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• Imerys Q2 profit rises 88% 30 July 2010

  Upturn in refractories, abrasives, graphite demand boosts results for French group Read More

• Imerys buys Vale kaolin asset 30 July 2010

  Majority stake in Para Pigmentos acquired for $70m. as Imerys expands in Brazil Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 31 30 July 2010

  Mixed fortunes this week, as cerium and lanthanum oxide prices power ahead Read More

• Kronos raises TiO2 price rise 30 July 2010

  US group to push for €200/tonne European price hike on 1 September Read More

• PotashCorp's Q2 profits surge 29 July 2010

  Potash sales volumes rocket to 1.9m. tonnes but phosphate lags behind Read More

• Magnezit upgrades Slovmag 29 July 2010

  Russian group ups refractories capacity and magnesia supply for Slovakian acquisition Read More

• FMC’s Q2 profits up 35% 29 July 2010

  Earnings up 35% as lithium, phosphate and soda ash volumes increase Read More

• Metso builds strong Q2 orders 29 July 2010

  Mining division benefits as confidence returns to long-term mineral projects Read More

• Soda ash sales boost Solvay Q2 29 July 2010

  Chemicals unit increases profit by 11% as soda ash and fluorochem volumes recover Read More

• Freight rates bobble up 29 July 2010

  Dry bulk shipping rates bounces in line with stronger iron ore buying Read More

• Antimony trioxide prices fall 29 July 2010

  Chinese stop-start production and rumours driving wide price fluctuations Read More

• New fund tracks lithium industry 28 July 2010

  Global X Lithium ETF provides boost, but will not be a guide to global demand Read More

• Argex plans Quebec TiO2 project 28 July 2010

  Canadian junior expects 600,000 tpa titanium dioxide feedstock production by '13 Read More

• Legend to start mining in 2013 28 July 2010

  Australian group to start phosphate and fertiliser production at Mt Isa in 3 years Read More

• Nigeria aims to unlock minerals 28 July 2010

  Barytes, kaolin and limestone targeted for government development fund Read More

• DuPont TiO2 rebounds in Q2 27 July 2010

  US chemicals group’s TiO2 segment more than triples profits in Q2 on stronger demand Read More

• Rockwood profit up 37% in Q2 27 July 2010

  Lithium and TiO2 businesses help drive recovery for US speciality chemicals group Read More

• Slower iodine growth forecasted 27 July 2010

  Demand expected to rise 3.5% a year driven by use in LCD screens – Roskill Read More

• Fears grow over drilling ban 26 July 2010

  Opposition to Gulf of Mexico oil drilling ban intensifies; Washington steadfast Read More

• Carborundum expands Russia SiC 26 July 2010

  Indian group invests $75m. to build 100,000 tpa silicon carbide plant in Volgograd Read More

• AkzoNobel boosts paint sales 26 July 2010

  Paints and coatings start recovery as world’s no.1 producer boosts Q2 profits Read More

• Fatal blast at zinc oxide plant 26 July 2010

  Horsehead’s Pennsylvania zinc oxide plant shut down after explosion kills two Read More

• China expands lithium output 23 July 2010

  Qinghai province to boost lithium carbonate production five-fold by 2015 – report Read More

• Mosaic boosts Q4 profits 23 July 2010

  Potash recovery drives four-fold increase in operating profit; phosphate prices rise Read More

• MTI to build India PCC plant 23 July 2010

  Minerals Technologies’ to supply filler minerals at Ballapur’s Orissa paper mill Read More

• S&B bauxite difficulties persist 22 July 2010

  Greek producer hopeful that disruption from permit delays is only temporary Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 29 22 July 2010

  Antinomy trioxide and rare earths on the rise while traders look to cut chromite Read More

• Shipping rates bottom out? 22 July 2010

  Dry bulk rates halt losing streak but rally not expected in short term Read More

• Rare earth prices on the rise 22 July 2010

  Prices for China-sourced material react to export cuts as supply fears hit Read More

• SGS acquires Assayers Canada 22 July 2010

  Assayer acquisition expands SGS' mineral services on Canada’s west coast Read More

• EU funds two solar expansions 21 July 2010

  Commission approves over €25m. in aid for solar material plants in Germany and Spain Read More

• First Bauxite expands reserves 21 July 2010

  Guyana-focused group adds chemical-grade bauxite deposit through acquisition of BCGI Read More

• Gulf vermiculite sells 20% stake 21 July 2010

  Uganda-focused minerals group divests share to Africa Lion fund for $1.16m. Read More

• EU fines phosphates cartel 20 July 2010

  Tessenderlo and FMC among groups sharing €176m. fine for feed price fixing Read More

• Talison enacts lithium expansion 20 July 2010

  Spodumene output at Greenbushes, Australia, to expand 40% by end-2011 Read More

• June steel output up 18% 20 July 2010

  World crude steel production rises year on year as all regions continue recovery Read More

• Iluka expands Eucla resource 20 July 2010

  Typhoon, Tripitaka minsands deposits seen as potential South Australia expansions Read More

• Iluka reports 85% Q2 sales boost 20 July 2010

  Zircon focus pays dividends as minsands miner’s revenues almost double in Q2 Read More

• Ukraine titanium in future talks 19 July 2010

  Crimea Titan in talks with Ukraine government over minsands mining rights Read More

• Christmas phosphate plan blocked 19 July 2010

  Australian government rejects Christmas Island phosphate mining expansion Read More

• Mozambique seeks Chibuto tender 19 July 2010

  Government looks for mineral sands project funding, one year after BHP pulled out Read More

• Talison in lithium brine merger 16 July 2010

  World’s biggest spodumene miner merges with Chile lithium brine junior, Salares Read More

• Mosaic phosphate faces closure 16 July 2010

  Phosphate miner could close Florida mine owing to lawsuit over pollution concerns Read More

• Comment: Talison lithium deal 16 July 2010

  Lithium deal is as much about attracting investment as it is long term security Read More

• Price Briefing: Week 28 15 July 2010

  Indian barytes poised for hikes while rare earths rise on Chinese quota cuts Read More

• Seven-week shipping slump 15 July 2010

  Dry bulk rates carry on sinking on vessel overcapacity; lower iron ore demand Read More

• Industry braced for RE shortages 15 July 2010

  Importers of Chinese rare earths await squeeze, focus on high-value materials Read More

• Tata Refractories aims high 15 July 2010

  Indian producer aims to double sales in four years driven by exports growth – report Read More

• Netzsch in €1.8m. plant upgrade 15 July 2010

  Thermo-analytical facility in Selb, Germany expanded with €1.8m. investment Read More

• China cuts export tax rebates 14 July 2010

  Export tax rebate to be scrapped on more than 400 products from mid-July Read More