Industrial Minerals

Construction, Chemicals

• Price Briefing: Week 31 30 July 2010

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

• Imerys Q2 profit rises 88% 30 July 2010

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

• Soda ash sales boost Solvay Q2 29 July 2010

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

• Antimony trioxide prices fall 29 July 2010

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

• Metso builds strong Q2 orders 29 July 2010

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

• Argex plans Quebec TiO2 project 28 July 2010

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

• Slower iodine growth forecasted 27 July 2010

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

• New dawn for fluorine refrigerants August 2010

  With the phase-out of HFC-134a from mobile air conditioning under way, western chemical producers are pioneering a new range of fluorine refrigerants vying to fill their predecessor’s role 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

• Novocarb targets soda ash pricing changes August 2010

  French 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 industry Read More

• IM Global Health Check: Q2 2010 22 July 2010

  IM looks at the world’s economy and how it will affect industrial minerals demand for the next quarter and beyond 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

• First Bauxite expands reserves 21 July 2010

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

• Talison in lithium brine merger 16 July 2010

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

• Price Briefing: Week 28 15 July 2010

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

• Rare earth fears become reality 15 July 2010

  China’s decision to cut annual rare earth exports by 40% will likely lead to supply shortages and surging prices for the rest of the world Read More

• Rio Tinto boosts Q2 output 14 July 2010

  Borates, talc and TiO2 feedstock production rises as end markets bounce back 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

• CEMEX sells US aggregates assets 12 July 2010

  Seven aggregates quarries among Kentucky assets in $90m. sale to Bluegrass Materials Read More