http://www.metalnet.co.uk/RSS.aspx?FeedID=622©2010 Industrial Minerals60Market MonitorFord Motor Co.’s research centre in Germany, Ford Forschungszentrum, revealed that it is getting closer to using more natural fibre filled plastics in its autoplasticshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639008/Fords-filler-punch.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTOpposition to Gulf of Mexico oil drilling ban intensifies; Washington steadfasthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2637778/Fears-grow-over-drilling-ban.htmlMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPaints and coatings start recovery as world’s no.1 producer boosts Q2 profitshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2637869/AkzoNobel-boosts-paint-sales.htmlMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTCommission approves over €25m. in aid for solar material plants in Germany and Spainhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2635086/EU-funds-two-solar-expansions.htmlWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSeven aggregates quarries among Kentucky assets in $90m. sale to Bluegrass Materialshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2628524/CEMEX-sells-US-aggregates-assets.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGlobal exploration rises year on year, boosting demand for oilfield mineralshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2626610/June-oil-and-gas-drilling-up-44.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTVotorantim Cimentos awards Loesche contract for 3 cement raw materials millshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2624992/Brazil-cement-output-to-expand.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTTanzania’s Minjingu Mines and Fertiliser targets 250,000 tpa fertiliser by year endhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2624454/Fertilisers-boost-in-Tanzania.htmlMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTWatershed moment as first car maker to float since Ford beats forecastshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621468/Tesla-gives-EV-a-boost.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTAdvanced Ceramics business divested to US group CoorsTek for $245m.http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621538/Saint-Gobain-sells-ceramics-unit.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTUS company agrees to acquire leading Australian paint manufacturerhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621692/Wattyl-accepts-Valspar-paints-bid.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTChina-focused group to complete 40,000 tpa potassium sulphate plant by Q4 2011http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2620742/Migao-builds-fertiliser-plant.htmlTue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTEuropean Parliament looks to exempt photovoltaic industry from recycling http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2618765/Solar-panel-recycling-considered.htmlFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew Prius plug-in hybrid drops nickel-metal hydride battery in favour of lithiumhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2616922/Toyota-switches-to-lithium-ion.htmlWed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTEuropean Commission investigates alleged dumping of China-produced tileshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2604406/EU-probes-ceramics-dumping.htmlMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNeodymium-iron-boron magnet production set for return to US soil after 15 year hiatus as China places further restrictions on supplyhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2604042/US-begins-legislationto-restart-neodymium-magnet-production.htmlMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTDeepwater Horizon disaster expected to weaken US demand for drilling mineralshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2603142/Gulf-spill-to-hit-barytes-demand.htmlFri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTSintered bauxite producer wins 12 month contract with China National Petroleumhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2592461/GengSheng-bags-proppant-deal.htmlWed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNorth American rare earth groups plan cooperation on alloys & magnets productionhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2591610/MolycorpNeo-magnets-deal.htmlTue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTOilfield minerals demand boosted by monthly increase in oil and gas explorationhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2586188/May-oil-drilling-up-39.htmlMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTUS company makes bid for Australian paint maker, while DuluxGroup to demergehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2584056/Valspar-bids-for-Wattyl.htmlThu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTRobust growth forecast for region, recovering despite flat sales in 2009http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2582994/Asia-Pacific-paint-growth.htmlWed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTHouse of Representatives passes act to restore US neodymium magnet productionhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2581971/US-House-passes-rare-earth-bill.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndustrial minerals such as barytes and bentonite play vital role in GoM oil leak fixhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2581000/BP-top-kill-relies-on-minerals.htmlFri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTKey minerals-consuming sector operating at under half of 2006 capacityhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2579855/Spanish-ceramics-continues-fall.htmlThu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTNippon-Saint Gobain float glass operation to be largest in South Americahttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2579899/Nippon-expands-Brazil-glass-j-v.htmlThu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe use of micronutrients in agriculture is moving from a luxury to a necessity as modern research boosts the effectiveness of minerals in soilhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2578799/Growing-markets-for-micronutrients.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTEuropean producers face high feedstock costs and a spike in freight rateshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2576001/Costs-hit-Europe-fluorochemicals.htmlFri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndustrial production rises 6% in March as mineral end markets rebound http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2573776/EU-industry-continues-recovery.htmlWed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew j-v to invest $221m. in 2,500 tonne/day cement plant in Limpopo provincehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2487856/China-funds-S-African-cement.htmlFri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT