Key takeaways from Dubai: Market recovery on the way Saudi rig activity up Mineral demand increase expected Gas supply challenge a driver Stricter environmental specs. on barite Aramco pushing for SG4.2 barite, Na-treated bentonite, local suppliers Broychim to open new 240,000 tpa barite plant at Safi The oilfield minerals community descended on Dubai in mid-January [...]
Additional speakers | Sponsor news With just over a week to IMFORMED’s inaugural Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Dubai 2017, 15-17 January, at the Habtoor Grand Resort Dubai, we are delighted to announce some updates to the programme. The barite mine in Karazhal, central Kazakhstan, operated by a j-v between Halliburton and Global Chemicals [...]
As IMFORMED nears its second anniversary, Mike and Ismene would like to thank all our customers, sponsors, friends, and families for their unstinting support during the year. May we take this opportunity to wish all of you a most Happy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year, and very much look forward to continuing our business and [...]
SUPER EARLY BIRD RATES FIELD TRIP TO MEXICHEM CALL FOR PAPERS In response to customer demand, IMFORMED is delighted to announce its inaugural Fluorine Forum 2017, 30 October – 1 November 2017, in San Luis Potosí, followed by a Field Trip, 2 November 2017, to Mexichem, operator of the world’s largest fluorspar mine. Set in a [...]
The Middle East remains a powerhouse of oil and gas production and thus a major market for oilfield minerals used in drilling fluids, stimulation and cementing applications. The region is a major importer of key oilfield minerals such as barite and bentonite used in drilling fluids, and is anticipated to be a potential growth market [...]
FINAL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED REGISTER NOW! SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2016 DAY ONE: WELCOME 16:00 Registration Island Hotel, Newport Beach 18:00 Welcome Drinks Reception & Networking sponsored by Bass Metals Ltd MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2016 DAY TWO: CONFERENCE 07:30 Registration | Networking Breakfast | Exhibition Booths 08:30 Welcome Address Mike O'Driscoll, Director, & Ismene Clarke, Director, [...]
One could argue that last week’s announcement of the proposed merger of two of the world’s largest magnesia and refractory groups – RHI AG’s takeover of Magnesita Refratários SA to form RHI Magnesita – was only a matter of time. RHI Magnesita will fuse together the world’s second and third largest refractory groups, pooling an impressive [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE Oilfield | Recycling | Logistics | Magnesia Networking and Knowledge for the Industrial Minerals Business IMFORMED is delighted to announce its Forum programme for 2017. Following the success of its 2016 Forum series, IMFORMED will again be covering the oilfield, recycling, logistics and magnesia market sectors. Our Forums are [...]
IBAR Nordeste Ltda of Brazil has announced the appointment of M!nerals by Cofermin as its exclusive sales agent for dead burned magnesia in Europe and other selected areas. IBAR Nordeste produces dead burned magnesia (DBM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM), and basic refractory monolithics. The company is the largest CCM producer in the Americas. [...]
And then there were…still three producers of andalusite! Andalusite Resources mining andalusite at Maroeloesfontein, Limpopo province, South Africa. The long-awaited decision by South African authorities has appeared to have finally quashed Imerys’ hopes of amalgamating one of the world’s two independent producers of the refractory mineral andalusite. In a statement issued today the [...]
