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Fluorspar market trends & outlook
Fluorine Forum 2020 ONLINE Programme Confirmed IMFORMED is delighted to announce the programme for Fluorine Forum 2020 ONLINE, 12.00-16.30 BST Tuesday 13 October (details here) While our original planned event in Hanoi has been postponed to [...]
Refractory minerals outlook: “Industrial waste resources will become the new normal”
IMFORMED interviewed for Interceram’s Refractories Manual 2020 Recovering spent MgO-C refractory bricks from a ladle at Sidenor, Spain - a very active pioneer in valorisation of refractory waste. Courtesy Sidenor IMFORMED was delighted [...]
Guyana bauxite newcomer starts bulk shipments
First Bauxite high grade alternative source for non-met. markets PLUS: Australian Bauxite progress | China bauxite latest Early July saw First Bauxite LLC load the first bulk ocean vessel of its Guyanese raw high grade [...]
Industrial Minerals: Fallout, Opportunities, Recovery Strategies
IMFORMED-Tractus Asia Webinar Reviewed The industrial minerals sector has been rocked; first, by the US-China trade war, its ensuing political tensions, and then by the pandemic. Last week 150 attendees signed up to a webinar [...]
Magnesia in Question: China & World Trends Discussed
Report on NAIME’s Magnesia & Refractory Webinar Dashiqiao 9 July 2020 Last week IMFORMED was delighted to be invited to present on world magnesia supply trends at a special conference and webinar organised by the [...]
2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals
Introduction to Mining Engineering's annual review of industrial minerals IMFORMED is delighted and honoured to have been invited to write the introductory article "2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals" for Mining Engineering's latest annual review of industrial [...]
WEBINAR: Industrial Minerals – Trade War, Politics, & Covid-19
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2020 | 22:00 SINGAPORE | 15:00 LONDON | 10:00 EST The industrial minerals sector has been rocked; first, by the US-China trade war, its ensuing political tensions, and then by the [...]
Magnesia from the “Roof of the World” to Kentucky
The Kamaduo magnesite deposit near Chamdo, north-east Tibet, lies at some 4,200 metres altitude, hosting >50m tonnes reserves of magnesite grading 47.6% MgO with low iron and silica. PRCO has an exclusive 99 year [...]
2020 Global Magnesia Refractory Conference/Webinar – Northeast Asia Magnesia Exchange
9-10 July 2020 14:00-18:00 Beijing Time In-person & Virtual Conference Lihua Hotel, Dashiqiao, Liaoning Province, China PLEASE NOTE: ALL SESSIONS IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR MIKE O’DRISCOLL’S PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH DAY 1: 9 July 14.00 Beijing [...]
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Magnesia World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key magnesia raw materials
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Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials
