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Dragon’s dominance in decline? Refractory mineral world ponders sourcing future
Review of China Refractory Minerals Forum 2021 ONLINE As we head towards the Chinese New Year of the Tiger (1 February 2022), it is timely to review some of the key issues influencing the supply of [...]
Get back into action with IMFORMED for 2022 – Confirmed Speakers
As IMFORMED nears its seventh anniversary, Mike and Ismene would like to thank all our customers, sponsors, friends, and families for their unstinting support during this last, and somewhat challenging, year. May we take this opportunity to [...]
Oilfield Minerals Outlook: Review of ONLINE Forum 2021
Oil & Gas Market | Barite | Bentonite | Pollucite/Caesium Formate | Gilsonite While it wasn’t quite the usual fizz and excitement of our annual in-person event in Houston where we bring together the great and [...]
Fluorspar supply sources emerge: Mongolia | USA | Canada | Greenland
Being designated a “critical mineral” in the EU and more recently in the USA has certainly assisted fluorspar’s standing as an exploration target. However, those already in the market have known for some years now [...]
New dawn for Brazilian bauxite
Bautek expands & enters refractory, abrasive, chemical markets It is often said that timing is everything. And right now, the timing of bringing to market any new or alternative source of aluminosilicate minerals outside of [...]
Refractory Mineral Maelstrom: The heat is on | Seen & heard at ICR Aachen
China Crisis Deepens | Refra-Horn Recycling JV | Cofermin Magnesia Arm | Alumina Issues Last week’s 64th International Refractories Colloquium held in Aachen, organised by the European Centre for Refractories gGmbH (ECREF) was a somewhat [...]