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Industrial minerals – what’s it all about? Part 1
Overview, structure, & trends The industrial minerals market is not always an easy one to understand. Minerals and rocks exploited for their non-metallurgical value represent a vital but frequently...
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Industrial minerals: what’s it all about? Part 2
Drivers, factors, keys to success Following on from our earlier analysis of the underlying principles of the industrial minerals business (see Part 1: Overview, structure & key takeaways), here we...
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Squaring the Circular Economy with industrial minerals
Mineral Recycling Forum 2019 Krakow – Review This year’s Mineral Recycling Forum 2019 took place in the lovely city of Kraków, south Poland, where international delegates from across the supply chain...
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Rendezvous in Paris in the Spring – Thank you!
Just a quick note to say a big thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and delegates for supporting and participating in such positive fashion at our inaugural IMFORMED Rendezvous this week (8-10...
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CIMBAR opens new US barite plant & acquires ATH plant
Silo loading a Halliburton truck with drilling grade barite at Cimbar’s recently opened plant at Marietta, Ohio Courtesy CIMBAR CIMBAR Performance Minerals Inc. has recently opened a new barite...
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Industrial minerals’ future shines in the City of Light
Review of IMFORMED Rendezvous, 8-9 April 2019, Paris You can’t beat Paris in the Springtime, and you would be hard pushed to beat a more enthusiastic and knowledgeable crowd discussing the future and...
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Magnesia market meets in Bilbao
MagForum 2019 Review – a market in transition? A sunny Bilbao beckoned the leading lights of the world magnesia market to gather and discuss the industry’s latest trends and developments at IMFORMED’s...
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Talkin’ Oilfield Minerals – Houston style
Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Houston 2019, 10-12 June Just a brief note to say a big thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and delegates for supporting and participating in such a...
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Oilfield minerals rock in Houston
Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum 2019 Review A high profile panel of expert speakers covering drilling fluids, barite, proppants, logistics, and processing and some 130 leading decision makers...
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Fluorspar supply: trade trends & new sources
Sepfluor’s Nokeng Fluorspar Mine Project, South Africa, pictured here under construction in January 2019; now complete and ramping up to full production. Sepfluor will be hosting the Welcome Reception...
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Fluorspar markets: the cold, the hot, & the energetic
Fluorine is a vital element to some of our primary manufacturing industries – chemicals, steel, aluminium – and more recently, the soaring Li-ion battery market. However, the main raw material...
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China minerals 2019: bauxite & magnesia mid-year report
Year of the Pig starting to live up to its name? Shanxi outlook mixed and uncertain China increasing bauxite imports Haicheng mining halted | PRCO new supply Ternamag starts DBM The view from the West...
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Magnesia speciality supplier Lehmann&Voss&Co. celebrates 125 years
August 2019 is a milestone month for speciality industrial minerals supplier Lehmann&Voss&Co. which celebrated its 125th Anniversary at the Hamburg Fischauktionshalle on 16 August. The...
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New fluorspar source for European markets
Gujarat Fluorochemicals subsidiary to expand in Morocco At a time when fluorspar consumers are pondering their limited sourcing options as restricted supply and high prices dominate the market,...
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Magnesia Hiatus in Haicheng – IMFORMED seeks answers
Liaoning Jinding Magnesite Group Co. Ltd’s Huaziyu magnesite mine near Dashiqiao, Liaoning. Courtesy JDMG. With disruption to Chinese magnesite mining activities, ongoing consolidation of the supply...
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Indian minerals & markets outlook: the time has come
India has always been one of the world’s great sources and markets for industrial minerals, but now looks set to significantly raise its profile. Already the world’s fifth largest manufacturer, India...
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Fluorspar market points to Prague
Two weeks to go until Fluorine Forum 2019 With just under two weeks until IMFORMED’s Fluorine Forum 2019 at the Alcron Hotel, Prague, on 21-23 October, the great and the good of the global fluorine raw...
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India’s Industrial Minerals’ Outlook
JUST ONE WEEK TO GO! Forum Update | New Speakers IMFORMED’s Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019, takes place on 18-20 November, at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. India’s minerals industry is on the...
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Fluorspar market outlook: Pitch-perfect in Prague
Fluorine Forum 2019 Review The great and the good of the global fluorine raw material supply chain gathered in Prague last month for an excellent three days of high profile presentations, discussion,...
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India’s mineral markets potential dances to the Bollywood Beat
Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019 Review They call it the “City of Dreams”, or Mayanagri: Mumbai, rich in history and trade, is India’s financial and business hub as well as home to Bollywood....
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