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The vision for industrial minerals: IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 Review
Key trends shaping the global industrial minerals industry CO2 reduction | Transforming beyond trading | Covid-19 impact and economic outlook | Critical minerals | EV supply chain | Making profit from strategy | Processing developments [...]
Phil Owen 1964 – 2021
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Phil Owen, popular and much befriended Advertisement Manager of the former Industrial Minerals magazine. Phil, 56, died peacefully in his sleep on 16 February [...]
Barite oilfield market looks to recovery after 2020 impact
US output halted as overseas alternatives emerge | India expands Described as “one of the worst years in recent history” for the oilfield market, it is unsurprising that world barite production was estimated to have decreased [...]
Industrial minerals reach critical mass awareness – about time
Critical minerals challenge & outlook covered at IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 ONLINE 14 April To those in the industry this is nothing new. But it is one thing for the experts to know about something important, [...]
Industrial Minerals Trading Transformation: Survival of the Fittest
Jan Weber, CEO, Possehl Erzkontor presents at the IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 IMFORMED is delighted to announce that Jan Weber, CEO, Possehl Erzkontor GmbH & Co. KG, is to present: “Remaining valuable through dual transformation: managing [...]
Industrial minerals logistics: how important is it to the supply chain?
Future trends in port logistics spotlighted at IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 ONLINE 14 April Events in Egypt this week served to demonstrate yet again just how significant a factor logistics plays in the supply chain of [...]
Mineral industry awards presented by SME
IMFORMED Rendezvous Roundtable Host Dan Eyde receives SME Fellow Award For understandable reasons, this year’s gathering of the global minerals community at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)’s annual meeting (MINEXCHANGE 2021 SME [...]
Chinese magnesia latest: reforms in the Year of the Ox
As we enter the Chinese Year of the Ox, reports from China, so influential in global mineral supply and benchmark pricing, suggest change may well be in the air yet again for the magnesia supply [...]
Industrial minerals outlook: crucial global trends & developments
IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 ONLINE 14 April Logistics | Critical Minerals | CO2 + Energy Challenges | Next Economic Cycle | Mineral Pricing | From Strategy to Profit | Grinding & Classifying Developments | Trading transformation For [...]
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What are industrial minerals? Starting with the essentials. A concise overview market presentation. UPDATED FEBRUARY 2025.
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Magnesia World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key magnesia raw materials
Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials
