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Foundry Minerals & Markets Forum 2015, 15 June, Essen
Chromite, zircon, graphite, andalusite, mullite, bentonite, silica sand, dunite, cenospheres Only 1 week to Early Bird Rate cut-off 15 May 2015. Book now for a €125 saving! IMFORMED’s high profile 1-day conference for the foundry [...]
Indian barytes upgrade jv between APMDC and ONGC
Revised barytes tender outcome uncertain India’s vast stockpile of low grade barytes material will be the feedstock for a new upgrading initiative planned between the country’s largest barytes producer, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd [...]
Ceramic proppant pilot plant commissioning in Australia
Coretrack Ltd has commenced commissioning at its recently constructed pilot-scale proppant plant at Clontarf, near Brisbane, Queensland. Coretrack is developing a new ceramic proppant grade based on fly-ash for use in hydraulic fracturing of oil [...]
Mineral Logistics on a high in Rotterdam
IMFORMED's first event a success IMFORMED’s inaugural event, Mineral Logistics Forum 2015, took place last Friday, 24 April 2015, in Rotterdam, and by common consent of the attendees was an unqualified success. A total of [...]
Imerys move to buy Andalusite Resources quashed
SEE NEWSFILE UPDATE SA Competition Commission found deal “significantly preventing competition” The acquisition of Andalusite Resources (Pty) Ltd, which would have bolstered Imerys’ already strong grip on the global andalusite supply sector, has been prohibited [...]
Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Houston 2015
Only 1 week to go until Early Bird Rate cut-off 27 April 2015! Book now for a US$300 saving! IMFORMED’s high profile conference for the global oilfield mineral business is attracting much attention as the [...]
Barytes US imports up in 2014
Port of Houston tour confirmed for Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum According to the USGS, estimated US barytes imports in 2014 increased by more than 29% to 2.9m tonnes compared with those of 2013, indicating increased [...]
Mineral Logistics Forum 2015
THIS FORUM HAS TAKEN PLACE - FOR DETAILS ON PROGRAMME, ATTENDEES, PICTURES, & FEEDBACK PLEASE CLICK HERE With just a month to go until IMFORMED’s inaugural Mineral Logistics Forum 2015, 24 April 2015, in Rotterdam, [...]
Proppants: Carbo Ceramics idles US & China plants in 18% capacity cut
First it was Oxane Materials, then Saint-Gobain, followed by Imerys, and now the mighty Carbo Ceramics. All of the US major ceramic proppant producers have now been forced to idle capacity in the face of [...]
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