http://www.metalnet.co.uk/RSS.aspx?FeedID=666©2010 Industrial Minerals60Supply DevelopmentsChemicals unit increases profit by 11% as soda ash and fluorochem volumes recoverhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2640718/Soda-ash-sales-boost-Solvay-Q2.htmlThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPotash sales volumes rocket to 1.9m. tonnes but phosphate lags behindhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2640778/PotashCorps-Q2-profits-surge.htmlThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTEarnings up 35% as lithium, phosphate and soda ash volumes increasehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2640863/FMCs-Q2-profits-up-35.htmlThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBarytes, kaolin and limestone targeted for government development fundhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639629/Nigeria-aims-to-unlock-minerals.htmlWed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGlobal X Lithium ETF provides boost, but will not be a guide to global demandhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639920/New-fund-tracks-lithium-industry.htmlWed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAustralian group to start phosphate and fertiliser production at Mt Isa in 3 yearshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639967/Legend-to-start-mining-in-2013.htmlWed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTDemand expected to rise 3.5% a year driven by use in LCD screens – Roskill http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2638591/Slower-iodine-growth-forecasted.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSummary of industrial mineral prices listed in monthly IM issue.http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2638708/Industrial-Minerals-Prices-August-2010.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTFuture clouded by Chinese restrictions http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2638719/Price-briefing-August-2010.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTLithium and TiO2 businesses help drive recovery for US speciality chemicals grouphttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2638788/Rockwood-profit-up-37-in-Q2.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBorates market is on the way to recovery. Prices are still low but demand is expected to rise by 4.5% in 2014http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639010/Borates-revival-sparked-by-China.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe European Commission has fined several animal feed phosphates producers a total of Û175.65m. ($226.6m.) for operating a price-fixing cartel lasting over three decades, the executive branch of the EU announced.http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639024/EU-fines-phosphates-cartel.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSuppliers of barytes to the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drilling industry are braced for a significant drop in demand in the wake of a US ban on most offshore operationshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639025/Barytes-braced-for-US-drilling-ban-impact.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTFrench soda ash producer, Novocarb has set out its vision to change the way soda ash is priced in a move that echoes the titanium minerals industryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639046/Novocarb-targets-soda-ash-pricing-changes.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTTalison Minerals Pty Ltd has given the clearest signs yet that brine is the future for the lithium industry after it struck a deal to merge its spodumene business with Toronto-based brine explorer Salares Lithium Inchttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639064/Talison-backs-brine-with-Salares-Lithium-merger.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTS&B Industrial Minerals SA, the EU’s leading bauxite producer, is finding it tough going this year as it comes to terms with disruption to its bauxite supply impacted by delays in permitting in a beleaguered Greek economyhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639066/S-B-bauxite-difficulties-persist.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGlobal fears of a rare earth supply shortage have been made a reality by China after it dramatically cut its export quota by 70% for the second half of the yearhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2639070/Rare-earth-supply-fears-become-reality.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndian group invests $75m. to build 100,000 tpa silicon carbide plant in Volgogradhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2637644/Carborundum-expands-Russia-SiC.htmlMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTHorsehead’s Pennsylvania zinc oxide plant shut down after explosion kills twohttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2637692/Fatal-blast-at-zinc-oxide-plant.htmlMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTMinerals Technologies’ to supply filler minerals at Ballapur’s Orissa paper millhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2636736/MTI-to-build-India-PCC-plant.htmlFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTQinghai province to boost lithium carbonate production five-fold by 2015 – reporthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2636773/China-expands-lithium-output.htmlFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPotash recovery drives four-fold increase in operating profit; phosphate prices risehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2636960/Mosaic-boosts-Q4-profits.htmlFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGreek producer hopeful that disruption from permit delays is only temporaryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2635823/S-B-bauxite-difficulties-persist.htmlThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGuyana-focused group adds chemical-grade bauxite deposit through acquisition of BCGIhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2634907/First-Bauxite-expands-reserves.htmlWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTUganda-focused minerals group divests share to Africa Lion fund for $1.16m.http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2635154/Gulf-vermiculite-sells-20-stake.htmlWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpodumene output at Greenbushes, Australia, to expand 40% by end-2011http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2633913/Talison-enacts-lithium-expansion.htmlTue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTTessenderlo and FMC among groups sharing €176m. fine for feed price fixinghttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2634258/EU-fines-phosphates-cartel.htmlTue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAustralian government rejects Christmas Island phosphate mining expansionhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2633235/Christmas-phosphate-plan-blocked.htmlMon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTWorld’s biggest spodumene miner merges with Chile lithium brine junior, Salareshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2632202/Talison-in-lithium-brine-merger.htmlFri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPhosphate miner could close Florida mine owing to lawsuit over pollution concernshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2632210/Mosaic-phosphate-faces-closure.htmlFri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTLithium deal is as much about attracting investment as it is long term securityhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2632298/Comment-Talison-lithium-deal.htmlFri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTImporters of Chinese rare earths await squeeze, focus on high-value materialshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2631191/Industry-braced-for-RE-shortages.