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Mineral recycling and Secondary Raw Materials on EC’s radar
New Circular Economy Package targets mineral recycling and trade in secondary raw materials The European Commission (EC) has recently adopted what it calls an “ambitious” new Circular Economy Package in order to propel Europe towards [...]
Graphite Supply Chain 2016
The world's new meeting place for the natural graphite industry IMFORMED is proud to announce its first partnership with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence to launch Graphite Supply Chain 2016, 13-15 November 2016, Newport Beach (near LA), California, [...]
Seeking that industrial minerals opportunity
Industrial Minerals Basics: An Executive Primer As the minerals industry hunkers down for the end of the year amid depressed markets and falling commodity prices, it’s surely the time to take stock of what’s what [...]
Magnesia sea change in Japan
A review of synthetic magnesia development By Akio Ishida, Managing Executive Officer, Ube Material Industries Ltd, Japan It started with salt Although Japan has no natural magnesite resources, a number of unique synthetic magnesia producers [...]
Mineral recycling renaissance
Secondary Raw Materials to become more mainstream source for buyers There is a sense that the recycling of industrial minerals in Europe is about to take a quantum leap during the next 5-10 years, boosted [...]
Ecutec to build GCC plant in Jordan – industry “picking up”
Manaseer to pursue calcium carbonate fillers market Ecutec Barcelona SL is to construct a major ground calcium carbonate (GCC) plant for the Manaseer Group in Jordan, as Joe Roettle, Global Sales Manager, provides IMFORMED with a [...]
European Minerals Day – Minerals Matter!!
IMFORMED welcomes European Minerals Day 2015! The 2015 European Minerals Day is officially launched today in Rumelange, Luxembourg, at the Cimalux cement facility. Children get to grips with chalk (calcium carbonate) and learn how [...]
Refractory minerals outlook: slow growth period looms
Mineral supply chain and market competition awareness urged One of industrial minerals’ key consuming markets, refractories, is expected to undergo a period of slow growth for the next few years, meaning at least steady, if [...]
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