Market commentary & articles
New fluorspar source for European markets
Gujarat Fluorochemicals subsidiary to expand in Morocco At a time when fluorspar consumers are pondering their limited sourcing options as restricted supply and high prices dominate the market, newcomer GFL GM Fluorspar SA in Morocco [...]
Magnesia speciality supplier Lehmann&Voss&Co. celebrates 125 years
August 2019 is a milestone month for speciality industrial minerals supplier Lehmann&Voss&Co. which celebrated its 125th Anniversary at the Hamburg Fischauktionshalle on 16 August. The Management Board of Lehmann&Voss&Co. in front of the 3D racing [...]
China minerals 2019: bauxite & magnesia mid-year report
Year of the Pig starting to live up to its name? Shanxi outlook mixed and uncertain China increasing bauxite imports Haicheng mining halted | PRCO new supply Ternamag starts DBM The view from the West [...]
Fluorspar markets: the cold, the hot, & the energetic
Fluorine is a vital element to some of our primary manufacturing industries – chemicals, steel, aluminium – and more recently, the soaring Li-ion battery market. However, the main raw material feedstock, the mineral fluorspar, is [...]
Fluorspar supply: trade trends & new sources
Sepfluor's Nokeng Fluorspar Mine Project, South Africa, pictured here under construction in January 2019; now complete and ramping up to full production. Sepfluor will be hosting the Welcome Reception at Fluorine Forum 2019, Prague, 21-23 [...]
Oilfield minerals rock in Houston
Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum 2019 Review A high profile panel of expert speakers covering drilling fluids, barite, proppants, logistics, and processing and some 130 leading decision makers from the global oilfield mineral supply chain [...]
Talkin’ Oilfield Minerals – Houston style
Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Houston 2019, 10-12 June Just a brief note to say a big thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and delegates for supporting and participating in such a successful and [...]
Magnesia market meets in Bilbao
MagForum 2019 Review - a market in transition? A sunny Bilbao beckoned the leading lights of the world magnesia market to gather and discuss the industry’s latest trends and developments at IMFORMED’s MagForum 2019, at [...]
Industrial minerals’ future shines in the City of Light
Review of IMFORMED Rendezvous, 8-9 April 2019, Paris You can’t beat Paris in the Springtime, and you would be hard pushed to beat a more enthusiastic and knowledgeable crowd discussing the future and fundamentals of [...]
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