Contents Page
September 08 Contents Page
Processing News
Fritsch celebrates in laser style
Next Month
Silicon carbide, alumina cements, speciality silicas, Asian glass raw materials, magnetic separation
Regulars
Diary dates
Regulars
September 08 Prices page
Regulars
Freight market report
Regulars
People & Places
Trading Faces
Gupta Grinding Mills
Exposure
Libyan alumina
Making the Grade
Green gypsum for greenfingers
Continental Drift
Vietnam processing potential
Market Monitor
Driving the lithium charge
Comment
Solar sells minerals
Strandlines
Disaster at TRG Rutile
News at the Core
Potash strike threaten 2.7 tpa
Processing
Kiln commitment
Demand for calcined minerals such as limestone, dolomite, and magnesite, has witnessed a spate of new kiln orders across the world
Minerals on the Move
A DIY approach to sampling
Mineral inspection is a key aspect of shipping minerals. Many producers, shippers and consumers are now investing in their own sampling equipment
Feature
Rare earths at the crossroads
Dudley J Kingsnorth looks at the world market and sees how the industry is coping with present and future demands
Feature
Asian GCC loads up
Driven by paper, Asia is set to become the largest ground
calcium carbonate producing region in the world. Ian Wilson looks at the region’s main sources of supply
Feature
Zircon: milling it or milking it?
With zircon sand selling for nearly as much as opacifier and flour, zircon processors have to figure a way to make profit while battling a falling European ceramics market
Feature
Magnesite Ignites
A sea change in magnesia supply finds consumers substituting Chinese sources, while western players race to boost capacity as markets beckon