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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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IMFORMED announces H1 2016 conferences Recycling | Logistics | Magnesia | Oilfield IMFORMED is delighted to announce confirmed dates and venues for the first half of 2016. In response to this year’s success of our [...]
Refractory graphite supply under spotlight as battery market evolves
Graphite users are closely monitoring the emergence of the new generation battery market as its market share grows. The evolution of Li-ion batteries and their growing application in electric vehicles, utility storage facilities, and consumer-led [...]
Ceramic proppant producers unite for Indian shale gas market
LWP/Ashapura fly ash proppants JV: a future supply for the Middle East? Described as a “quantum leap” for LWP Technologies Ltd, the Australian ceramic proppant developer has just announced a joint venture with Indian ceramic proppant [...]
Foundry Minerals Forum casts weather eye over mineral supply & demand
Precursor to GIFA/METEC sets scene for foundry market week Chromite | Bentonite | Carbon | Andalusite | Cenospheres | Zircon | Dunite | Silica sand | Mullite | Bauxite Main picture: Pasek Minerales’ dunite [...]
Oilfield Minerals Forum goes down a storm in Houston
IMFORMED conference abuzz with discussion and networking Barytes | Barite | Bentonite | Hectorite | Garnet | Frac sand | Ceramic proppants | Shipping | Grinding | Drying | Handling | India | China | [...]
Gear up for GIFA: Foundry Minerals & Markets Forum 2015
Atlantic Congress Hotel, Essen, Monday 15 June 2015 Chromite | Zircon | Graphite | Andalusite | Mullite | Bentonite | Silica sand | Dunite | Cenospheres IMFORMED’s 1-day conference for the foundry mineral business is of [...]
Chromite market challenge continues
Refractories and chemicals show bright spots The overall situation for non-metallurgical chromite supply is one of weak demand and oversupply, particularly for foundry grade, although there are some signs of improvement in refractory and chemical [...]
Indian barytes tender concluded
Garuda starts new barytes processing plant India’s tender for sale of crude barytes ore concluded earlier this week, with a total of 400,000 tonnes of barytes sold by the country’s dominant producer, state government-owned Andhra [...]
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