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China refractory minerals outlook in transition
As we head towards the final quarter of 2022 and look towards 2023 and beyond, the international refractory industry is readying itself for a busy period of important international refractory meetings...
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“Recycling is coming”: mineral industry gears up for supply chain evolution
Mineral Recycling Forum 2022 Dubrovnik Review | 2023? same place, same time! If we were to talk about high drama in Dubrovnik, you would be forgiven for immediately thinking of the successful medieval...
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In Memoriam: David Holmes | David Delamore | Malcolm Crawford
It is with great sadness that we report on the passing of three friends and colleagues from the industrial minerals world. Each were stalwarts of the industrial minerals business, widely respected and...
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Let IMFORMED bring the mineral markets together for you in 2023
As IMFORMED nears its eighth anniversary, Mike and Ismene would like to thank all our customers, sponsors, friends, and families for their unstinting support during 2022. The last three years has been...
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Oilfield minerals market outlook & 2022 review
Barite | Bauxite | Frac sand | Leonardite | Logistics | Sourcing | China | Morocco | Mexico The New Year rise of oil prices should come as some reassurance to suppliers of industrial minerals to the...
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Magnesia Market Review: coming out the other side stronger
Seen & Heard at MagForum 2022 Noordwijk Last year the magnesia industry brushed off the pandemic blues by gathering for a glorious few days at Noordwijk on the Dutch coast to attend IMFORMED’s...
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Mineral Market Matrix 2nd Edition 2023
Are you on the Matrix? IMFORMED’s unique Mineral Market Matrix® Wall Chart At a glance guide: which minerals for which markets New edition coming out March 2023 LIMITED AVAILABILITY ON FINAL...
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SME 2023 Denver spotlights minerals for the green economy
It was great to be back at the SME Annual Conference & “MINEXCHANGE” Expo in Denver after a five-year absence, catching up with friends, making new contacts, and taking the pulse of the North...
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Fluorspar market outlook | View from Vietnam
Fluorine Forum 2022 Review | Seen & Heard in Hanoi All good things come to those who wait. And for Fluorine Forum to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam we had to wait three years, but we got there – and...
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Salt market to grow as new sources & challenges face industry
Review of IMFORMED’s inaugural Salt Forum 2022 Hamburg In response to market demand, IMFORMED launched its inaugural Salt Forum in Hamburg last year at the Grand Elysée Hotel, 15-17 November. And what...
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Challenge & change in the world of speciality aluminas – the view from Almatis
IMFORMED interviews Anıl Sönmez, Chief Executive Officer, Almatis Almatis is the market leader in speciality alumina products and solutions for the high performance refractory, ceramic, polishing and...
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Mineral recycling radiates in Dubrovnik | Mineral Recycling Forum 2023 Review
Industrial Minerals | Refractories | Li-ion Batteries | Construction Materials | Fertiliser | LIBS Springtime in Dubrovnik? It must be time for IMFORMED’s Mineral Recycling Forum 2023! And indeed it...
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Fluorspar new sources go underground for the battery charge
Projects in Mongolia & Germany | Updates from USA, Canada, Italy, Kenya, Australia World fluorspar production capacity remains tight, with few, if any, new production capacities ready to come...
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Dusseldorf Daze! GIFA-METEC 2023
A hot, intense, but fabulous time last week networking at GIFA-METEC 2023, catching up with our many clients and contacts, and making new friends in the industrial minerals, refractory, foundry,...
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Industrial Minerals Review 2022-23: Getting greener | Sourcing smarter
My introduction to last year’s IM Annual Review of Mining Engineering concluded with a pointer to the challenges facing the industrial minerals sector in developing and employing carbon emissions...
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Industrial Minerals Back to Basics: What? Why? How?
Workshop at 2023 AGM of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Sometimes you’ve just gotta get back to basics to properly understand the principles of the industrial minerals business and how it functions....
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Dr Ian Wilson 1943 – 2023
It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of our great friend, mentor, and worldly industrial mineral geologist Dr Ian Wilson in mid-June 2023, just weeks away from his 80th birthday....
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Magnesia Amore at Maggiore | Supply & Market Outlook
Review of MagForum 2023, Baveno, Italy The shores of beautiful Lake Maggiore at Baveno hosted the largest and most successful MagForum to date. Some 230 international attendees from across the supply...
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Hot dates for hot topics in refractories
CALL FOR PAPERS | SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES XII European Congress of Refractory Raw Materials, Machinery & Installation Meliá Lebreros, Seville, 13-14 March 2024 Co-organised by...
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Refractories Feast in Frankfurt!
Big thanks to the UNITECR 2023 organisers for putting on a terrific show last week. It was fabulous to meet our customers, contacts, & make new friends from the refractories world. IMFORMED thanks...
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