It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Brian O’Connell, long standing friend and expert to the oilfield industry, particularly with respect to barite purchasing at Halliburton. With his joy of life and [...]

As IMFORMED nears its fourth 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 [...]

Heading into 2019, China’s mineral supply squeeze continues to challenge world refractory producers Getting it sorted: workers sift out impure lumps from crude bauxite ore arriving at CMP Guizhou Co. Ltd's new 100,000 tpa [...]

Fluorine Forum 2018 Review The beginning of the year’s final quarter is always a busy time for the fluorspar market, as consumers seek to secure supply for the following year. With prices at six-year highs [...]

Review of China Refractory & Abrasive Minerals Forum 2018 Well, the Chinese Year of the Dog has certainly lived up to its name as suppliers, traders, and consumers of Chinese refractory and abrasive minerals strive [...]

Taking shape: construction at Sepfluor Ltd's Nokeng Fluorspar Project is expected to conclude at the end of October, aiming at 630,000 tpa crude ore, 180,000 tpa acidspar, and 30,000 tpa metspar; initial production targeted [...]

China customs sharpens up | Bauxite & magnesite latest | US trade war impact China Minerals Forum 2018 Early Bird Rate ends Friday 3 August Burning bauxite...or not: a calcined bauxite plant in Shanxi [...]

MagForum 2018 Review The great and the good of the global magnesia business gathered at IMFORMED’s MagForum 2018 conference held 17-20 June, at the Grande Elysée Hotel, Hamburg. And what a superb MagForum it turned [...]