Arkema Coating Resins and OMYA, a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals, announced today that they are extending their existing distribution cooperation throughout Europe to ...
Tags: Arkema, liquid resins, thickeners, plastic additives
Chemical company BASF and producer of industrial minerals Omya are working together to create coater-ready barrier solutions for paper and cardboard packaging to cater to an increasing demand. BASF said in a statement that this ...
Tags: pigments, additives, functional barrier, Agriculture
The South American mining industry will reach an estimated compound yearly growth rate of about 6.2% from 2012 to 2017, which will take the industry to a total value of $184.3-billion. Some of the world’s largest copper, bauxite, ...
Tags: South American, Electrical, Electronics
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commends the federal government on the signing of two new Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) with Tanzania and Guinea. The FIPA with Tanzania came into force earlier today, ...
Tags: Mining, Metallurgy, Mineral
Rio Tinto will move to suspend alumina production at Gove and focus on its bauxite operations after determining the refinery is no longer a viable business in the current market environment. Rio Tinto will now work on the scope and phased ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Rio Tinto has set out its breakthrough plan to optimise the growth of its world-class iron ore business in Western Australia. Mine production capacity will rapidly increase towards 360 million tonnes a year (Mt/a) at a significantly lower ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, iron ore
Rio Tinto and Chinalco will explore a partnership to bring forward the next era of mining technology aimed at delivering significant value and re-shaping industry best practice. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh and Chinalco president ...
Tags: Rio Tinto, Chinalco, technology, partnership
Global steel use is expected to increase by 2.9% to 1.5bn tonnes during 2013, following a growth of 1.2% in 2012, according to the latest World Steel Association (worldsteel) estimates. The association’s Short Range Outlook (SRO) ...
Tags: Refractory Mineral, steel demand, steel
As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business and increasing costs, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has decided to close soda ash production at its Osborne, Adelaide ...
Tags: Penrice, Soda Ash, SASS Victoria
Natural Resource Partners L.P. reported that it has acquired (1) a 48.51% general partner interest in OCI Wyoming L.P. and (2) 20% of the common shares and all of the preferred shares of OCI Wyoming Co. from subsidiaries of Anadarko ...
DuPont Titanium Technologies announced a new distribution agreement with Omya, Inc. Omya, through its subsidiary companies Durr Marketing Associates, Azalea Color Company and Lipscomb Chemical Company, will become a national distributor and ...
Tags: DuPont Titanium Technologies, Omya, US distribution agreement
As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has been conducting a strategic review of its entire chemicals business to improve its ...
Tags: Penrice, JV, Soda Ash Distributor
DuPont Titanium Technologies has formed a new distribution agreement with Omya, Inc. Omya, through its subsidiary companies Durr Marketing Associates, Azalea Color Company and Lipscomb Chemical Company, will become a national distributor ...
Tags: Omya, DuPont Titanium Technologies, distribution agreement
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 13, 2012) - Focus Metals Inc. ("Focus" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:FMS)(OTCQX:FCSMF)(FRANKFURT:FKC) and partner SOQUEM Inc. ("SOQUEM") are pleased to report the results of the fall 2011 ...
Tags: Canada, Exploration, Quebec, Rare Earth
The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to Carolyn Dennis, vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the ...
Tags: rare earths business, rare earths, Critical Metals, Metals