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Dec. 8, 2010 - U.S. demand for abrasives is forecast to increase 4% per year through 2014 to $5.7 billion, with raw material demand reaching $1.2 billion. Gains will be driven by a rebound in durable goods manufacturing activity as the economy recovers from the sharp slowdown of ...
Dec. 13, 2010 - As many as 37 mines in the state are operating under deemed extension following expiry of their lease term and non-renewal of the lease in time. These include iron ore, chrome ore, bauxite, manganese, limestone and dolomite mines of companies like Tata Steel, ...
Dec. 13, 2010 - We have heard from a couple of reliable sources who were in Melbourne during the week for the Minsands (or mineral sands) conference that Chinese zircon buyers at the meeting were breaking out in sweats over the looming (and severe) shortages that could occur as ...
Dec. 14, 2010 - China will raise export tariffs on certain rare earths in 2011, said a statement on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Tuesday. From Jan. 1, 2011, China will adjust tariff rates on certain exports and imports and the changes have been approved by the ...
Dec. 17, 2010 - Geographically, the U.S. is the largest market for fiber glass, both in terms of production and consumption. Among emerging markets, China has been the largest producer and, in the coming years, is expected to become the largest consumer of fiber glass worldwide, ...
Dec. 21, 2010 - The United Steelworkers hailed yesterday's ruling by the Department of Commerce's Foreign Trade Zone Board that preserves the effectiveness of U.S. trade remedy laws and trade orders. "This is a very big win for us," said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. ...
Dec. 20, 2010 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries was 114 million metric tons (mmt) in November. This is 5.1% higher than November 2009. World crude steel production for the first 11 months of 2010 was 1,281 mmt, 16.2% higher compared to the same period in 2009. ...
Dec. 27, 2010 - China s southwestern province of Guizhou signed almost 300 billion yuan ($45 billion) of contracts with state-owned companies as part of government efforts to spur economic growth in poorer inland regions. China Petrochemical Corp., Aluminum Corporation of China.....
Jan. 4, 2011 - The global economic turmoil that flattened the worldwide industrial sector during 2008 and 2009 severely impacted the zirconium market, especially during 2009. The market dropped drastically by more than 34% in 2009 as compared to the market figures in 2008. The ...
Jan. 3, 2011 - Global fluorspar market witnessed severe supply crunch in the year 2007 due to enhanced export tax imposed by the Chinese government on the mineral as part of the country's policy to boost domestic fluorocarbon market and to preserve fluorspar for domestic ...
Jan. 4, 2011 - US demand for refractory products is projected to increase 8.0 percent annually to $3.0 billion in 2014. Gains in demand will be driven by recovery in US crude steel production, which plummeted significantly between 2004 and 2009, and in the production of ...
Jan. 3, 2011 - Asia-Pacific is expected to remain as the largest market for clay refractories in the foreseeable future, backed by the rapid pace of infrastructure and industrial development in the region, especially in China and India. The usage of clay refractories in developed ...
Jan. 5, 2011 - According to China Customs, China export volumes of silicon metal are 71,224 tonnes in November 2010, reaching the highest level of the year, and increase by 18.1% compared with 60,315 tonnes of last month, up by 43.7% YoY, which are 49,552 tonnes. From 2010 ...
Jan. 5, 2010 - The index of mineral production in the country was down 3.09 per cent in September 2010 even as production in the country's mining and quarrying sector showed a positive growth of 5.24 per cent year-on-year during September 2010. The total value of mineral ...
Jan. 11, 2011 - Prospects for industrial castings worldwide appear upbeat amidst gradual turnaround in the automotive sector, one of the most crucial end-use markets. China is expected to lead the recovery and development process. The country accounts for over one-third of global ...
Jan. 12, 2011 - Indian Refractory Makers Association (IRMA) has sought anti dumping duty on the import of Chinese refractories. IRMA chairman Kamal Sarda said that domestic refractory industry is facing serious threat from cheap Chinese import. "The duty on raw material and ...
Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, January 12, 2011 - Following the footsteps of Karnataka, the Orissa government is mulling to formulate a policy that will enforce curbs on iron ore and chrome ore exports by private miners from the state. The move comes close on the heels of a similar ...
Jan. 14, 2011 - Calcium Carbonate is the principal inorganic mineral, which is primarily used as commercial and functional filler in paper, rubber, plastic, architectural materials, coatings and light chemicals. Along with talc and kaolin, the mineral (known as filler or body ...
Jan. 17, 2011 - Production from mines in Guinea, the world s biggest exporter of bauxite rose in the nine months of 2010 to September as political stability increased demand for metals from the West African nation. Guinea finance ministry said that output of bauxite, the ore used ...
Jan. 21, 2011 - World crude steel production reached 1,414 million metric tons (mmt) for the year of 2010. This is an increase of 15% compared to 2009 and is a new record for global crude steel production. All the major steel-producing countries and regions showed double-digit ...
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