-owned Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd (APMDC). The tender is normally conducted once every three years, and was due in 2014, [...]
Timing good as Iluka winds down US operations Southern Ionics Minerals LLC has formally opened its new Mineral Sands Plant (MSP) in Offerman, Pierce county, Georgia, with zircon and titanium minerals production scheduled to start in June 2015. Invesment casting is one of the main targets for the new zircon source. Southern Ionics is exploiting the [...]
Chromite, zircon, graphite, andalusite, mullite, bentonite, silica sand, dunite, cenospheres Only 1 week to Early Bird Rate cut-off 15 May 2015. Book now for a €125 saving! IMFORMED’s high profile 1-day conference for the foundry mineral business is attracting much attention from all those active in the supply and use of industrial minerals used in [...]
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 [...]