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBorates, talc and TiO2 feedstock production rises as end markets bounce backhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2630279/Rio-Tinto-boosts-Q2-output.htmlWed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBrazilian mining group Vale begins phosphate production at Bayóvar projecthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2630337/Vale-starts-Peru-phosphate-mine.htmlWed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTRare earth developer plans $15-17 share sale to develop Mountain Pass projecthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2630495/Molycorp-set-for-420m-IPO.htmlWed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSingapore investor SVH targets GBM’s phosphate at Mount Isa in Queenslandhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2629272/SVH-eyes-Australian-phosphate.htmlTue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGlobal supply shortage imminent as China cuts H2 rare earth exports – IMCOAhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2629517/China-cuts-to-boost-RE-prices.htmlTue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTTalon Metals plans Sergipe resource estimate by 2011, launches drilling programmehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2629609/Talon-explores-Brazilian-potash.htmlTue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTUPDATE: “Very significant” China H2 quota may lead to near-term shortages – CEOhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2628480/Molycorp-on-rare-earth-quotas.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPrices increase in line with China as demand for ceramics grade up across Asiahttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2628486/Vietnam-kaolin-demand-rises.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTQuebec lithium-iron-phosphate plant to produce enough for 500,000 hybrid vehicleshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2628626/Sd-Chemie-plans-lithium-plant.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTUK kaolin subsidiary pleads guilty to 2009 pollution of Dorset watercoursehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2628752/Sibelco-UK-fined-for-pollution.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGlobal shortage fears intensify as China cuts second half 2010 exports by 72%http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2627639/China-slashes-rare-earth-exports.htmlFri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBeijing considers nationwide tax on resources to inject money into west – reporthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2627842/China-mulls-new-resource-tax.htmlFri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTUK company buys rights for Lassedalen deposit; potential metspar gradeshttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2626511/Tertiary-eyes-Norway-fluorspar.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPotash sales recover in 2010; capacity to increase over 30% by 2014 - IFAhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2625879/Potash-back-to-growth.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTScoping study estimates 100,000 tpa fluorspar over 18-year mine life at Swedish sitehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2625009/Storuman-fluorspar-estimates-grow.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPhosphate rock capacity expected to increase to 228m. tonnes by 2014 – IFAhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2625086/Phosphate-to-grow-20-by-2014.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPlay for Canadian chromite junior pays off as Cliffs gains majority of Big Daddyhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2625111/Cliffs-secures-chromite-majority.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTJapanese trading house secures Asian marketing rights for new US lithium sourcehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2624274/Itochu-buys-Simbol-lithium-stake.htmlMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTShortage of suitable bauxite pushes French CAC producer to in-house processinghttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2624391/Kerneos-builds-briquetting-plant.htmlMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTUPDATE: Industry consultation prompts Minerals Resource Rent Tax July 2012http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2623440/Australia-unveils-new-mine-tax.htmlFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndia extends duty on Chinese soda ash imports to protect domestic producershttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2623469/India-re-imposes-soda-ash-duty.htmlFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTFrench group plans to build 75,000 tpa plant to refine material for ceramics industryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2623562/SOKA-eyes-Ukraine-kaolin-plant.htmlFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSuppliers experience robust market but fear significant demand drop from US drilling banhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2622372/US-drilling-ban-barytes-impact-feared.htmlThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTReports indicate “lower value” minerals exclusion from modified new tax proposalhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2622461/Minerals-avoid-Australian-tax.htmlThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTGermany’s Graphit Kropfmühl shows interest in Ancuabe graphite minehttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2622582/GK-eyes-Mozambique-graphite.htmlThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTQuebec-based perlite and vermiculite processor continues recoveryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621375/Perlite-Canada-profits-recover.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTUK group to buy 35,000 tpa vermiculite from Gulf’s Uganda mine by end of 2011http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621678/Dupr-extends-vermiculite-deal.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTBelarusian government looks to sell potash company stake for $6-7bn.http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2621724/China-in-for-Belaruskali-stake.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTAustralian spodumene developer looks forward to increased competition in the industryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2620641/Reed-welcomes-Li-competition.htmlTue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTTurkish soda ash producer increasing capacity from Beypazarihttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2619830/Eti-Soda-to-double-output.htmlMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTAfghanistan turns to minerals industry to drive recovery; looks for lithium interesthttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2619869/Mining-key-to-Afghan-progress.htmlMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTGerman producer to increase capacity after record production levels in H1 2010http://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2619913/Lanxess-iron-oxide-expansion.htmlMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTCentral Asian republic keen to invest agriculture fortune into the mining industryhttp://www.metalnet.co.uk/Article/2619004/Kazakhstan-turns-to-mining.htmlFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT