❖❖ MMiinneerraallssAbrasive minerals 1Aggregates 1Alumina/bauxite 3Antimony 4Asbestos 4Ball & plastic clays 5Barytes 6Bentonite/attapulgite/sepiolite 7Beryllium minerals 8Borates 8Bromine/iodine 8Calcium carbonate 9Chromite 10Diamonds 10Diatomite 11Dolomite 11Feldspar/nepheline syenite 11Fluorspar 12Graphite 13Gypsum 14Iron oxide 15Kaolin/halloysite 15Limestone/lime 16Lithium minerals 17Magnesite 18

Manganese 19Mica 20Nitrates 20Olivine 20Perlite 21Phosphates/apatite 21Potash 22Pumice 23Pyrites 24Pyrophyllite 24Rare earths 24Salt 24Silica/quartz 25Sillimanite minerals 27Slate 27Soda ash 29Sodium sulphate 29Spinel 29Strontium minerals 29Sulphur 29Talc 30Titanium minerals 31Vermiculite 34Wollastonite 34Zeolites 34Zircon 35

❖❖ CCoonnssuummiinngg iinndduussttrriieessAbrasives 37Cement 37Ceramics 39Chemicals 40Fertilisers 41Glass 42Metallurgy 43Oil well drilling 43Other consumers 44Paint/pigments/plastics 44Paper 46Refractories 46Synthetic fibres 48

❖❖ GGeenneerraall ttooppiiccssGeneral interest 49Mineral processing 50Mineral traders 50Mineral transportation 51

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The minerals shown below are crossreferenced as follows:

Activity earths - bentoniteAlumina (fused) - abrasive mineralsAmosite - asbestosAnatase - titanium mineralsAndalusite - sillimanite mineralsAnhydrite - gypsumAnthophyllite - asbestosApatite - phosphates/apatiteAttapulgite - bentoniteBaddeleyite - zirconBastnaesite - rare earthsBauxite - alumina/bauxiteBleaching earths - bentoniteCalcite - calcium carbonateCelestite - strontium mineralsChalk - calcium carbonate

China clay - kaolinChrysotile - asbestosCorundum - abrasive mineralsCrocidolite - asbestosCryolite - fluorsparDimension stone - aggregatesDunite - olivineEmery - abrasive mineralsFlint clay - refractoriesFullers' earth - bentoniteGarnet - abrasive mineralsGranite - aggregatesHectorite - bentoniteIlmenite - titanium mineralsIodine - bromine/iodineKyanite - sillimanite mineralsLepidolite - lithium mineralsLeucoxene - titanium mineralsMagnetite - iron oxide

Marble - calcium carbonateMonazite - rare earthsMullite - sillimanite mineralsNahcolite - soda ashNovaculite - silica/quartzPetalite - lithium mineralsPollucite - lithium mineralsPyrolusite - manganeseQuartzite - silica/quartzRutile - titanium mineralsSand and gravel - aggregatesSalt cake - sodium sulphateSilicon carbide - abrasive mineralsSpodumene - lithium mineralsStaurolite - titanium mineralsSteatite - talcStibnite - antimonyThorium - rare earthsTripoli - silica/quartz

ABRASIVE MINERALSARTICLESGarnet - cutting into filtration Feb. ‘1982, p.35Niagara Falls electrominerals Feb. ‘1983, p.39Abrasive minerals: Hard work in soft markets Dec. ‘1986, p.53Silicon carbide - potential in maturity Dec. ‘1987, p.63Abrasive minerals: Taking the rough with the smooth Feb. ‘1990, p.19The expanding role of synthetic minerals in industry (Wellborn) April ‘1991, p.53Garnet - Set for blast off? Jan. ‘1993, p.19Abrasives - Synthetics cut natural products down to size (Wellborn) Aug. ‘1996, p.31Silicon carbide - Supply sector showdown Jan. ‘1997, p.19Garnet - Nice work if you can get it Mar. ‘1997, p.31Fused minerals - Where are they heading? (Lunghofer & Wolfe) Jan. ‘1998, p.19Synthetic minerals: (Lombardero, Regueiro, Baltuille, & Criado Sept. ‘1998, p.57Ukraine’s minerals: First steppes in world market Oct. ‘1998, p.21New kid on the block - Can CRS make the grade? July ‘1999, p.37Nervous of steel - Calcined & tabular alumina market review Sept. ‘1999, p.25At the cutting edge - Abrasives & their markets Jan. ‘2000, p.19Silicon carbide - The true grit of the market (Anwar) Jan. ‘2000, p.29Quality considerations when specifying BFA, (Lunghofer & Wolfe) May ‘2000, p.47Bauxite in 2001 - Getting a grip on supply Feb. ‘2001, p.27Fused alumina - Grinding out a living Sept. ‘2001, p.35China versus the rest to continue? Abrasive trends (Gasser) Jan. ‘2002, p.39COMMENTSiC - the nitty gritty July ‘1999, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSW. Germany — Lonza expands SiC facilities Aug. ‘1982, p.11UK — A new synthetic material from 3M Jan. ‘1983, p.19USA — SiC fibre sales agreement Jan. ‘1983, p.20USA — Carborundum abandons abrasives April ‘1983, p.21USA — Carborundum from the ashes July ‘1983, p.19Japan — Carborundum - Hitachi produce high performance ceramics Aug. ‘1983, p.10USA — SiC from Argentina Aug. ‘1983, p.15USA — Carborundum sells coated abrasives unit Sept. ‘1983, p.18USA — Exolon and ESK to join Dec. ‘1983, p.15Australia — Garnet mill to begin operation Jan. ‘1984, p.9Surinam — End for abrasive grade bauxite Feb. ‘1984, p.11USA — Further divesting of abrasives by Sohio Feb. ‘1984, p.16EU — Anti-dumping procedure extended Sept. ‘1984, p.17EU — Allegation of silicon carbide dumping Oct. ‘1984, p.10Sweden — CarboNord acquisition gives KemaNord SiC potential Aug. ‘1986, p.10North America — General Abrasive’s fused alumina Feb. ‘1987, p.11North America — Carborundum splits again Feb. ‘1987, p.11W. Germany — ESK expands boron carbide production May ‘1987, p.9USA — Electro Abrasives resurrected July ‘1987, p.19Norway — New garnet company Dec. ‘1987, p.12Australia — Barton buys into Target’s garnet Mar. ‘1989, p.8Italy — Samin/Treibacher corundum venture June ‘1989, p.9Europe — Norton new SG abrasive Sept. ‘1989, p.19Netherlands — SiC producer reduces sulphur emissions Jan. ‘1990, p.9Europe — More corundum dumped in EC Aug. ‘1990, p.12Canada — Garnet discovered in BC Sept. ‘1990, p.12Australia — Australia garnets still all go April ‘1991, p.9Netherlands — Possehl acquires Van Mannekus April ‘1991, p.9Norway — Garnet project update June ‘1991, p.14North America — as Crystal Peak Garnet awaits approval Dec. ‘1991, p.14North America — Hawkeye acquires Emerald Creek Garnet Dec. ‘1991, p.14UK — New synthetics plant for Cermatco Mar. ‘1992, p.14Czechoslovakia — Mine switches from metals to minerals July ‘1992, p.10USA — Superior Graphite opens new SiC plant Feb. ‘1993, p.23USA — Bitterroot studies Arizona garnet Mar. ‘1993, p.12USA — New Mexico garnet development June ‘1993, p.21Germany — Starck buys Lonza fused AlF(2)FOF(3)F & SiC units July ‘1993, p.14Europe — Resolute/Scangrit garnet jv Dec. ‘1993, p.10Germany — Starck’s Lonza acquisition finalised Dec. ‘1993, p.12India — Carborundum expands in fused minerals Dec. ‘1993, p.15Canada — Garnet exploration in Ontario Jan. ‘1994, p.8Italy — European Garnet seeks investment Mar. ‘1994, p.13USA — Bitterroot garnet update June ‘1994, p.16Belgium — Norton buys Intermat SiC processing Aug. ‘1994, p.9USA — New garnet source on stream... Sept. ‘1994, p.25USA — as Cominco evaluates Alder Garnet Sept. ‘1994, p.28USA — Bitterroot acquires 2nd garnet property Oct. ‘1994, p.17

USA — Bitterroot acquires plant for garnet recovery Nov. ‘1994, p.14USA — Cominco to start Alder garnet operation Feb. ‘1995, p.15Canada — Stralak/Emerald release garnet production plans Mar. ‘1995, p.10Romania — New SiC for Minermet July ‘1995, p.13India — Western Garnet secures 1.7m. tonne source Aug. ‘1995, p.11Germany — Cerasiv’s abrasives sold to Saint-Gobain Jan. ‘1996, p.9USA — Saint-Gobain/Carborundum SiC latest May ‘1996, p.16USA — Western Garnet acquires NYCO’s by-product garnet May ‘1996, p.19Europe — Ukrainian SiC dumping duty under review June ‘1996, p.16Europe — Saint-Gobain/ESK SiC deal latest Aug. ‘1996, p.12Europe — Proposed SiC jv comes under close scrutiny Sept. ‘1996, p.27China — Norton SiC refining plant start up Nov. ‘1996, p.10EC — EC opposes Saint-Gobain/ESK jv proposal Jan. ‘1997, p.8USA — Sweetwater joins the garnet crowd May ‘1997, p.18China — Nissho Iwai SiC processing j-v on stream Dec. ‘1997, p.9China — New ruling for SiC exports Feb. ‘1998, p.12Japan — Fujimi increases SiC abrasives output Feb. ‘1998, p.17Australia — GMA commissioning A$4.5m. Garnet plant April ‘1998, p.23USA — Cominco selling Alder garnet & exiting Ims April ‘1998, p.35Europe — Exolon-ESK look sto buy ESK’s SiC assets May ‘1998, p.8Austria — Furnace explosion at Treibacher WFA plant June ‘1998, p.9South Africa — Fused alumina plant on line Aug. ‘1998, p.13China — Chinese export licence latest April ‘1999, p.8Hungary — Aitus 49% stake in MOTIM for sale April ‘1999, p.10India — Western Garnet in micronising j-v June ‘1999, p.13Brazil — Saint-Gobain expands SiC business with Casil buy July ‘1999, p.8Ukraine — Europa quits Ivaniv garnet project July ‘1999, p.16Japan — Saint-Gobain buys Japan Abrasives Aug. ‘1999, p.13Poland — Saint-Gobain buys 51% of Korund Oct. ‘1999, p.12Ukraine — Black Sea Minerals revives Ivaniv garnet Dec. ‘1999, p.12Japan — Showa Denko to raise CeOF(2)F abrasive output Mar. ‘2000, p.20South Africa — Hernic Group enters staurolite market Mar. ‘2000, p.21USA — Cominco finally sells Ruby Garnet Mar. ‘2000, p.25Europe — Minerals Corp, gets stke in garnet company April ‘2000, p.14Europe — Imerys strengthens fused alumina business June ‘2000, p.8Europe — Wacker pursues ESK-SIC disposal, sales dip June ‘2000, p.12USA — Stansbury buys Sweetwater Garnet Aug. ‘2000, p.13Czech Republic — Treibacher seeks to acquire CHZS fused alumina Feb. ‘2001, p.10Japan — Explosion at Showa Denko WFA plant April ‘2001, p.17USA — Fused minerals Washington Mills to buy Exolon-ESK May ‘2001, p.8Czech Republic — Treibacher closes CHZS WFA purchase May ‘2001, p.11Canada — Saint-Gobain to shut 40,000 tpa SiC plant July ‘2001, p.10UCM investing $5m. In fused zirconia expansion Aug. ‘2001, p.8Germany — Treibacher takes 51% in Surfatec Elektroschmeize Sept. ‘2001, p.11Sri Lanka — Lanka Mineral Sands targets garnet deposit Sept. ‘2001, p.13South Africa — Thyssen/Wester BFA processing Oct. ‘2001, p.17FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSiC plant for Alcan Oct. ‘1988, p.90SiC plant for Alcan Oct. ‘1988, p.90Oregon emery June ‘1989, p.70Oregon emery June ‘1989, p.70Wash. Mills buys Abrafract plant Aug. ‘1996, p.74C-E Minerals buys Transtech America July ‘1999, p.86WG affiliate & Tamil in garnet j-v Mar. ‘2000, p.162EC SiC duties to stay June ‘2000, p.90SPOTLIGHTSilicon carbide Sept. ‘1999, p.23Garnet Nov. ‘2000, p.25

AGGREGATESARTICLESDimension stone - a rock steady market July ‘1984, p.19Industrial minerals: lightweight or spherical or both (Dower) Feb. ‘1987, p.66Chinese natural marble: properties (Guang-sheng & Shao-de) Oct. ‘1988, p.65Developments in aggregates: A changing corporate landscape Nov. ‘1988, p.71Romancing the dimension stone with diamonds Mar. ‘1990, p.47Marine aggregates: Money in the banks Aug. ‘1990, p.35Construction aggregates: Is ocean mining an alternative Oct. ‘1990, p.45Dimension stone evaluation: From cradle to gravestone Feb. ‘1991, p.47Slate market split: Niche develops for prestige products May ‘1991, p.44Dimension stone review: The new “Stone Age” Nov. ‘1991, p.43Spanish natural stone - Cladding the world (Lombardero & Regueiro) Sept. ‘1992, p.81Dimension stone overview (Napoli & Ragone) Feb. ‘1996, p.66

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Opportunities in New South Wales: (Lishmund, Paterson & Ray) May ‘1999, p.57Building cement on dimension stone waste May ‘1999, p.70Saudi scoria & basalt ((Habib, Hafez & Shehata) Nov. ‘2001, p.70COMMENTUK superquarries’ day of reckoning Oct. ‘1993, p.11WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Blue Circle aggregates for sale Feb. ‘1982, p.15UK — ARC purchases Blue Circle aggregates... May ‘1982, p.10UK — ...and Westminster gravels May ‘1982, p.10UK — Super quarry gets go-ahead Aug. ‘1982, p.15UK — Encouraging 2nd half for ARC Oct. ‘1982, p.17Canada — Grant for granite operation Dec. ‘1982, p.11UK — Redland in takeover in Texas Jan. ‘1983, p.14Canada — BILD grant for granite May ‘1983, p.9USA — North Shore sand and gravel June ‘1983, p.16USA — Gravel is officially a mineral Sept. ‘1983, p.20Canada — BILD grants paid Oct. ‘1983, p.9UK — Gold Fields back on top for the final Oct. ‘1983, p.13UK — Tarmac announces sharp increase Oct. ‘1983, p.14UK — ARC’s profits jump by a third Nov. ‘1983, p.16USA — Martin Marietta restructured Nov. ‘1983, p.17UK — National Stone Centre launch Jan. ‘1984, p.14UK — Hartshead abandonment enquiry postponed Feb. ‘1984, p.13UK — RMC lime incorporated as new company Mar. ‘1984, p.14UK — Gold Fields recovery April ‘1984, p.12UK — Hartshead enquiry rules no abandonment July ‘1984, p.14UK — Work begins at National Stone Centre Sept. ‘1984, p.22UK — Construction aggregates - Gold Fields’ best money-spinner Oct. ‘1984, p.12UK — ARC - gravel outshines gold Nov. ‘1984, p.14USA — Tarmac expands US operations Dec. ‘1984, p.15UK — ARC bullish on maintained profits Nov. ‘1986, p.15USA — Redland buys Genstar Stone and MPM Nov. ‘1986, p.19UK — Sales of construction materials improve June ‘1987, p.13USA — ARC American completes merger June ‘1987, p.15UK — Egerton Trust expands into US aggregates July ‘1987, p.17UK — Increased sales of construction materials Sept. ‘1987, p.16USA — Blue Circle expands in USA Sept. ‘1987, p.19USA — Granite dumping investigations Sept. ‘1987, p.22UK — ECC Quarries expands in USA Dec. ‘1987, p.15France — Steetley acquires La Meilleraie Feb. ‘1988, p.9UK — Evered expands quarry division April ‘1988, p.18Australia — Pioneer expansion and profits May ‘1988, p.8UK — ARC in new terminal investment May ‘1988, p.12USA — Beazer facing setbacks in Koppers bid May ‘1988, p.13Spain — Steetley hard rock expansion June ‘1988, p.11UK — National Stone Centre development June ‘1988, p.12UK — Evered strengthens quarry interests July ‘1988, p.12USA — Redland acquires Western-Mobile July ‘1988, p.13USA — Beazer finally wins Koppers July ‘1988, p.13UK — Bath and Portland expands dimension stone range Sept. ‘1988, p.25USA — CSR buys Rinker Materials Sept. ‘1988, p.26UK — ARC pans for new quarry Sept. ‘1988, p.26World — Steetley expands in Iberia... Sept. ‘1988, p.32World — ...and invests Stateside Sept. ‘1988, p.33World — Evered at home and abroad Sept. ‘1988, p.33UK — Tarmac to invest £250m.... Oct. ‘1988, p.19UK — National Stone Centre construction Nov. ‘1988, p.14France — Steetley to acquire French quarry Dec. ‘1988, p.13USA — Tarmac completes Lonestar acquisition Dec. ‘1988, p.21World — Spanish proposal for ornamental rock standards Jan. ‘1989, p.19USA — ASARCO expands aggregates interests Jan. ‘1989, p.19UK — Foster Yeoman expansion Feb. ‘1989, p.14USA — Beazer sells Koppers assets Feb. ‘1989, p.18UK — WBB buys French quarry Mar. ‘1989, p.13UK — Evered buys aggregates Mar. ‘1989, p.13USA — Australia’s Pioneer furthers US acquisitions Mar. ‘1989, p.14USA — Wimpey’s aggregate purchase April ‘1989, p.16UK — ARC’s new coated roadstone plant May ‘1989, p.13UK — Aggregate/landfill permit granted June ‘1989, p.13UK — ARC launches new sand and gravel dredger June ‘1989, p.13World — Bardon acquisitions and results Aug. ‘1989, p.17USA — Dravo to sell aggregates interests Sept. ‘1989, p.27UK — Evered seeks funds for quarry acquisitions Nov. ‘1989, p.17Denmark — Ahlsell buys sand company Dec. ‘1989, p.9UK — Charter boosts quarry interests Jan. ‘1990, p.13France — Redland expands aggregate base Feb. ‘1990, p.10Spain — Acquisitive Steetley Feb. ‘1990, p.10UK — Evered invests at home and abroad Feb. ‘1990, p.13UK — Charter completes aggregates purchase Mar. ‘1990, p.24

France — Steetley consolidates in Paris May ‘1990, p.9UK — Aggregates joint venture announced June ‘1990, p.9UK — RMC expands roadstone division June ‘1990, p.11USA — Evered’s ready mix expansion June ‘1990, p.13Canada — Explaura opens limestone quarry Aug. ‘1990, p.11UK — Permission for Essex super pit Aug. ‘1990, p.17UK — Bardon aggregate stake on offer Sept. ‘1990, p.16Canada — Inco takes Explaura stake Oct. ‘1990, p.15UK — SI Group expands UK aggregates interests Oct. ‘1990, p.19UK — Aggregate sales decline Oct. ‘1990, p.20Netherlands — Evered to supply marine aggregates Nov. ‘1990, p.18Germany — Lurgi to process marine aggregates Nov. ‘1990, p.18UK — WBB opens new aggregate plant Nov. ‘1990, p.20USA — Lone Star Chapter 11 Jan. ‘1991, p.10UK — Evered-Bardon merger Mar. ‘1991, p.14UK — Civil & Marine Ltd expands overseas May ‘1991, p.10China — Slate and dimension stone imports June ‘1991, p.11Canada — Slate resource in Newfoundland Sept. ‘1991, p.17Ireland — Wimpey in aggregate jv Sept. ‘1991, p.21Zambia — ZIMCO’s clay and stone privatisation Sept. ‘1991, p.24UK — BACMI supports DoE aggregates forecast Oct. ‘1991, p.12UK — Hanson bids for Beazer Oct. ‘1991, p.14Benelux — Civil & Marine opens marine aggregates plants Nov. ‘1991, p.13UK — Leigh acquires ideal aggregates Dec. ‘1991, p.16UK — Burlington finds use for waste rock Jan. ‘1992, p.17USA — ECC Group sand & gravel purchase Mar. ‘1992, p.17UK — Minerals acquires UK aggregates May ‘1992, p.26USA — Tarmac sells Californian aggregates Aug. ‘1992, p.16Czechoslovakia — Wimpey buys into aggregates Sept. ‘1992, p.13UK — Redland plans Scottish aggregates superquarry Sept. ‘1992, p.20Sweden — Emmaboda expands in granite Oct. ‘1992, p.12UK — New plans for aggregates Feb. ‘1993, p.19Australia — Dimension stone developing June ‘1993, p.11USA — Huge aggregates orders for Evered June ‘1993, p.18UK — ECC to demerge Construction Materials July ‘1993, p.17UK — Evered Bardon cuts debt and changes name Aug. ‘1993, p.14UK — Tarmac sells Northern Scottish Quarries Oct. ‘1993, p.25Sweden — New aggregate source for Germany Jan. ‘1994, p.16Sweden — Partner sought for new aggregates source Feb. ‘1994, p.17UK — Superquarry plan held up April ‘1994, p.21USA — ECC buys Kost aggregates April ‘1994, p.22UK — ECC demerges construction materials July ‘1994, p.13Sweden — Partner for Schweden Splitt aggregates Oct. ‘1994, p.13UK — Global Stone continues on acquistion trail Nov. ‘1994, p.13Argentina — CRH invests in tile producer Dec. ‘1994, p.8Finland — Outokumpu opts out of granite April ‘1995, p.9Russia — Redland expands into Eastern Europe April ‘1995, p.13UK — Alfred McAlpine sells aggregates business April ‘1995, p.16Austria — RMC’s premier position cemented May ‘1995, p.9UK — Tentative bid for Tarmac bricks May ‘1995, p.15UK — Tarmac Brick acquistion confirmed June ‘1995, p.16UK — Redland superquarry setback July ‘1995, p.19Australia — New lease of life for Fraser Range Granite Nov. ‘1995, p.17Germany — RMC to buy balance of German Readymix Co. Nov. ‘1995, p.24UK — ARC’s quarry plans approved but delayed Nov. ‘1995, p.27UK — Bardon to merge two stone subsidiaries Nov. ‘1995, p.29UK — ARC named top aggregates producer Dec. ‘1995, p.18UK — Wimpey and Tarmac to transfer divisions Dec. ‘1995, p.18UK — Bardon dumps marine aggregates Dec. ‘1995, p.18UK — Minorco acquires Tilcon Jan. ‘1996, p.13UK — Lafarge, Redland & RMC in Ennemix shares saga Aug. ‘1996, p.18USA — Bardon extends aggregates assets Aug. ‘1996, p.23USA — CRH casts wider net in USA Oct. ‘1996, p.16UK — ARC & Tarmac to merge quarry operations Jan. ‘1997, p.12China — Building materials sector attracts investment April ‘1997, p.12USA — Martin Marietta builds aggregates portfolio April ‘1997, p.21UK — Tilcon & Morrison merge Scottish aggregates July ‘1997, p.18Norway — Amrock develops Espevik granite quarry Jan. ‘1998, p.15World — Redland succumbs to Lafarge’s offer Jan. ‘1998, p.17Albania — Mineral opportunities April ‘1998, p.23UK — Further aggregates expansion for Minorco June ‘1998, p.18UK — Aggregate tax for UK products Aug. ‘1998, p.15UK — Tarmac musing over aggregates deal Dec. ‘1998, p.19Belgium — Union Miniere sells Diamant Boart Aug. ‘1999, p.11Germany — RMC may face fines over cartel questions Sept. ‘1999, p.11UK — Tarmac succumbs to Anglo American bid Dec. ‘1999, p.13Europe — Radioactivity bill threatens EU building materials April ‘2000, p.10UK — “Scandalous” delay over superquarry to end soon Nov. ‘2000, p.19FILLERS AND EXTENDERS

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Celtic granite - a man-made rock April ‘1985, p.100Cyprus to sell limestone aggregate Jan. ‘1988, p.74Beazer presses on with Koppers bid June ‘1988, p.86West German concrete recycling Oct. ‘1989, p.105Another French buy for Steetley April ‘1990, p.78Evered-Bardon merger Feb. ‘1991, p.82Quarrying in UK to increase June ‘1991, p.98Burlington Slate moves into aggregates July ‘1992, p.86Poll boost for aggregates Jan. ‘1993, p.70A case of lost marbles April ‘1993, p.86Dolerite suffers monumental cracks Oct. ‘1994, p.39A quarry with the right approach Feb. ‘1995, p.70No takers for UK quarry jobs July ‘1995, p.66UK aggregates price rise advised May ‘1996, p.78Redland announces creation of RBB May ‘1996, p.78UK — Tarmac/Aggregates merger? Nov. ‘1998, p.114Hanson expands US aggregates business Jan. ‘2000, p.70EU-China deal on dimension stone June ‘2000, p.90Harris quarry final decision Jan. ‘2001, p.74

ALUMINA/BAUXITEARTICLESBauxite and kaolin grogs of the SE USA April ‘1982, p.93Niagara Falls electrominerals Feb. ‘1983, p.39Non-metallurgical grades - bauxite’s crème de la crème Sept. ‘1983, p.25Guyana calcined bauxite - a profile of recent developments (Hinds) April ‘1984, p.59Guyana bauxite - profile of a visit Dec. ‘1984, p.49Fused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37Bauxite: Aluminating non-metallurgical sectors Sept. ‘1988, p.67Alumina markets - Bullish aluminium leads to shortage Dec. ‘1989, p.19Bauxite in aluminium: Versatile ore and refractory (Jarvis) Dec. ‘1991, p.38Fused alumina aggregate - (de Paiva Cortes, & Placido) June ‘1993, p.45Mechanical surface treatments with polishing grade alumina Jan. ‘1994, p.39Refractory bauxite - Cut-price dynasty under threat Mar. ‘1995, p.27Calcined & tabular alumina - Cast iron performance April ‘1995, p.21Bauxite - a global review Aug. ‘1995, p.39Brown fused In China - Industry & product development Oct. ‘1995, p.63Evaluation of high quality Chinese bauxite Oct. ‘1995, p.67Fused alumina - Demand and outlook (Wellborn) Nov. ‘1995, p.67European update - Fused alumina Oct. ‘1996, p.69Chinese kaolin - Ceramic boom continues (Shaode, Yongtai) Oct. ‘1996, p.77Non-refractory bauxite - Variety but not much spice Mar. ‘1997, p.21Greek bauxite - Mines and markets July ‘1997, p.52Chinese bauxite and fused alumina - (Zhilun) Sept. ‘1997, p.93Refractory bauxite - The changing face of supply Oct. ‘1997, p.39High alumina refractory aggregates (Moody) Oct. ‘1997, p.51Shanxi bauxite - Fired up for world markets Feb. ‘1998, p.39Alumina trihydrate - Chemical attraction May ‘1998, p.35Bauxite in bother: Refractory bauxite market reviewed (Russell) Mar. ‘1999, p.23New kid on the block - Can CRS make the grade? July ‘1999, p.37Nervous of steel - Calcined & tabular alumina market review Sept. ‘1999, p.25The Chinese invasion Feb. ‘2000, p.28Quality considerations when specifying BFA (Lunghofer & Wolfe) May ‘2000, p.47Changes in ATH use - (Baksa & Sitkei)i July ‘2000, p.79Alumina cements - Lining up against steel & sewage Dec. ‘2000, p.35Bauxite in 2001 - Getting a grip on supply Feb. ‘2001, p.27Fused alumina - Grinding out a living Sept. ‘2001, p.35COMMENTAl-together now! Sept. ‘1999, p.7Bauxite’s burning issue - Shaft vs. rotary kilns May ‘2001, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Alumina for chemicals Jan. ‘1982, p.17Jordan — IFC aid for ALF3 project May ‘1982, p.9USA — More tabular alumina from Kaiser June ‘1982, p.17Greece — USSR completes study of alumina plant Sept. ‘1982, p.17Venezuela — Pijiguaos bauxite gets go-ahead Sept. ‘1982, p.27Australia — Kaiser sells interest in Comalco Dec. ‘1982, p.9Brazil — Minerals project development Dec. ‘1982, p.10UK — Alcan and British Aluminium to merge Dec. ‘1982, p.17Australia — Weipa cutback forced by shipping dispute May ‘1983, p.9Greece — Alumina plant construction May ‘1983, p.12Jamaica — Bauxite industry improving May ‘1983, p.13Surinam — Bauxite project ‘frozen’ May ‘1983, p.13USA — Alunite for alumina, potash and HF(2)FSOF(4)F May ‘1983, p.15USA — GSA postpones bauxite solicitation July ‘1983, p.16USA — Resistance at Red Mountain alunite Aug. ‘1983, p.18USA — Norton and Alcoa in proppants expansion Nov. ‘1983, p.17Canada — Alumina inauguration Dec. ‘1983, p.9

USA — Aluminium from kaolin Dec. ‘1983, p.17Denmark — Aalborg closes Dania refractory plant Jan. ‘1984, p.9India — New member joins IBA Jan. ‘1984, p.10Norway — Go-ahead for ilmenite plant at last Jan. ‘1984, p.11Surinam — End for abrasive grade bauxite Feb. ‘1984, p.11USA — AICI from kaolin Mar. ‘1984, p.18Greece — Alumina venture with USSR April ‘1984, p.10South Africa — Raphaely bows out April ‘1984, p.11USA — GSA wants calcined bauxite again April ‘1984, p.17Greece — Whither Scalistiri May ‘1984, p.15Malaysia — Ramunia offers raw bauxite Sept. ‘1984, p.21USA — GSA buys more bauxite Sept. ‘1984, p.26USA — Comalco to acquire Marietta’s aluminium assets Nov. ‘1984, p.19USA — New high purity alumina plant Dec. ‘1984, p.17Guyana — Reynolds assistance for bauxite April ‘1985, p.11USA — Aluminas head upwards Sept. ‘1987, p.22Greece — Bauxite Parnasse commissions new processing facility Feb. ‘1988, p.9USA — Calcined bauxite anti-dumping determination Sept. ‘1988, p.32USA — Calcined bauxite dumping ruling Jan. ‘1989, p.17EU — Fimisco aid tied to restructuring April ‘1989, p.9North America — Tar sands proven as an alumina source May ‘1989, p.10EU — EC criticises bauxite subsidy July ‘1989, p.9West Germany — VAW out of tabular alumina Aug. ‘1989, p.9Brazil — MSL ups bauxite capacity and builds calciner Aug. ‘1989, p.15Italy — Unimin takes Weipa bauxite Oct. ‘1989, p.14Guyana — Alcan jv to revive Linden bauxite Feb. ‘1990, p.10Guyana — New shipping company wins bauxite order May ‘1990, p.11Iran — Alumina plant planned June ‘1990, p.9USA — Alcoa closes last US bauxite mines July ‘1990, p.17Brazil — MSL bauxite calciner start-up Sept. ‘1990, p.11Australia — Doral/JACO fused alumina jv Nov. ‘1990, p.13Guyana — Aroima bauxite starts up Mar. ‘1991, p.11Australia — Comalco’s new abrasive bauxite June ‘1991, p.8Hungary — Alumina future uncertain Sept. ‘1991, p.18Guyana — Guymine to sell Linden bauxite? Sept. ‘1991, p.18Italy — New Sardinian bauxite company Sept. ‘1991, p.22USSR — Urals bauxite money problem Sept. ‘1991, p.24Australia — Kwinana alumina plant start up Oct. ‘1991, p.8Australia — Devex/Doral merger Dec. ‘1991, p.8USA — Chinese bauxite imports sanction threat Jan. ‘1992, p.19India — GMDC calcined bauxite plant April ‘1992, p.9Guyana — Bauxite industry faces privatisation July ‘1992, p.14South Korea — Alumina plant for General Chemical Oct. ‘1992, p.12Jamaica — Caustic soda plant study Nov. ‘1992, p.14Germany — H.C. Stark strengthens alumina activity Dec. ‘1992, p.9Greece — Bauxites Parnasse suspends production Jan. ‘1993, p.12Australia — Kwinana alumina/zirconia expansion May ‘1993, p.13Germany — Starck buys Lonza fused AL2O3 & SiC units July ‘1993, p.14Australia — Land claims over Comalco bauxite leases Sept. ‘1993, p.13Australia — Alcoa takes one-third interest in AFM Dec. ‘1993, p.8Germany — Starck’s Lonza acquisition finalised Dec. ‘1993, p.12India — Alcoa in alumina refractory jv Dec. ‘1993, p.12India — Carborundum expands in fused minerals Dec. ‘1993, p.15Netherlands — Alcoa to buy MSR Jan. ‘1994, p.14USA — Solem buys ATH producer Feb. ‘1994, p.20Australia — Alcoa sets up ATH plant Mar. ‘1994, p.8India — Chinese bauxite imports cause concern Mar. ‘1994, p.13Australia — AFM proceeds with fused alumina expansion April ‘1994, p.9Europe — Chinese fused dumping duty imposed July ‘1994, p.9Germany — H.C. Starck investing in fused alumina July ‘1994, p.11World — Western Mining/Alcoa alumina deal Oct. ‘1994, p.19India — Fused minerals joint venture Dec. ‘1994, p.10USA — Alcoa re-engineers alumina hydrates plant... Dec. ‘1994, p.16USA — and opens alumina processing centre Dec. ‘1994, p.17India — Plans for electronic raw materials plant Feb. ‘1995, p.11Germany — AKW buys Vereinigte’s alumina operations Mar. ‘1995, p.16Guyana — BIDCO takes steps to regain bauxite market June ‘1995, p.13Europe — Alcoa raises alumina & spinel sintering capacity Sept. ‘1995, p.17China — Export licences for talc, bauxite, and flint clay Oct. ‘1995, p.9Guyana — Bauxite sale in jeopardy Oct. ‘1995, p.16Hungary — Alumina/refractories producer MOTIM for sale Nov. ‘1995, p.24China — Increased 1996 prices for bauxite/alumina Dec. ‘1995, p.9India — Plans to establish new fused minerals facility Jan. ‘1996, p.9China — Saint-Gobain in fused Al2O3 and ceramics jvs Feb. ‘1996, p.10Europe — Fused alumina anti-dumping review Feb. ‘1996, p.13Australia — Aboriginal land claim on Weipa dismissed Mar. ‘1996, p.9Germany — Starck/Treibacher in fused Al2O3 merger Mar. ‘1996, p.15Australia — CRA land claim goes to appeal April ‘1996, p.23Australia — Devex to sell Causmag magnesia & Doral May ‘1996, p.9Hungary — MOTIM privatisation completed May ‘1996, p.13

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India — Minerals processing on site for SCBL May ‘1996, p.13USA — C-E Minerals purchases LaRoche alumina assets May ‘1996, p.19Guyana — Linmine privatisation plans ongoing Aug. ‘1996, p.13China — Bauxite bidding postponed Sept. ‘1996, p.23Germany — Starck rethinks fused alumina strategy Sept. ‘1996, p.28China — Prejon in new Guizhou bauxite jv Oct. ‘1996, p.9China — Magnesia, fluorspar, talc, bauxite exports for 1997 Dec. ‘1996, p.10China — New fused Al2O3 & bauxite plants start up Dec. ‘1996, p.13Greece — Silver & Baryte/Bauxite Parnasse in merger Feb. ‘1997, p.13Middle East — Bauxite/magnesite vessel refloated Mar. ‘1997, p.15Guyana — Bauxite privatisation progress May ‘1997, p.10Hungary — Bakonyi expects drop on bauxite sales of 40% May ‘1997, p.10UK — Alcan to expand ATH flame retardant output May ‘1997, p.17USA — Bauxite & alumina news - Miami holds the Key May ‘1997, p.21Austria — Treibacher ownership to August von Finck July ‘1997, p.9Germany — F&S to exceed bauxite processing plant July ‘1997, p.13Europe — Fused alumina anti-dumping duty reviewed Aug. ‘1997, p.14Brazil — CVRD to restructure into ores, alumina and paper Sept. ‘1997, p.17India — Mining leases issued in limestone and bauxite Sept. ‘1997, p.27South Africa — Foskor in new alumina from kaolin project Sept. ‘1997, p.31Europe — EC BFA anti-dumping duty decision delayed Oct. ‘1997, p.16Europe — F&S to market Indian brown tabular alumina Oct. ‘1997, p.16China — Export Licence bidding rounds & rumours Dec. ‘1997, p.9China — Export licence latest - bauxite shortage fear Jan. ‘1998, p.11Germany — F&S clinches linmine RASC bauxite sales agency Mar. ‘1998, p.8Austria — Furnace explosion at Treibacher WFA plant June ‘1998, p.9South Africa — Fused aluminas plant on line Aug. ‘1998, p.13China — Second round of export licences for bauxite Sept. ‘1998, p.18USA — White fused alumina sizing plant for C-E Nov. ‘1998, p.19Guyana — Bauxite industry new privatisation tender Jan. ‘1999, p.15China — Chinese export licence latest April ‘1999, p.8Germany — Minlog goes bust; $3.3m. plant for sale June ‘1999, p.13USA — LaRoche exits alumina business in UOP deal July ‘1999, p.16USA — Kaiser Gramercy alumina plant halted by explosion Sept. ‘1999, p.18World — Alcan, Pechiney & algroup in 3-way merger Sept. ‘1999, p.18World — Alcoa makes a surprise move on Reynolds Sept. ‘1999, p.21UK — UCM pulls out of fused alumina business Oct. ‘1999, p.8Japan — Showa Denko withdraws from refractory grade alumina Nov. ‘1999, p.8World — Alcan-algroup deal conditional on disposal of Martinswerk April ‘2000, p.8World — Alcoa/Reynolds anti-trust issues April ‘2000, p.17India — Alcan interest in Indal to be sold to Hindalco May ‘2000, p.11USA — Kaiser spending $200m. To rebuild Gramercy May ‘2000, p.17Europe — Imerys strengthens fused alumina business June ‘2000, p.8China — Bauxite in short supply June ‘2000, p.12China — Pollution controls limit bauxite capacity July ‘2000, p.9Europe — Imerys completes alumina portfolio Sept. ‘2000, p.8Guyana — Guyana bauxite privatisation plans resurrected Oct. ‘2000, p.16Czech Republic — Treibacher seeks to acquire CHZS fused alumina Feb. ‘2001, p.10USA — BPU Reynolds puts greater focus on chemical aluminas Feb. ‘2001, p.17World — Outokumpu buys Noralf; Alcoa curtails fluoride production Mar. ‘2001, p.18Canada — Mazarin calcium aluminates in demand May ‘2001, p.9Germany — Degussa builds new fumed alumina plant June ‘2001, p.12Germany — Albemarle agrees purchase of Martinswerk June ‘2001, p.12France — Pechiney to double superground alumina capacity Aug. ‘2001, p.13Indonesia — Antam in bauxite & alumina project Aug. ‘2001, p.14Germany — Treibacher takes 51% in Surfatec Elektroschmeize Sept. ‘2001, p.11South Africa — Thyssen/Wester BFA processing Oct. ‘2001, p.17Germany — VAW increases ATH capacity by 20% Nov. ‘2001, p.17Slovenia — Alusil tabular alumina plant to come on-stream Nov. ‘2001, p.19Guyana — Guyana bauxite supply uncertainty Dec. ‘2001, p.16World — WMC rejects Alcoa offer in favour of a demerger Jan. ‘2002, p.8FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSparring partners April ‘1986, p.83Reynolds back in Guyana bauxite Mar. ‘1989, p.86National Venture takes alumina jv stake Jan. ‘1991, p.70Sapphire crystals in nuclear reactors Jan. ‘1992, p.66US lifts Chinese bauxite sanction threat Feb. ‘1992, p.74Guyanese bauxite for Italy Dec. ‘1992, p.70Bauxite expert in Guyanan cabinet Feb. ‘1993, p.74More land claims over Comalco bauxite Dec. ‘1993, p.58Alumina price increases? June ‘1995, p.86Reynolds Metals’ calcined alumina July ‘1995, p.66More on missing bauxite vessel Feb. ‘1996, p.86Zschornewitz fused Al2O3 May ‘1996, p.78Zhen Fen 13: the sequel July ‘1996, p.74Ionian Sky story: the conclusion July ‘1996, p.74Zi Yun Shan latest April ‘1997, p.86Comalco sells Al assets to Eckart Jan. ‘1998, p.62Alcoa expands aluminas capacity Oct. ‘1998, p.118

Chinese talc/bauxite exports latest Oct. ‘1998, p.118LaRoche aluminas sale Jan. ‘1999, p.102Chinese export licence latest May ‘1999, p.94Aluminium mergers news Nov. ‘1999, p.90EC probes Al Merger Dec. ‘1999, p.74Red mud as wood substitute Sept. ‘2000, p.90Luxfer to invest in MEL Oct. ‘2000, p.114Alcan/algroup merger Nov. ‘2000, p.86Alumina cements in India Dec. ‘2000, p.78Martinswerk deal imminent May ‘2001, p.74Guyana bauxite tight July ‘2001, p.78MMRR starts up e-Mill Sept. ‘2001, p.94Comalco smelter no impact for abrasive bauxite Dec. ‘2001, p.86Norsk Hydro negotiates VAW acquisition Jan. ‘2002, p.82SPOTLIGHTBauxite June ‘2000, p.21

ANTIMONYARTICLESAntimony - price recovery as production falls Mar. ‘1984, p.23WORLD OF MINERALSBolivia — Antimony association proposed Jan. ‘1983, p.9USA — Antimony price rise - again! April ‘1984, p.16World — Antimony price rise fails to stimulate production May ‘1984, p.23Canada — Reopening antimony mine Aug. ‘1984, p.11Honduras — Antimony mine start up Aug. ‘1984, p.11World — Antimony price rise Oct. ‘1984, p.17USA — Antimony oxide prices drop Dec. ‘1984, p.15Thailand — Antimony joint venture signed July ‘1985, p.13USA — Antimony oxide coalition July ‘1987, p.19Canada — Apocan plans new anitmont plant Sept. ‘1990, p.11USA — Antimony dumping claim April ‘1991, p.15World — SbO3 dumping all round? Nov. ‘1991, p.23USA — ITC hearings on dumping April ‘1992, p.16Europe — Antimony anti-dumping case proceeds May ‘1992, p.18USA — ITC says no SbO3 dumping May ‘1992, p.29Canada — New antimony mine on the horizon Sept. ‘1996, p.21Bolivia — Emusa closes chilcobija antimony mine as prices fall Feb. ‘1999, p.10France — Thistle sells antimony Fr business to Sica Mar. ‘2001, p.11FILLERS AND EXTENDERSUS ITC slaps 33.1% duty on SbO3 Mar. ‘1992, p.74SPOTLIGHTAntimony trioxide Feb. ‘2000, p.17

ASBESTOSARTICLESAsbestos - a versatile mineral under siege Mar. ‘1982, p.19Symposium Mondial sur L’Amiante/World Symposium on Asbestos July ‘1982, p.41A profile of SA Minera Çao de Amiante - Brazil’s asbestos producer Mar. ‘1984, p.63Asbestos replacement June ‘1984, p.53The asbestos industry survival, a forecast to the year 2000 (Farrow) Nov. ‘1984, p.49Asbestos: Rising in east but setting in west April ‘1986, p.21Certain Teed in profile: Tackling the asbestos cement dilemma April ‘1986, p.69Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61

Baie Verte wet process plant: Project development and construction (Stewart, French& Anthony) June ‘1990, p.51Asbestos-cement: Full of eastern promise Nov. ‘1990, p.39Asbestos - The chrysotile crisis? May ‘1992, p.41Asbestos substitutes - matching performance Dec. ‘1992, p.47Asbestos production: Survivors counting Asian cost Sept. ‘1998, p.80CIS asbestos: Breathing easier (Troitsky, Petrov, Grishaev) Sept. ‘1998, p.88COMMENTAsbestos/amiante and the real language barrier July ‘1982, p.7Asbestos - trial by television Aug. ‘1982, p.7Asbestos - the shape of things to come July ‘1983, p.7Asbestos - a far reaching decision July ‘1984, p.7Asbestos - the state of the Union? April ‘1985, p.7Asbestos - out of the frying pan Aug. ‘1987, p.7Towards another US asbestos standard? Mar. ‘1988, p.7Asbestos know thyself May ‘1988, p.7Fibres under Fire Sept. ‘1994, p.15WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Shipworkers and asbestos Feb. ‘1982, p.17USA — Enter Manville as J-M focuses on asbestos Feb. ‘1982, p.18South Africa — Profits up for Msauli and Gefco as Pomfret expands Mar. ‘1982, p.12Canada — Brinco does not reach expectation April ‘1982, p.15

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USA — Asbestos verdict - first round to company April ‘1982, p.23USA — ...but who insures for asbestos? April ‘1982, p.23USA — The state of asbestos in New York May ‘1982, p.13Australia — Troubled times for Woodsreef July ‘1982, p.9Australia — SOF(2)F recovery with asbestos waste July ‘1982, p.9Canada — Asbestos production down July ‘1982, p.9Canada — New asbestos information centre July ‘1982, p.11Canada — Advocate revived? Sept. ‘1982, p.14USA — Manville’s finances Sept. ‘1982, p.24Canada — Baie Verte asbestos revived Oct. ‘1982, p.9UK — New safety limits for asbestos use Oct. ‘1982, p.11USA — Manville cornered by insurers Oct. ‘1982, p.20USA — Settlements for asbestos Nov. ‘1982, p.18Canada — Cassiar closed by accident Jan. ‘1983, p.9South Africa — Duiker continues to improve Jan. ‘1983, p.13USA — An unhealthy bankruptcy Jan. ‘1983, p.18USA — Asbestos cement developments Feb. ‘1983, p.20Belgium — Johns-Manville sells asbestos cement plants April ‘1983, p.9Canada — Investment at Asbestos June ‘1983, p.11USA — Manville plans for reorganisation June ‘1983, p.19Canada — Brinco sells share in Abitibi asbestos Aug. ‘1983, p.9USA — New bidder for Jeffrey asbestos mine Aug. ‘1983, p.18USA — The Manville saga continues Sept. ‘1983, p.19USA — Manville saga nears end - again? Oct. ‘1983, p.17Canada — Asbestos Hill closed Dec. ‘1983, p.9USA — Manville still in court Dec. ‘1983, p.17USA — A new emergency asbestos standard Dec. ‘1983, p.17South Africa — Duiker announces losses Jan. ‘1984, p.13USA — Manville reorganisation rejected Jan. ‘1984, p.16USA — Asbestos litigation renewed Feb. ‘1984, p.15Europe — Dumping of asbestos-cement sheets April ‘1984, p.10USA — Emergency asbestos standard void April ‘1984, p.16Australia — Woodsreef asbestos mine to re-open May ‘1984, p.15USA — OSHA looks at dual limits for asbestos May ‘1984, p.21Australia — More on Woodsreef asbestos June ‘1984, p.9USA — No-fault asbestos rules proposed June ‘1984, p.13USA — Faster asbestos settlements? July ‘1984, p.17Canada — Asbestos consolidation study Aug. ‘1984, p.10Letters to the Editor — Asbestos Replacement (Clegg, Hodgson) Sept. ‘1984, p.29EU — Anti-dumping proceedings dropped on asbestos-cement Nov. ‘1984, p.10Canada — Asbestos Corp. shutdown Dec. ‘1984, p.9USA — New blow for asbestos companies Dec. ‘1984, p.17Swaziland — A new marketing company for Havelock Mar. ‘1985, p.13USA — EPA asbestos reversal May ‘1985, p.12USA — Asbestos claims facility Aug. ‘1985, p.15USA — Union Carbide out of asbestos Aug. ‘1985, p.17USA — Manville solution? Sept. ‘1985, p.21Canada — Quebec asbestos partnership Oct. ‘1985, p.11USA — Aramid eroding asbestos markets Nov. ‘1985, p.19UK — Asbestos accreditation scheme Jan. ‘1986, p.13USA — New rules to ban asbestos Feb. ‘1986, p.13Canada — Carey to close asbestos mine Mar. ‘1986, p.15USA — Asbestos in buildings Sept. ‘1986, p.15Canada — Quebec government to pay for Asbestos Corp. Jan. ‘1987, p.9USA — EPA ban attack Jan. ‘1987, p.16USA — Asbestos ambulance chaser April ‘1987, p.23USSR — Asbestos-cement production increases Aug. ‘1987, p.27Canada — Cassiar asbestos development Feb. ‘1988, p.8Canada — Baie Verte asbestos developments April ‘1988, p.17USA — Calaveras stops asbestos production April ‘1988, p.23Brazil — SAMA plans asbestos expansion May ‘1988, p.8South Africa — Msauli asbestos expansion Jan. ‘1989, p.10Canada — Cassiar ahead on asbestos development Mar. ‘1989, p.9South America — Swiss Eternit plans asbestos exit Mar. ‘1989, p.12Swaziland — Havelock asbestos expansion nears completion June ‘1989, p.11South Africa — Gencor divests Gefco as asbestos sales rise June ‘1989, p.11Canada — Cassiar shake-up lowers asbestos profile Oct. ‘1989, p.12Canada — Asarco out of asbestos mining Oct. ‘1989, p.13North America — EPA ban shakes industry Oct. ‘1989, p.14North America — Response to EPA asbestos ruling Jan. ‘1990, p.9Italy — Turkish asbestos cement pipe dumping May ‘1990, p.12Italy — Asbestos mine in bankruptcy Sept. ‘1990, p.15North America — EPA - countering challenge of asbestos ban Oct. ‘1990, p.16USA — Eagle-Picher asbestos claims Jan. ‘1991, p.10USA — Eagle-Picher files for Chapter 11 Feb. ‘1991, p.14Canada — Cassiar producing asbestos underground Mar. ‘1991, p.8Swaziland — Havelock asbestos mine on care and maintenance Mar. ‘1991, p.13Swaziland — Havelock asbestos reprieved July ‘1991, p.10Canada — Wet asbestos project for Princeton Mining Aug. ‘1991, p.8Germany — Asbestos-free by 1994? Aug. ‘1991, p.9

Greece — Northern Greece Asbestos in the balance Nov. ‘1991, p.17USA — US Court overturns EPA asbestos ban Dec. ‘1991, p.17Greece — Northern Greece Asbestos update Jan. ‘1992, p.9Canada — Cassiar asbestos hanging by a thread Mar. ‘1992, p.8Canada — Quebec sells out of asbestos Mar. ‘1992, p.9USA — EPA asbestos ban dead April ‘1992, p.14Canada — Last chance for Cassiar asbestos May ‘1992, p.17Greece — Leasing may save MABE asbestos May ‘1992, p.18Italy — Government opts to ban asbestos May ‘1992, p.21UK — HSC publishes EU asbestos regulations Aug. ‘1992, p.15USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Canada — Mazarin buys government asbestos share Oct. ‘1992, p.9South Africa — Amosite asbestos era ends Mar. ‘1993, p.12Greece — MABE asbestos breathes its last May ‘1993, p.15Canada — Teranov recommences asbestos production June ‘1993, p.12Greece — Greek asbestos breathes again July ‘1993, p.14USA — Asbestos regulations loosened Jan. ‘1994, p.17USA — Eagle-Picher heading out of Chapter 11 Jan. ‘1994, p.18Brazil — Environmental audit at Minacu asbestos mine Aug. ‘1994, p.9Canada — Princeton sells remaining share in Teranov Aug. ‘1994, p.11USA — ...as exposure levels are slashed Sept. ‘1994, p.31USA — Asbestos claims accord reached... Sept. ‘1994, p.31Canada — LAB halts asbestos output at BC/Beaver Mar. ‘1995, p.10Africa — T&N dusts off last links with asbestos April ‘1996, p.22World — New solutions to asbestos disposal May ‘1996, p.20France — France bans asbestos: Quebec producers nervous Aug. ‘1996, p.13Canada — New asbestos mine in Quebec Dec. ‘1996, p.10UK — Asbestos ban to become absolute Aug. ‘1997, p.21Canada — Asbestos fights back - Cassiar plant reopens July ‘1998, p.11Canada — Minroc seeks funds to boost chrysotile production Nov. ‘1998, p.9UK — Proposed ban on chrysotile Nov. ‘1998, p.15Europe — Latest environmental attack on minerals Sept. ‘1999, p.9Canada — Cassiar starts production of chrysotile fibres Feb. ‘2000, p.9World — WTO issues interim report on French asbestos ban July ‘2000, p.17UK — African asbestos miners given right to sue in UK Sept. ‘2000, p.19USA — Asbestos costs force USG into Chapter 11 Aug. ‘2001, p.19FILLERS AND EXTENDERSUNR Industries encounters financial problems Aug. ‘1982, p.70Manville to sell Asbestos June ‘1983, p.97Manville’s asbestos bill July ‘1983, p.76Asbestos at up to 200 times the limit Dec. ‘1983, p.85Washington asbestos hearings over Aug. ‘1984, p.77T&N in asbestos claims facility July ‘1985, p.81T&N/Eternit merger agreed May ‘1986, p.77JM Asbestos strike June ‘1986, p.81Canadian asbestos merger official July ‘1986, p.89Asbestos in from the cold Sept. ‘1987, p.114Asbestos irony Nov. ‘1987, p.86Asbestos - how much longer? May ‘1989, p.82Asbestos-cement in Spain Dec. ‘1990, p.82Cassiar asbestos mine strike ends April ‘1991, p.82EPA asbestos ban overturned Nov. ‘1991, p.82Change to asbestos prices May ‘1992, p.163Putting the brakes on asbestos July ‘1997, p.74SAMA asbestos ownership Nov. ‘1998, p.114France’s asbestos ban hits Canada Sept. ‘2000, p.90WTO upholds asbestos ruling April ‘2001, p.86SPOTLIGHTAsbestos Feb. ‘2001, p.19

BALL AND PLASTIC CLAYSARTICLESBall and plastic clays - shaping up to ceramics doldrums Aug. ‘1982, p.23Prospecting for clay (Talbott) May ‘1985, p.57Ball & plastic clays: Added value products for ceramics demands Oct. ‘1988, p.27Ball and plastic clays - Quality the key to survivial Jan. ‘1992, p.21Refractory clays - Dump and be damned Mar. ‘1996, p.55Japanese ceramics and ball clays Feb. ‘1997, p.41US ball clay: Ceramic challenge Oct. ‘1998, p.53Ceramic casting: Challenges for US ball clays (Bougher) April ‘1999, p.77Clays under fire - The supply of refractory clays reviewed April ‘2000, p.29Industrial minerals of Spain - (Gonzalez-Barros & Sanz) July ‘2000, p.53Nanoclays - Opportunities in polymer compounds (Quarmley & Rossi) Jan. ‘2001, p.47WORLD OF MINERALSWest Germany — WBB’s expansion Mar. ‘1982, p.11UK — WBB down, but still satisfactory July ‘1982, p.16West Germany — Stephan Schmidt consolidates Oct. ‘1984, p.17UK — ECC sells stake in WBB Feb. ‘1989, p.14

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USA — WBB acquires Cyprus ball clay May ‘1989, p.15South Africa — Ecca makes chamotte acquisition Aug. ‘1989, p.13USA — Expansion for United Clays Jan. ‘1991, p.10Germany — Stephan Schmidt acquires TGA May ‘1991, p.8Zambia — ZIMCO’s clay and stone privatisation Sept. ‘1991, p.24USA — WBB buys Southern Clay ceramics business April ‘1992, p.17UK — Stake in WBB up for sale Feb. ‘1993, p.20UK — Sibelco bids for WBB stake July ‘1993, p.17UK — Sibelco extends WBB bid Sept. ‘1993, p.21Mexico — K-T Clay opens slurry plant April ‘1994, p.18Germany — WBB acquires Martin & Pagenstecher Dec. ‘1994, p.10Europe — Chinese chamotte duty imminent Feb. ‘1995, p.9Letter to the Editor - Re: Chinese chamotte duty imminent - May ‘1995, p.18Asia — WBB steps up Asian activities July ‘1995, p.9Italy — Two new companies for WBB July ‘1995, p.13Europe — Import duty on Chinese chamottes imposed Sept. ‘1995, p.12Netherlands — WBB buys Vingerling clay processor Sept. ‘1995, p.22USA — C-E secures Euro sales of Ione Minerals’ clay... Oct. ‘1995, p.21USA — while H-W end Ucal output with PCC jv Oct. ‘1995, p.21Letter to the Editor - Re: Anti-dumping: in whose interest? Oct. ‘1995, p.25China — WBB to close Chinese clay operation Nov. ‘1995, p.19Europe — Chinese chamottes anti-dumping duty extended Jan. ‘1996, p.9Europe — Chamotte dumping duty definitive Mar. ‘1996, p.13UK — WBB’s new clay plant taking shape Mar. ‘1996, p.17Indonesia — WBB Clayindo deal completed June ‘1996, p.18UK — Opposition to WBB mine development June ‘1996, p.22USA — Major expansion for Christy Minerals June ‘1996, p.22Letter to Editor — WBB mine development July ‘1996, p.21Thailand — ECC in ball clay/kaolin jv with BanPu... Aug. ‘1996, p.17UK — WBB Southacre Quarry development update Nov. ‘1996, p.15Spain — Stephen Schmidt & Guzman form clay j-v Sept. ‘1997, p.31UK — WBB ball clay expansion awaits government decision Oct. ‘1997, p.22Czrch Republic — Stephen Schmidt & Keramost clays venture Dec. ‘1997, p.11Germany — WBB acquires further ceramic clays reserves Feb. ‘1998, p.15UK — “Misinterpretation” setback for WBB quarry plan Nov. ‘1998, p.16Germany — WBB acquires V&B’s clay and feldspar Feb. ‘1999, p.15World — Sibelco makes cash offer for remaining stake in WBB Mar. ‘1999, p.8Thailand — Claymin majority stake boosts WBB Asia-Pacific Aug. ‘1999, p.16UK — Goonvean to save jobs with £7.5m. Investment Nov. ‘1999, p.18Spain — WBB acquires red-firing clay sources Dec. ‘1999, p.11Uganda — Uganda Clays privatisation Jan. ‘2000, p.11USA — WBB sells United Clays to Unimin Jan. ‘2000, p.14USA — KT Clay for sale - if the price is right Sept. ‘2000, p.20USA — Zemex moves into ball clay with $68m. deal Jan. ‘2001, p.18USA — Zemex terminates contract with Hecla Mar. ‘2001, p.18USA — Imerys to rescue Hecla with $62.5m. K-T Clay buy April ‘2001, p.8Brazil — WBB Minerals acquires 51% of Caulim do Nordeste Dec. ‘2001, p.11FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSARCA and External merger Nov. ‘1982, p.89AGS and SARCAL ownership clarification Dec. ‘1988, p.86WBB buys Southern Clay ceramics Mar. ‘1992, p.74No buyers for 45% WBB stake June ‘1993, p.78No WBB for Sibelco - yet Aug. ‘1993, p.78WBB repels boarders - just Oct. ‘1993, p.106WBB wins Queens export award June ‘1994, p.90WBB buys Martin & Pagenstecher Nov. ‘1994, p.82New Spanish clays jv Aug. ‘1997, p.74WBB Chinese ball clay j-v update Jan. ‘1998, p.62WBB clay public inquiry started Sept. ‘1998, p.110Guzman opens new storage facility Jan. ‘2001, p.74Hecla sues Zemex for failure to close K-T deal Feb. ‘2001, p.82IM SPECIAL PUBLICATIONSIndustrial Clays (3rd Edition) July ‘2000, p.0

BARYTESARTICLESThe Brassington barytes/fluorspar/lead project Feb. ‘1982, p.61US drilling downturn weighs heavily on the market Dec. ‘1982, p.21Barytes - a plea for a performance index Jan. ‘1984, p.67Barytes: non-drilling applications June ‘1984, p.21Estimation of barytes consumption during oilwell drilling July ‘1984, p.63Strontian Minerals - into the market with a range of products Oct. ‘1984, p.35Bring back barytes: Oil is forgiven Mar. ‘1988, p.18Barytes in Canada (Andrews & Collings) Jan. ‘1990, p.46Moroccan barytes in Yarmouth: Mineral Industries makes the grade Nov. ‘1991, p.63Barytes fillers in recession - More of a weighting game Feb. ‘1992, p.39Barytes supply not at oil well July ‘1995, p.25Barytes production - Well set for the future Dec. ‘1997, p.55

Barytes - Mexican producers & markets (Alatorre, Barker & Santini) July ‘1998, p.37Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Algeria’s industrial minerals (Senouci & Nadir) Mar. ‘2000, p.114Natural born fillers - Vast potential on India’s doorstep Aug. ‘2000, p.34The future of Asian drilling grade barytes (Newcaster) Aug. ‘2000, p.49Industrial minerals potential in Romania (Harris) June ‘2001, p.59COMMENTKeeping an open mine(d) June ‘1995, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Strontian to produce barytes Mar. ‘1982, p.14USA — Barytes grinding expansion April ‘1982, p.27India — No restrictions on barytes exports June ‘1982, p.10China — KCA’s barytes mill installed June ‘1982, p.11UK — KCA wins barytes supply contract July ‘1982, p.15Spain — Unibario’s Adalucian jig Aug. ‘1982, p.15Turkey — Altinyildiz acquires minerals grinding plant Aug. ‘1982, p.15UK — SPO appoints receiver Aug. ‘1982, p.17UK — ...and more on Strontian Sept. ‘1982, p.23USA — Non-barytes weighting materials Nov. ‘1982, p.19Italy — Laviosa offers barytes grinding capacity Mar. ‘1983, p.11Canada — Ground barytes in Newfoundland Aug. ‘1983, p.9USA — Chinese barytes dominating Aug. ‘1983, p.16USA — Anti-dumping investigations continue Feb. ‘1984, p.15Spain — IMCO buys Unibario June ‘1984, p.11France — Fluorspar and barytes ‘83 report July ‘1984, p.10West Germany — Kali-Chemie expands capacity Aug. ‘1984, p.11UK — Silverband barytes changes hands Aug. ‘1984, p.13UK — More Scottish barytes developments Jan. ‘1985, p.15Turkey — Barit Maden expands barytes capacity Nov. ‘1985, p.15UK — Ashover starts shipping barytes Dec. ‘1986, p.10UK — Strontian introduces filler grade barytes Dec. ‘1986, p.10UK — Drilling upturn breathes life into bentonite and barytes markets Aug. ‘1987, p.15France — SPCV to open new mine May ‘1988, p.9Morocco — Norcem barytes equity stake July ‘1988, p.10USA — Baroid to sell barytes property May ‘1989, p.17USA — Barytes imports - signs of weakening impact? May ‘1990, p.15Spain — New barytes deposit for Minersa Jan. ‘1991, p.9USA — Texan barytes prospect Jan. ‘1991, p.10UK — Fordamin forges ahead April ‘1991, p.15UK — New home-based barytes source Aug. ‘1991, p.12USA — Mountain Minerals opens new barytes plant Feb. ‘1992, p.15UK — Planning update for MI barytes mine May ‘1992, p.26Italy — New Sardinian barytes producer Aug. ‘1992, p.12USA — Baroid to reopen Rossi barytes operation Oct. ‘1992, p.16UK — Fluorspar/barytes plant nears completion Dec. ‘1992, p.12Spain — Barytes coming on stream from Minersa Oct. ‘1993, p.23USA — Dresser/Baroid merger Oct. ‘1993, p.27UK — Cumbrian barytes operation for sale Dec. ‘1993, p.18UK — Dying Swan faces the final curtain Jan. ‘1994, p.17World — Barytes supply problems April ‘1995, p.19USA — Bariod expands Rossi barytes output May ‘1995, p.15UK — M-I’s barytes planning appeal dismissed June ‘1995, p.16Spain — Drilling grade barytes revival July ‘1995, p.14Nigeria — Ban on barytes, kaolin & gypsum imports Aug. ‘1996, p.14Nigeria — Baroid invests in barytes jv Aug. ‘1996, p.14UK — Barytes expansion for Viaton Aug. ‘1996, p.21India — Trimex wins barytes export contract April ‘1997, p.17Mexico — CMV to develop barium carbonate plant Jan. ‘1998, p.12USA — Cimbar in j-v to develop new grinding operation Jan. ‘1998, p.17Canada — United Bolero barytes to become on-line Nov. ‘1998, p.10Canada — Robex to sell barytes deposit for C$1,75m. Dec. ‘1998, p.9Canada — Oil Crash puts Upton barytes sale at risk Jan. ‘1999, p.13India — Further duties on BaCo3 Jan. ‘2000, p.10Canada — Robex to develop Quebec barytes Aug. ‘2000, p.10Kazakhstan — GeoAfrica abandons barytes and gypsum acquisition Jan. ‘2001, p.13FILLERS AND EXTENDERSBarytes price quotation change April ‘1982, p.141Strontian on stream with barytes Nov. ‘1983, p.71Barytes in plastics ... and kids May ‘1984, p.195Lithopone and blanc fixe April ‘1988, p.179Barytes to Great Yarmouth April ‘1989, p.94Micronised barytes prices July ‘1989, p.86Mining returns to Chessy July ‘1990, p.86Sachtleben takes over SPCV supplies Oct. ‘1990, p.97SIMT enters barytes scene Feb. ‘1992, p.74Barytes off toxic list Aug. ‘1994, p.58Barytes more or less Nov. ‘1994, p.82Zemex to acquire talc & barytes assets Dec. ‘1994, p.70

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New processing plant for CIMBAR Dec. ‘1997, p.82M-I Drilling Fluids barytes June ‘2000, p.90

BENTONITE/ATTAPULGITE/SEPIOLITEARTICLESThe Baulking fuller’s earth project Feb. ‘1982, p.49Bentonite - a review of world production Oct. ‘1982, p.23Bentonite - in the pit of recession Nov. ‘1982, p.67Prospecting for clay (Talbott) May ‘1985, p.57The bentonite industry in China (Zhu) June ‘1985, p.53Special Clays Sept. ‘1985, p.25Bentonite: Overcapacity in need of markets July ‘1988, p.43Acid activated bleaching clays: What’s cooking in the oil industry? Sept. ‘1990, p.55Speciality clays: Market niches taken by unique properties June ‘1991, p.49Bentonite markets - Evolution and outlook (Wright) July ‘1992, p.43European cat litter - Absorbing market growth Aug. ‘1992, p.46European market developments for absorbent clays (Santarén) Jan. ‘1993, p.35Laboratory evaluation of bentonites (Christidis & Scott) Aug. ‘1993, p.51Health effects of mineral dusts - sepiolite (Santaren & Alvarez) April ‘1994, p.101Bentonite - Major market review May ‘1996, p.25Bentonite in animal feed - A living mineral (Saeed) July ‘1996, p.47Indian bentonite - Focus on the Kutch region (Shah) Aug. ‘1997, p.43Bentonite in Mexico - A changing & rising market (Nebergall) Feb. ‘1998, p.47Greek IMs (Hatjilazaridou, Chalkiopoulou & Grossou-Valta) June ‘1998, p.45Eco-minerals - Opportunities on the green scene July ‘1998, p.25Bentonite production - Unlucky for some Aug. ‘1998, p.23Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals Review - Denmark: (Knudsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.52Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Opportunities in New South Wales: (Lishmund, Paterson & Ray) May ‘1999, p.57Bentonite: US foundry market focus (Morrison) June ‘1999, p.43Argentina’s industrial minerals: on the right track June ‘1999, p.55Friedland clay vs bentonite (Zwahr & Schomburg) June ‘1999, p.83A cast of thousands - A review of India’s foundry industry July ‘1999, p.45Absorbent pet litters: Swell times ahead (Landis & Gaylord) Aug. ‘1999, p.45Bowed down with imports - A review of Japan’s mineral industry Dec. ‘1999, p.49Algeria’s industrial minerals (Senouci & Nadir) Mar. ‘2000, p.114Industrial minerals of Spain - (Gonzalez-Barros & Sanz) July ‘2000, p.53Not to be sniffed at - US and European cat litter markets reviewed Dec. ‘2000, p.49Clear opportunites for bleaching and clarifying clays Mar. ‘2001, p.69The real deal - Brazil’s industrial minerals markets & supply Aug. ‘2001, p.26COMMENTClay patents - do they hold water? Aug. ‘1994, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Laporte to modernise at Redhill Jan. ‘1982, p.14USA — Filtrol/Harshaw venture Oct. ‘1983, p.15USA — IMCO to purchase Federal April ‘1984, p.17Spain — IMCO buys Unibario June ‘1984, p.11USA — Wyoming bentonite - new use Sept. ‘1984, p.24Senegal — Attapulgite output to treble Feb. ‘1985, p.14Spain — Laporte to control Minas de Gador June ‘1985, p.11USA — Oil-Dri buys clays from Anschutz June ‘1985, p.15Europe — Laporte expands further in Europe Aug. ‘1985, p.11Greece — Silver & Baryte bentonite development Aug. ‘1985, p.12Spain — Laporte and Tolsa exchange clays Aug. ‘1985, p.13Canada — Oil-Dri buys Favorite Nov. ‘1985, p.11Australia — Mallina’s attapulgite for Japan Mar. ‘1986, p.14Europe — Progress report on bentonite drilling standards Mar. ‘1986, p.16USA — Albion rep for Copisil Mar. ‘1986, p.26UK — New Steetley Berk plant May ‘1987, p.15USA — KaiserTech to acquire speciality clay interest Aug. ‘1987, p.17USA — American Colloid buys Colony bentonite Sept. ‘1987, p.21USA — Southern Clay expands organoclay production May ‘1988, p.23Japan — Bentonite production update Oct. ‘1988, p.14Canada — While Ekaton acquires Avonlea bentonite Nov. ‘1988, p.9South Africa — G & W commissions bleaching clay plant Mar. ‘1989, p.12UK — Laporte down to earth April ‘1989, p.11UK — Steetley’s absorbent purchase July ‘1989, p.15USA — Engelhard invests in attapulgite Sept. ‘1989, p.23Spain — Myta buys SEPCO’s sepiolite and promises more Nov. ‘1989, p.13Japan — Hojun Kogyo commissions bentonite plant May ‘1990, p.12India — New bentonite pulverising plant for Ashapura June ‘1991, p.12USA — Laporte acquires Southern Clay Aug. ‘1991, p.13USA — New clay blending plant for American Colloid Nov. ‘1991, p.20UK — New Laporte plant at Widnes Nov. ‘1991, p.20UK — New bentonite landfill sealant jv Feb. ‘1992, p.11

UK — Steetley granted bentonite planning approval Feb. ‘1992, p.12Greece — MI selling Mykobar Mining April ‘1992, p.9UK — Laporte increases Laponite capacity Aug. ‘1992, p.15South Africa — Cullinan Minerals goes to Damrec Sept. ‘1992, p.17Brazil — New bleaching clay plant Oct. ‘1992, p.9USA — Bentonite binder plant on course Dec. ‘1992, p.15USA — American Colloid buys Technical Minerals Dec. ‘1992, p.15Australia — Bentonite exploration in NSW Jan. ‘1993, p.8USA — ACC buys Golden Cat fullers’ earth unit Jan. ‘1993, p.15USA — Bentonite deposits up for sale Jan. ‘1993, p.15Germany — Conex invests in absorbents plant Mar. ‘1993, p.9Spain — Laviosa enters into bentonite jv April ‘1993, p.13Malaysia — Wembley restructures bleaching earth business May ‘1993, p.17Italy — Laviosa opens geocomposite clay plant July ‘1993, p.16USA — Bentonite Corp. to Baroid July ‘1993, p.18USA — Huber to market Tolsa sepiolite Aug. ‘1993, p.16China — New bentonite producer Sept. ‘1993, p.14Hungary — Navan expands in bentonite Sept. ‘1993, p.18India — Ashapura’s new bentonite Dec. ‘1993, p.15Italy — Cat litter arm for Laviosa Feb. ‘1994, p.12USA — and purchases Bentomat producer May ‘1994, p.21USA — American Colloid expands Paris facility... May ‘1994, p.21USA — Engelhard boosts kaolin, acquires attapulgite July ‘1994, p.16Europe — ACC bentonite patent Aug. ‘1994, p.11USA — ACC expands Bentomat output Oct. ‘1994, p.17Canada — Pacific Bentonite seeking partners Dec. ‘1994, p.8UK — Laporte absorbs Perchem organoclays Jan. ‘1995, p.15USA — New bentonite discovery in Oregon Feb. ‘1995, p.16USA — Bentonite Corp. reopens Lovell plant May ‘1995, p.15Turkey — AEM acquires sepiolite concessions July ‘1995, p.16USA — Floridin sale halted by antitrust lawsuit July ‘1995, p.20Italy — Laviosa and EMSA to study collaboration June ‘1996, p.18India — Ashapura Volclay bentonite jv Aug. ‘1996, p.13UK — Tolsa acquires Redland’s bentonite & absorbents Aug. ‘1996, p.21USA — SU(u)Ud-Chemie new owner of Waverly Minerals Oct. ‘1996, p.16Europe — ACC bentonite patent revoked Nov. ‘1996, p.10Malaysia — Laporte bentonite sale details - Taiko agents Dec. ‘1996, p.17Australia — Cudgen offloads Australian Bentonite Mar. ‘1997, p.9Asia — Volclay moves into Asian bentonite May ‘1997, p.9USA — Floridin attapulgite deal concluded July ‘1997, p.18Italy — Laviosa/Sud-Chemie bentonite agreement Aug. ‘1997, p.15Italy — Laviosa bentonite reorganisation Oct. ‘1997, p.21Europe — Laporte out of pet litter & Minas de Gador sold Dec. ‘1997, p.8Spain — Tolsa buyer Moroccan clay mine from BRPM Dec. ‘1997, p.14USA — NL selling Rheox for $365m. Feb. ‘1998, p.8Saudi Arabia — Ahmad Saeed/Tam Industries bentonite j-v Feb. ‘1998, p.17UK — Clay importers merge after Laportes exit Feb. ‘1998, p.20Europe — Laviosa/Silver & Baryte join forces in bentonite April ‘1998, p.27Morocco — BRPM industrial mineral prospects up for investment April ‘1998, p.30USA — Amcol selling fuller’s earth unit to Oil-Dri April ‘1998, p.33Georgia — S&B gains 97.7% stake in Askana bentonite May ‘1998, p.11South Africa — G&W expands milling and storage capacity June ‘1998, p.17Thailand — Volclay Siam’s 50,000 tpa bentonite plant launch June ‘1998, p.17Egypt — Volclay makes first step into Middle East Aug. ‘1998, p.9South Korea — Amcol acquire Korean minerals interest Sept. ‘1998, p.23Turkey — J-v to develop bentonite, olivine & MnO2 reserves Nov. ‘1998, p.15Argentina — Azco mining to invest $1.5m. In Argentinean bentonite Jan. ‘1999, p.9USA — US Clay seeks partner to grow bentonite business Sept. ‘1999, p.17USA — Church & Dwight enters cat litter Jan. ‘2000, p.14Germany — Süd Chemie opens bentonite plant July ‘2000, p.16Poland — SU(u)Ud-Chemie opens bentonite plant July ‘2000, p.16Australia — Unimin snaps up Normandy Industrial Minerals Aug. ‘2000, p.8UK — Amcol pulls out of UK cat litter Feb. ‘2001, p.8Germany — Silver & Baryte acquires remaining 25% of IKO-Erbsloeh Mar. ‘2001, p.14UK — Elementis seeks buyer April ‘2001, p.19Australia — New clay-based water treatment product June ‘2001, p.9USA — Oil-Dri signs new Clorox cat litter contracts June ‘2001, p.17Hungary — Silver & Baryte buys Bentonit Hungaria Jan. ‘2002, p.11Cyprus — Peletico boosts bentonite business with Bentex buy Jan. ‘2002, p.11India — Ashapura bleaching clay plant on-stream Jan. ‘2002, p.12FILLERS AND EXTENDERSLaporte to open Malaysia April ‘1984, p.83WAC on stream in Malaysia Aug. ‘1985, p.73Laporte to set up activation plant in Brazil Dec. ‘1988, p.86New centre for American Colloid Mar. ‘1992, p.74ACC Bentonite hits 25m. tons Sept. ‘1992, p.126Cat litter clarification Sept. ‘1992, p.126Bentonite Corp. constructs plant Nov. ‘1992, p.90Mykobar sale progress Nov. ‘1992, p.90

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No cat litter, no comment Feb. ‘1993, p.74Cats catching on Mar. ‘1993, p.82Bentonite Corp. faces sale decision April ‘1993, p.86Australian bentonite for animal feed May ‘1993, p.94Green light for fullers’ earth at Woburn June ‘1993, p.78Bentonite landfill liners July ‘1993, p.66Laviosa creates cat litter arm... Jan. ‘1994, p.74... & sells French bentonite unit Jan. ‘1994, p.74Redland continues bentonite mining at Woburn Jan. ‘1994, p.74Bentonite beats bovine bother Aug. ‘1994, p.58Bentonite proves no chicken feed Nov. ‘1994, p.82Milos island map correction Mar. ‘1996, p.86Laporte bentonite businesses sold Aug. ‘1996, p.74New US Ca-bentonite source June ‘1997, p.106Flatonia bentonite ownership Oct. ‘1998, p.118S & B acquires Mykobar May ‘1999, p.94Laviosa buys remainder of Bentec July ‘1999, p.86Ahmad Saeed Na-bentonite Oct. ‘1999, p.82Namibian sepiolite source Oct. ‘2000, p.114Sepiolite porcelain secret May ‘2001, p.74SPOTLIGHTSepiolite Jan. ‘2000, p.17Attapulgite Jan. ‘2001, p.21White Bentonite Oct. ‘2001, p.23

BERYLLIUM MINERALSARTICLESBeryllium minerals - demand strong for minaturisation June ‘1985, p.41A review of beryllium: the metal, its oxide and alloys (Taylor) April ‘1987, p.67WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Berylliant beryllium market Jan. ‘1982, p.15USA — Beryllia ceramic expansion Aug. ‘1984, p.16Canada — Beryllium Thor Lake Sept. ‘1984, p.17Canada — Progress at Thor Lake Jan. ‘1985, p.10Canada — Highwood bulk sampling May ‘1985, p.9USA — Introducing Moody Beryllium Nov. ‘1985, p.15Canada — Thor Lake venture partner Sept. ‘1986, p.9USA — Beryllium joint venture partner found Sept. ‘1986, p.17USA — Cyprus/Cabot beryllium joint venture Nov. ‘1986, p.19Zimbabwe — Beryl and mica takeover Mar. ‘1987, p.15USA — Beryllium joint venture signed April ‘1987, p.21

BORATESARTICLESBorates and their becalmed markets Jan. ‘1983, p.23An overview of the economics and market outlook for borates Oct. ‘1984, p.19Etibank at Kirka - from ore to derivatives Mar. ‘1985, p.65Borates in the glass industry (Patrick) June ‘1988, p.51Moving the mine - twentyfive years on (Gordon) Feb. ‘1989, p.63History of boron production and processing (Lyday) Dec. ‘1992, p.19Boron in the CIS - An overview of deposits & production Aug. ‘1997, p.49What is IMA? Europe’s Industrial Minerals Association profiled April ‘1998, p.43Processing Boron: Eti Holding upgrades Bigadic (Anac, Bilek & Kanali)Jan. ‘1999, p.45Argentina’s industrial minerals: on the right track June ‘1999, p.55Borates - Sustainable development in the new millennium (Edbrooke) June ‘2000, p.71Borates - The Turk of the Town Mar. ‘2001, p.30WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Borates supply/demand in ‘81 Sept. ‘1982, p.23Letter to the Editor — On ‘Borates and their becalmed markets’ June ‘1983, p.21Chile — More on potash and borates tender in the Salar Sept. ‘1983, p.13Turkey — Kirka officially open Sept. ‘1984, p.22USA — Borates partner sought Sept. ‘1984, p.26USA — Billie closure Dec. ‘1985, p.12North America — While seeking to fund borate project Mar. ‘1989, p.10North America — Corona bids for Dickenson Mines... Mar. ‘1989, p.10USA — Corona controls Fort Cady borate May ‘1989, p.15UK — Borax’s tincal anniversary Nov. ‘1989, p.16USA — Corona/Avalon deal off over Fort Cady borate June ‘1990, p.11Chile — Quiborax completes $10m. expansion May ‘1992, p.18Chile — Quiborax’s new product line Sept. ‘1992, p.10Chile — NACC to acquire Quiborax Feb. ‘1995, p.8USA — Fort Cady borates back in action Oct. ‘1995, p.23Turkey — Etibank borates bounce back Jan. ‘1996, p.13World — Borax intensifies search for new borate deposit Nov. ‘1996, p.19USA — Boron recovery programme at US Borax May ‘1997, p.21Serbia — Drilling begins on Piskanja boron deposit Dec. ‘1997, p.13USA — US Borax increases capacity of zinc borates June ‘1998, p.21

USA — IMC sells soda ash & borates businesses for $520m Feb. ‘1999, p.20Bolivia — Tierra accused of HF(2)FSOF(4)F smuggling for cocaine Oct. ‘2000, p.10Turkey — Eti Bor privatisation debate see-saws Mar. ‘2001, p.15Bolivia — Courts allow boric acid plant to re-open April ‘2001, p.14UK — Borax in confidentiality breach court case May ‘2001, p.17Turkey — Eti Bor boric acid expansion Sept. ‘2001, p.15Yugoslavia — Jarandol borate strategic alliance Nov. ‘2001, p.23Argentina — Borax outlines new resources Dec. ‘2001, p.9Australia — IMC sells Penrice for US$43m. Dec. ‘2001, p.10FILLERS AND EXTENDERSUS Borax inventories growing April ‘1982, p.141Private Turkish borates? Mar. ‘1985, p.84Borate stats are back in business April ‘1985, p.100US Borax to purchase PGS June ‘1985, p.79Borates price changes Feb. ‘1986, p.70Boric acid costs increase Sept. ‘1986, p.113British borate prices increase Jan. ‘1987, p.63Foote to merge with US Borax April ‘1987, p.89New R&D site for Borax Jan. ‘1993, p.70Borates clarification July ‘2001, p.78

BROMINE/IODINEARTICLESJapanese iodine - production, geology and geochemistry April ‘1982, p.101Iodine from the Niigata dissolved dry gas producing area, Japan Sept. ‘1982, p.69Bromine - exploring the market alternatives April ‘1985, p.53Iodine - tight supplies, price to rise April ‘1985, p.63Crude iodine production - a review of processes (Lyday) Mar. ‘1986, p.65Salts of the Atacama - NO3, I, KCI + Li2CO3 = SQM (Harben, Edwards)

July ‘1997, p.43Fertilisers bear fruit - IM projects in Jordan and Saudi Arabia Nov. ‘2000, p.49COMMENTA new nadir for iodine? Dec. ‘1991, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Stockpile iodine sales restricted Jan. ‘1982, p.16USA — Iodine and the GSA April ‘1982, p.21USA — GSA sells iodine for export July ‘1982, p.19USA — Bigger prospects for bromine products Jan. ‘1983, p.19USA — New iodine operation Feb. ‘1983, p.19Chile — Soquimich goes public Nov. ‘1983, p.13USA — Iodine still falling Dec. ‘1983, p.15USA — Bromine prices rising Jan. ‘1984, p.16USA — Woodward sold to Asahi Aug. ‘1984, p.16USA — Iodine supply tightening Jan. ‘1985, p.17Chile — Iodine expansion Jan. ‘1986, p.9Israel — ICL looks to bromine Feb. ‘1986, p.10World — Iodine supply tight in wake of Chernobyl July ‘1986, p.17Chile — Fire halts I2 production Aug. ‘1988, p.9Chile — Chilean iodine challenge Aug. ‘1989, p.8Chile — New iodine reserves June ‘1990, p.9Chile — Taltal iodine feasible - as markets unsettled Sept. ‘1990, p.12Chile — SQM separates iodine and nitrates Feb. ‘1991, p.9Chile — Yolanda iodine/nitrate progress July ‘1992, p.10USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Chile — Yolanda iodine/nitrate decision time Oct. ‘1992, p.11Israel — DSW bromine expansion April ‘1993, p.10Chile — Iodine source receives funding May ‘1993, p.13Jordan — APC may enter bromine market June ‘1993, p.15Jordan — APC to enter bromine market May ‘1994, p.14Israel — DSBG progress with bromine expansion July ‘1994, p.11Chile — SQM to cut back iodine output Nov. ‘1994, p.9Jordan — Jordico pursues MgO, salts & bromine Mar. ‘1995, p.18Chile — SQM expanding iodine June ‘1996, p.14Chile — Early ‘98 for new iodibne/sodium sulphate mines Aug. ‘1996, p.8Chile — SQM’s aims to supply half of world’s iodine Oct. ‘1996, p.8Japan — Tosoh plans to expand bromine business Dec. ‘1996, p.17Chile — Minera Yolanda project update July ‘1997, p.10Chile — Minera Yolanda plant starts production Sept. ‘1997, p.19Chile — Yolanda I/NO3 project on-stream Jan. ‘1998, p.9Europe — Eurobrom & Incemin in FR marketing alliance April ‘1998, p.27Jordan — APC/Albermarle bromine deal isolates Israel’s DSB July ‘1998, p.13Israel — Dead Sea Bromine Capacity expansion Oct. ‘1998, p.12Jordan — APC/Jodico sign bromine deal with Albemarle Dec. ‘1998, p.15Chile — Aguas Blancas to start with iodine June ‘1999, p.12China — DSB in bromine j-v with Shangdong Aug. ‘1999, p.12Chile — Fire at SQM interrupts NO3/I production Oct. ‘1999, p.9Chile — Atacama proceeds with Aguas Blancas iodine Nov. ‘1999, p.9World — DSBG and DSK join forces in bromine FR June ‘2000, p.19

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Israel — DSBG pleads guilt to price fixing allegations Sept. ‘2000, p.13Jordan — Agra wins JBC Safi Br contract Oct. ‘2000, p.16Chile — ACF to accelerate Aguas Blancas development Nov. ‘2000, p.9Chile — Aguas Blancas’ first iodine imminent Feb. ‘2001, p.10Brazil — Atacama wins SQM legal victory Mar. ‘2001, p.10Chile — SQM buys iodine producer Cosayach April ‘2001, p.14Europe — Foot and mouth ups iodine demand April ‘2001, p.16Chile — SQM abandons Cosayach iodine acquisition Nov. ‘2001, p.13FILLERS AND EXTENDERSIodine prices reflect tight supply May ‘1985, p.73Ethyl to buy Dow’s bromine business Oct. ‘1986, p.68Arab Potash bromine update May ‘1992, p.163Methyl bromine cuts accelerated July ‘1993, p.66Minproc breaches Yolanda contract Mar. ‘1997, p.90Aguas Blancas gets I/NoF(3)F go ahead Nov. ‘1998, p.114Difficult market leads to iodine production costs July ‘1999, p.86Dead Sea Bromine reorganisation Mar. ‘2000, p.162SPOTLIGHTBromine Aug. ‘1999, p.21

CALCIUM CARBONATEARTICLESCalcium carbonate fillers - plastics and paper to grow? Mar. ‘1984, p.23Chinese natural marble (Guang-Sheng & Shao-de) Oct. ‘1988, p.65PCC: A quiet market expects excellence (Schober) Oct. ‘1989, p.69Modification of calcite & quartz grindability (Farkas, Katona & Fodor) Aug. ‘1990, p.47Fine carbonate fillers: PCC breaks ground in paper Sept. ‘1990, p.21Centurion and the Hungarian dimension (Coope) May ‘1991, p.60Coated PCCs in sealant applications (Harrison) July ‘1993, p.35Lebanese CaCo3 (Khawlie & Haddad) Feb. ‘1994, p.63Greek white calcitic marbles (Laskardis) April ‘1994, p.53Kaolin and calcium carbonate rocks in Portugal (Delgado& Gomes) April ‘1994, p.95CaCO3 fillers - Market trends and developments (Revertè i Vidal) Nov. ‘1994, p.63North American GCC - The finer, brighter side of life Feb. ‘1995, p.33European GCC - A fine, fine filler June ‘1996, p.49Spanish GCC - A melee over Macael Oct. ‘1997, p.27European market trends (de Decker) Dec. ‘1997, p.29India — Indian white minerals (Parikh) Feb. ‘1998, p.69CaCO3 in paper - PCC versus the competition (Harben) Mar. ‘1998, p.39What is IMA? Europe’s Industrial Minerals Association profiled April ‘1998, p.43Nordic Minerals Review - Denmark: (Knudsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.52Nordic Minerals Review - Finland: Paper pigments (Pekkala) Nov. ‘1998, p.57Nordic Minerals Review - Norway (Karlsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.67Calcium carbonate: Markets in Latin America (Renha) Nov. ‘1998, p.91White minerals in plastics - Market development (De Decker) Sept. ‘1999, p.59Filling the gap - A review of European GCC Sept. ‘1999, p.73Algeria’s industrial minerals (Senouci & Nadir) Mar. ‘2000, p.114Paper pigments - Market dynamics & outlook (Ionides) June ‘2000, p.29Stopping the rot - Anti-corrosion properties of paint minerals (Gysau) June ‘2000, p.41All right on the white? TiOF(2)F versus alternative white minerals May ‘2001, p.27Baby boom market for fillers - GCC in microporous films (Morieras) July ‘2001, p.29Plastic performance - Benefits of PCC as a PVC additive (Cornwell) July ‘2001, p.35Crushed, ground and bagged - North American GCC Jan. ‘2002, p.22COMMENTUS minerals - or are they? Sept. ‘1987, p.9PCC makes inroads in Europe Aug. ‘1992, p.7PCC flexes its muscles May ‘1993, p.11WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Cyprus CaCOF(3)F for paper July ‘1983, p.16Canada — Bild grants paid Oct. ‘1983, p.9Japan — Fuji Kaolin commissions second carbonate plant Mar. ‘1985, p.11USA — PCC plant for Wisconsin July ‘1985, p.17USA — A second PCC satellite June ‘1986, p.14Japan — Pfizer exports PCC satellite plants July ‘1986, p.13Canada — Ekaton signs agreement on calcite lease Aug. ‘1986, p.8USA — Columbia River Carbonates in the Pacific NW Oct. ‘1986, p.15USA — ECC increases CaCO3 share Dec. ‘1986, p.14Canada — Blue River calcite deposit May ‘1987, p.9Canada — Ultra fine CaCOF(3)F June ‘1987, p.9Eire — North West to prove gypsum and calcite July ‘1987, p.10USA — Second Texas CaCOF(3)F plant for Huber Mar. ‘1988, p.13Switzerland — Matter/Incemin new CaCOF(3)F plant April ‘1988, p.18UK — ECC to buy US carbonate business May ‘1988, p.10USA — Pfizer PCC plant for Mead Paper May ‘1988, p.13Italy — ECC strengthens CaCOF(3)F base July ‘1988, p.9Pakistan — Marble joint venture proposed July ‘1988, p.10Canada — Pluess-Staufer buys Steep Rock Sept. ‘1988, p.19

Brazil — ECC do Brasil opens CaCOF(3)F plant Oct. ‘1988, p.12USA — Pfizer steps up PCC plant construction Nov. ‘1988, p.17Canada — Blue River calcite update Dec. ‘1988, p.11Finland — Partek plans PCC plant June ‘1989, p.9USA — Chicago bank to buy Georgia marble June ‘1989, p.13USA — Delta Carbonate gears up for CaCOF(3)F markets Aug. ‘1989, p.14Canada — Blue River Mines becomes Techmin Sept. ‘1989, p.16USA — Blue Circle acquires Georgia Marble Oct. ‘1989, p.22USA — Georgia Kaolin moves into PCC Dec. ‘1989, p.12USA — GK Carbonate plans PCC plants Mar. ‘1990, p.29Israel — Ultrapure CaCOF(3)F aims at US markets July ‘1990, p.11Canada — Omya upgrades Ontario plant Sept. ‘1990, p.12USA — Delta Carbonate buys Omya property Sept. ‘1990, p.19France — BMP CaCOF(3)F slurry plant on stream Nov. ‘1990, p.16Dominican Rep — CaCOF(3)F operation for sale Dec. ‘1990, p.8Italy — Solvay acquires Italian PCC interests Dec. ‘1990, p.10UK — C + G acquires Tarmac’s industrial minerals Feb. ‘1991, p.10USA — New Pfizer PCC plant Mar. ‘1991, p.16UK — Fordamin forges ahead April ‘1991, p.15Uruguay — Valentines dolomite to reopen May ‘1991, p.10Canada — IMASCO sold to local investors July ‘1991, p.8Ireland — Celtic Gold to evaluate calcite deposit Sept. ‘1991, p.21Norway — Hustadmarmor CaCO3 expansion Nov. ‘1991, p.19Malaysia — New ultrafine CaCOF(3)F plant for MCC Dec. ‘1991, p.12UK — RP opens new PCC lime kiln Dec. ‘1991, p.16France — First Pfizer PCC unit in Europe Feb. ‘1992, p.9USA — Pfizer acquires Calcium Products Feb. ‘1992, p.15France — Faxe expands European PCC Mar. ‘1992, p.11Sweden — Faxe has more PCC in Stora Mar. ‘1992, p.12Finland — Nordkalk buys ENSO’s PCC plant Aug. ‘1992, p.11Finland — SMI/Nordkalk PCC jv July ‘1993, p.13France — SMI opens first European PCC plant July ‘1993, p.13USA — ECC opens $20m. CaCO3 plant July ‘1993, p.18Letter to the Editor — Re: PCC flexes its muscles - May 1993 issue Aug. ‘1993, p.17Finland — Faxe Kalk plans fourth European PCC plant Oct. ‘1993, p.18Sweden — Ernström Mineral up for sale Oct. ‘1993, p.23Spain — New source of calcium carbonate Oct. ‘1993, p.23USA — Faxe Kalk plans first US PCC plant Oct. ‘1993, p.27Mexico — Omya plans CaCOF(3)F jv Nov. ‘1993, p.16Finland — Faxe Kalk builds PCC plant Feb. ‘1994, p.9Spain — CaCO3 expansion at SA Reverte Feb. ‘1994, p.17Europe — SMI to build two PCC plants Aug. ‘1994, p.12North America — SMI and Continental Lime in PCC jv Aug. ‘1994, p.13Cuba — Robex acquires share in CaCO3 Oct. ‘1994, p.9India — GumPro plans CaCO3 plant Oct. ‘1994, p.9South Korea — ECC starts up CaCO3 plant Nov. ‘1994, p.13USA — JM Huber to open CaCO3 operation Jan. ‘1995, p.18Italy — Ledmore Marble looks to Europe April ‘1995, p.13USA — Specialty Minerals acquires Genstar GCC April ‘1995, p.16USA — Genstar Carbonates/MTI deal off? July ‘1995, p.23Brazil — MTI’s PCC empire expands south Aug. ‘1995, p.9Sweden — ECC builds new CaCO3 plant Aug. ‘1995, p.12USA — ECC negotiates for Genstar’s GCC Aug. ‘1995, p.14UK — First shipment for Ledmore Marble Oct. ‘1995, p.21SE Asia — New PCC satellite plant Nov. ‘1995, p.27USA — Genstar and Georgia Marble sold Nov. ‘1995, p.29Portugal — PCC filler plant agreement Jan. ‘1996, p.10Brazil — MTI to build third PCC plant Feb. ‘1996, p.9UK — Ledmore marble leaves for Carrara by train Mar. ‘1996, p.17Morocco — Calcium carbonate deposit for sale April ‘1996, p.24Norway — Norkalsitt develops marble filler deposit April ‘1996, p.24Spain — Marble operations for sale: one careful owner April ‘1996, p.33World — Faxe Kalk & Luzenac to co-operate commercially April ‘1996, p.34China — US CaCo3 slurry plant jv under construction May ‘1996, p.11USA — Enter potential new CaCO3 players May ‘1996, p.16Denmark — Lhoist acquires Faxe Kalk June ‘1996, p.14UK — Ledmore contributes to £6m. Anglo-Pacific losses June ‘1996, p.22World — More PCC for MTI June ‘1996, p.25Eastern Europe — MTI’s new satellite PCC plant Sept. ‘1996, p.27USA — Global Stone buys Redland Genstar unit Oct. ‘1996, p.16Spain — Provencale buys CaCO3 operation in Almeria Dec. ‘1996, p.20USA — Alaskan CaCOF(3)F expected by mid 1997 Jan. ‘1997, p.13Greece — CaCO3 expansion for Zafranas Mar. ‘1997, p.11USA — PCC growth helps MTI worldwide sales rise Mar. ‘1997, p.19Jordan — CaCO3 expansion for Jordan Minerals May ‘1997, p.17Malaysia — Schaefer Kalk expands in to SE Asia June ‘1997, p.17South Africa — MTI/Mondi PCC jv near Durban June ‘1997, p.19Germany — MTI PCC plant under construction Aug. ‘1997, p.14Turkey — Akmaden augments milling capacity Aug. ‘1997, p.19Vietnam — Banpu to open CaCOF(3)F venture Aug. ‘1997, p.21

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USA — Cimbar in j-v to develop new grinding operation Jan. ‘1998, p.17India — Wolkem/Fimatec GCC j-v plant to start up Feb. ‘1998, p.17Canada — Omya doubles wet GCC plant, boosts dry GCC Mar. ‘1998, p.11Jamaica — Lydford Mining investing in GCC production April ‘1998, p.30Finland — Metsa Serla invests in PCC for paper coating May ‘1998, p.11UK — Specialty Minerals to buy Rhodia PCC plant May ‘1998, p.14USA — Champion switching Alabama mill to PCC May ‘1998, p.14USA — Sealaska set for calcium carbonate production May ‘1998, p.19Belgium — Faxe Paper Pigment first merchant PCC plant Oct. ‘1998, p.11USA — ECC expands coated GCC capacity Oct. ‘1998, p.15USA — JM Huber buys Faxe Paper Pigments Nov. ‘1998, p.19Finland — Faxe Paper & UPM to expand PCC Plant Dec. ‘1998, p.8China — MTI in PCC j-v with Asia Pulp and Paper Dec. ‘1998, p.11UK — PCC from carbide lime waste for Kemgas Jan. ‘1999, p.16Uganda — Saudi Marble to start new GCC plant Mar. ‘1999, p.13UK — Solvay acquires Zeneca’s PCC Winnofil April ‘1999, p.14USA — MTI to build $20m. PCC plant in Mississippi June ‘1999, p.18Turkey — Omya doubles capacity through acquisition of Akmaden July ‘1999, p.15Spain — Blanco Macael expands GCC and to start micronising plant Aug. ‘1999, p.16Denmark — Omya to buy Faxe Kridt in GCC consolidation move Sept. ‘1999, p.9Belgium — ECC expands coated GCC production Sept. ‘1999, p.9Portugal — MTI in 400,000 tpa PCC contract Nov. ‘1999, p.17Japan — MTI/Fimatec new satellite PCC plant Dec. ‘1999, p.11USA — Huber/ECC deal to be approved Dec. ‘1999, p.15Spain — Reverte opens new 0.5m. tpa GCC plant Mar. ‘2000, p.23Brazil — MTI to build PCC plant at Bahia Sul May ‘2000, p.9Jordan — Jordan Minerals invests $4m. In GCC June ‘2000, p.15South America — Imerys expands in GCC with Quimbarra buy July ‘2000, p.16Japan — New PCC plant for Daishowa paper Sept. ‘2000, p.13France — Imerys acquires GCC units & shows a healthy H1 2000 Oct. ‘2000, p.12France — Huber expands paper PCC plant May ‘2001, p.12South Korea — Hosokawa to build PCC plant for lime producer June ‘2001, p.14USA — Huber to build satellite PCC plant Aug. ‘2001, p.20FILLERS AND EXTENDERSA new calcium carbonate venture Aug. ‘1986, p.79Ledmore marble given green light Mar. ‘1990, p.163Ekaton lays off staff & seeks financing June ‘1990, p.86Swedish clarification June ‘1990, p.86US carbonate joint venture July ‘1990, p.86New Pfizer laboratory Oct. ‘1990, p.97Steetley quarry inquiry adjourned Oct. ‘1990, p.97Plüss-Staufer acquisition Nov. ‘1991, p.82Georgia Marble acquisition Nov. ‘1991, p.82ECC’s fifth PCC plant April ‘1992, p.90Calcite clue to ice ages Jan. ‘1993, p.70MTI to build PCC plant Feb. ‘1993, p.74Spanish calcium carbonate Nov. ‘1993, p.86CaCO3 shapes up to the future July ‘1995, p.66MTI heads east Aug. ‘1995, p.74MTI signs PCC deal with Boise Nov. ‘1996, p.110Praxair’s S. American carbonates Jan. ‘1997, p.114Lhoist buys Thyssen’a chalk business Mar. ‘1997, p.90Another MTI PCC plant in France June ‘1997, p.106MTI expands PCC to Germany July ‘1997, p.74New processing plant for CIMBAR Dec. ‘1997, p.82Carrara marble sector under threat May ‘1998, p.74More on European PCC May ‘1998, p.74ECC’s global PCC development July ‘1998, p.82Stoylenskiy to start chalk plant Oct. ‘1999, p.82Kemgas builds new PCC plant April ‘2000, p.82

CHROMITEARTICLESChromite deposits in the province of Kermàn, Iran (Hillebrand) May ‘1983, p.35Indian chromite - a review Sept. ‘1983, p.53Chromite - the non-metallurgical markets April ‘1985, p.17Chromite: Ladles refine demand Feb. ‘1989, p.25Chromite markets crumble Jan. ‘1993, p.48Chromite supply - A question of ownership Mar. ‘1998, p.51Chromite in crisis - Producers hold out for October recovery Feb. ‘1999, p.25Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Chromite foundry sand: Niche market status is key to survival June ‘1999, p.47Surviving the melt down - European foundry market Aug. ‘2001, p.51Shining through? Chrome chemicals reviewed (Tomkinson & Moore) Nov. ‘2001, p.61WORLD OF MINERALSPapua New Guinea — Ramu River chromite to be developed Feb. ‘1982, p.12Philippines — More chrome for Benguet May ‘1982, p.10USA — New chrome chemicals plant Aug. ‘1982, p.19

Australia — Australis enters chromite joint venture Feb. ‘1986, p.8Turkey — Chrome concentrator starts May ‘1986, p.13Oman — Chromite contract temporarily postponed June ‘1986, p.11Cuba — New investment for chromite industry Sept. ‘1986, p.9Indonesia — First large scale chromite mine Mar. ‘1988, p.9Australia — Dragon finds chromium source Nov. ‘1988, p.10South Africa — CMI buys Purity Chrome Oct. ‘1990, p.19USA — Chromium detoxification technology Aug. ‘1991, p.15South Africa — Consortium acquires Rand Mines’ chromite Dec. ‘1991, p.14South Africa — Hernic boosts chrome ore output Mar. ‘1992, p.12Oman — New chromite company gets underway July ‘1992, p.14USA — Stillwater chromite for Boulder Gold Nov. ‘1992, p.21South Africa — Bayer starts up chrome chemicals jv April ‘1996, p.31Russia — Elkem checks out Kola chromite June ‘1997, p.19Finland — Outokumpu ceases foundry chromite output Mar. ‘1998, p.12World — Chromite supply sector in ownership uncertainty Mar. ‘1998, p.19World — Latest on chromite ownership issues April ‘1998, p.39Pakistan — Chromite production update May ‘1998, p.12South Africa — Sudelektra buys JCI stake in CMI May ‘1998, p.13South Africa — Dilokong chromite mine restarts after labour unrest June ‘1998, p.17Philippines — Benguet suspends chromite output Jan. ‘1999, p.15South Africa — Bayer/Sentrachem chrome chemical plant on-line May ‘1999, p.13Germany — Minlog goes bust; $3.3m. plant for sale June ‘1999, p.13UK — Elementis cuts chrome division as profits crash Sept. ‘1999, p.17FILLERS AND EXTENDERSChromite price changes Feb. ‘1989, p.78Indians try to ban chromite exports June ‘1991, p.98Chromium dioxide plant growth Aug. ‘1991, p.58BHP/Billiton announce merger April ‘2001, p.86SPOTLIGHTChromite Sept. ‘2000, p.25

DIAMONDSARTICLESZaire’s diamond industry - Sozacom coping without CSO (Mayman) June ‘1982, p.65Guinea diamonds - first stage finance settled (Mayman) April ‘1983, p.53Diamonds: Scintillating performance in growth & prices (Harben & Nötstaller) Mar. ‘1991, p.35Lac de Gras - Canada’s Arctic diamond play (Garlick) April ‘1993, p.64COMMENTAshton’s cut? Jan. ‘1982, p.7Diamond cut backs June ‘1982, p.7Zaire trumps diamond cartel Jan. ‘1986, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSAustralia — Ashton royalty agreement Jan. ‘1982, p.9Ghana — Government diamond loan Jan. ‘1982, p.11Australia — More valuation and negotiation Feb. ‘1982, p.9Belgium — Diamond sales in 1981 Feb. ‘1982, p.9Ghana — Diamond accord with Ghana Feb. ‘1982, p.11South Africa — Diamond sales lose their sparkle Feb. ‘1982, p.15USA — Gems of honesty Feb. ‘1982, p.17Australia — Ashton values link with De Beers... April ‘1982, p.13Australia — ...and the dispute that won’t disappear April ‘1982, p.13India — Eyes on Ashton’s diamonds May ‘1982, p.9India — Improvement in diamond industry sought June ‘1982, p.9Australia — Endeavour completes Northern takeover June ‘1982, p.9Lesotho — Market recession takes toll on diamond mine June ‘1982, p.11Pakistan — Gemstone processing unit for Karachi June ‘1982, p.13Australia — Production increase expected July ‘1982, p.9India — New proposals for Ashton’s diamonds July ‘1982, p.13Australia — Ashton - 2nd quarter ‘82, diamond results Aug. ‘1982, p.9South Africa — Diamond sales show increase Aug. ‘1982, p.13South Africa — De Beers plans industrial expansion Aug. ‘1982, p.13Botswana — A third diamond mine is opened Oct. ‘1982, p.9South Africa — ...but gem prices raised Oct. ‘1982, p.13South Africa — Diamond account dives at De Beers... Oct. ‘1982, p.13Australia — Ashton mining plans agreed... Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Loan fixed for Ashton Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — ...and Northern go it alone Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Ashton set to start Dec. ‘1982, p.10Australia — Ashton - 3rd quarter ‘82, diamond results Dec. ‘1982, p.10Guinea — Diamond venture finance Dec. ‘1982, p.13Australia — Endeavour names Belgian sales outlet Feb. ‘1983, p.9Australia — Diamond dispute decision Feb. ‘1983, p.9South Africa — CSO diamond sales slow improvement Feb. ‘1983, p.13Australia — Ashton - 4th quarter sampling yields large gem Mar. ‘1983, p.9China — The diamond industry Mar. ‘1983, p.9

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South Africa — De Beers down but hope for improvement April ‘1983, p.12Zaire — Prodigal returns to De Beers April ‘1983, p.23Australia — Argyle makes a sale June ‘1983, p.9Australia — Rights issue at CRA July ‘1983, p.9South Africa — CSO diamond sales continue to improve Aug. ‘1983, p.11Australia — ...while Endeavour quits diamonds (and coal) Sept. ‘1983, p.11Australia — CRA arranges diamond finance... Sept. ‘1983, p.11South Africa — Test diamond mining by RTZ Oct. ‘1983, p.11Australia — Australia buys stake in Argyle Nov. ‘1983, p.9Australia — Construction to start at Argyle Dec. ‘1983, p.9South Africa — Diamonds for Mafeking Dec. ‘1983, p.13Guinea — Diamond start up and CSO sale Feb. ‘1984, p.10India — Panna Diamond mine loss... Feb. ‘1984, p.10India — ...Bombay plans diamond bourse Feb. ‘1984, p.10Australia — Argyle diamond production Mar. ‘1984, p.9Australia — CRA finance for Argyle April ‘1984, p.9Belgium — Marketing Australian diamonds April ‘1984, p.9Guinea — Aredor diamond mine opens May ‘1984, p.16Brazil — Diamond output surges June ‘1984, p.9Australia — ...whilst three more being exploration July ‘1984, p.9Australia — Diamond house for Argyle... July ‘1984, p.9Australia — Public offered 5% stake in Argyle Sept. ‘1984, p.15World — Prices firming for diamonds Sept. ‘1984, p.28Australia — Further details on Argyle trust Oct. ‘1984, p.9Sierra Leone — BP cuts diamond ties Nov. ‘1984, p.13South Africa — CSO - diamond sales brighten Feb. ‘1985, p.14Australia — Diamond grade declining Mar. ‘1985, p.9Japan — Synthetic diamond breakthrough June ‘1985, p.10World — CSO diamond sales increase... Aug. ‘1985, p.17World — ...Zaire defection? Aug. ‘1985, p.19Australia — Stockpiles increase Argyle’s diamond grade Sept. ‘1985, p.13Zaire — MIBA renews CSO contract Sept. ‘1985, p.23UK — Diamond futures Nov. ‘1985, p.15Australia — Argyle hits the hard stuff Jan. ‘1986, p.8World — Diamond sales recover Feb. ‘1986, p.14Namibia — De Beers accused April ‘1986, p.12World — Broadening gem retail base boosts CSO sales Aug. ‘1986, p.17Indonesia — Cash for Pelstart’s diamond ventures Oct. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Bow River diamond start-up nearer Dec. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Bow River diamond final assessment April ‘1987, p.8South Africa — De Beers record revenues April ‘1987, p.11Botswana — De Beers purchases diamond stockpile Aug. ‘1987, p.9UK — De Beers confirms Manx interest Aug. ‘1987, p.13Australia — Construction of a diamond recovery plant Oct. ‘1987, p.12USA — Carr Boyd in US diamond hunt Nov. ‘1987, p.16Indonesia — Kalimantan yields over 1,000 diamonds Mar. ‘1988, p.9World — De Beers increase synthetic diamond price Mar. ‘1988, p.15Australia — Bow River commences production April ‘1988, p.16Brazil — Diamond exploration venture Sept. ‘1988, p.17Indonesia — Acorn agreement on diamond project Sept. ‘1988, p.22Australia — Freeport Australia and Poseidon merger Feb. ‘1989, p.10Australia — CRA increases diamond stakes Feb. ‘1989, p.11Australia — Argyle diamond expansion - Ashton’s plans outlined April ‘1989, p.8South Africa — De Beers investment Jan. ‘1990, p.11Indonesia — Acorn updates diamond projects May ‘1990, p.11North America — Diamond hunt focuses on Great Lakes area July ‘1990, p.14Botswana — Diamond project announced Sept. ‘1990, p.11World — De Beers’ Soviet diamond accord Sept. ‘1990, p.19Angola — De Beers signs agreement with Endiama Feb. ‘1991, p.9Sierra Leone — Sunshine to mine African diamonds Mar. ‘1991, p.13World — De Beers to purchase Cuango diamonds May ‘1991, p.13Sierra Leone — Sunshine sparkles diamonds Aug. ‘1991, p.11Namibia — CDM opens Elizabeth Bay diamond mine Sept. ‘1991, p.22South Africa — De Beers profits drop 14% Sept. ‘1991, p.24Zimbabwe — Auridium targets diamonds Sept. ‘1991, p.25Indonesia — IDC diamond plant delay Oct. ‘1991, p.11Ghana — Private diamonds Nov. ‘1991, p.17Indonesia — IDC diamond plant initial start-up Dec. ‘1991, p.11Canada — Diamond rush at Yellowknife Jan. ‘1992, p.8Canada — Lac de Gras diamond race hits top gear May ‘1992, p.15Canada — Lac de Gras diamonds update July ‘1992, p.9Canada — Diamond hunt keeps growing Aug. ‘1992, p.9Australia — CIM confirms diamond targets Sept. ‘1992, p.9South Africa — De Beers opens new diamond mine Sept. ‘1992, p.19World — De Beers diamond profits hit by smuggling Oct. ‘1992, p.19Canada — Is diamond rush just a pipe dream? Nov. ‘1992, p.10Russia — De Beers retains control of diamond output Feb. ‘1993, p.15Australia — Philips Range diamonds jv proceeds Sept. ‘1993, p.13Zimbabwe — Auridiam develops diamond mine Sept. ‘1993, p.23Canada — Dia Met diamond tests show promise Nov. ‘1993, p.10

Namibia — Diamond exploration in the Hottentots Feb. ‘1994, p.13Russia — Diamond industry update Feb. ‘1994, p.16USA — De Beers/GE indicated over price fixing April ‘1994, p.21Canada — Diamond expoloration bubble bursts Sept. ‘1994, p.17Canada — BHP/Dia Met diamonds update Jan. ‘1995, p.9USA — GE cleared of diamond price fixing Feb. ‘1995, p.15World — Argyle decides to go it alone on diamond sales July ‘1996, p.21FILLERS AND EXTENDERSDe Beers now ready to invest in Miba May ‘1983, p.64Initial Argyle diamond sale May ‘1983, p.64Diamond not for sale Jan. ‘1985, p.71Russian diamonds Nov. ‘1991, p.82Canadian diamond hunt continues Aug. ‘1992, p.82Diamond fissure exposed by Rex May ‘1996, p.78Brazilian diamond exploration Mar. ‘1998, p.82

DIATOMITEARTICLESDiatomite - growth in the face of adversity April ‘1982, p.47Diatomite - no skeletons in the cupboard May ‘1987, p.22Spanish diatomite (Regueiro, Calvo, Elizaga,Calderon) Mar. ‘1993, p.57Diatomite - Stability under threat? April ‘1994, p.31Clarifying matters - World diatomite reviewed Mar. ‘2000, p.119WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Dansk Moler appoints Production Chemicals Mar. ‘1983, p.13USA — Waste diatomite production? May ‘1983, p.17Australia — Industrial Diatomite sale Jan. ‘1984, p.9USA — New diatomite operation Mar. ‘1984, p.19USA — Shasta diatomite construction Aug. ‘1985, p.17Mexico — Potential diatomite venture Feb. ‘1986, p.12USA — Second diatomite filter aid source for Eagle-Picher Aug. ‘1986, p.14Chile — Minera Condor diatomite deposit July ‘1987, p.9Denmark — Diatomite producers co-operate Jan. ‘1989, p.13USA — Manville to sell Celite July ‘1991, p.13USA — Celite deal sealed Oct. ‘1991, p.16Chile — Diatomite producer sold Feb. ‘1993, p.11Australia — Mallina diatomite moving ahead Aug. ‘1994, p.8Denmark — Damolin absorbs Skamol Granex in moler merger Jan. ‘1997, p.9Georgia — UK company to revive 10m. tonne diatomite deposit May ‘1998, p.11FILLERS AND EXTENDERSWhat makes a filter grade diatom? Aug. ‘1987, p.87Cluff announces diatomite interests Mar. ‘1990, p.163Diatomite project underway Mar. ‘1998, p.82SPOTLIGHTDiatomite Nov. ‘1999, p.23

DOLOMITEARTICLESDolomite - steel upturn casts ray of hope July ‘1983, p.21Applications of dolomite Oct. ‘1984, p.45Dolomite: More than just crushed stone Sept. ‘1988, p.37Indian white minerals (Parikh) Feb. ‘1998, p.69Refractory dolomite - Stainless reputation June ‘1998, p.35Poland’s refractory raw materials (Wojsa & Lukwinski) Sept. ‘1998, p.47Nordic Minerals Review - Norway (Karlsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.67Nordic Minerals Review - Sweden (Beckius & Thomaeus) Nov. ‘1998, p.79Bowed down with imports - A review of Japan’s mineral industry Dec. ‘1999, p.49WORLD OF MINERALSIndia — Dolomite brick plant proposed Feb. ‘1982, p.12Philippines — Dolomite mine now in operation Feb. ‘1982, p.12USA — Steetley buys Millersville dolomite operation Mar. ‘1983, p.17Canada — ...and dolomite BILDing also May ‘1983, p.9Spain — Parting of the ways for Steetley and the Goyoagas June ‘1983, p.14Spain — Magnesite from dolomite April ‘1987, p.11Eire — New dolomite deposit Nov. ‘1988, p.10USA — J.E. Baker celebrates centennial Mar. ‘1989, p.14India — Tata to build dolomite plant May ‘1993, p.15UK — Hepworth buys Pilkington’s dolomite Nov. ‘1993, p.19Greece — Lazaridis Marmor seeking dolomite growth June ‘1996, p.16India — Tata to raise dolomite refractory output Aug. ‘1997, p.15Australia — ..and seeks j-v partner for dolomite reserve Sept. ‘1997, p.17

FELDSPAR/NEPHELINE SYENITEARTICLESFeldspar and nepheline syenite: Filling a need? Sept. ‘1986, p.69

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Feldspar & nepheline syenite: At the mercy of the glass markets Aug. ‘1990, p.21Feldspar & nepheline syenite: Turkish delight in export sales May ‘1995, p.25Asian feldspar sources - Strong growth in ceramics (Toye) July ‘1997, p.37Feldspar in Sardinia - In pole position for ceramic markets (Benedusi) Feb. ‘1998, p.57Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals Review - Paper pigments lead growth (Pekkala) Nov. ‘1998, p.57Nordic Minerals Review - Sweden (Beckius & Thomaeus) Nov. ‘1998, p.79In a state of flux: Feldspar and nelpheline syenite reviewed Oct. ‘1999, p.43Markets for Turkish feldspar Dec. ‘1999, p.35A mixed bag - Feldspar for the sanitaryware industry (Mottet) Mar. ‘2000, p.81Stopping the rot - Anti-corrosion properties of paint minerals (Gysau) June ‘2000, p.41Industrial minerals of Spain - (Gonzalez-Barros & Sanz) July ‘2000, p.53Potential of Saudi industrial minerals Feb. ‘2001, p.60The Polish minerals industry Dec. ‘2001, p.28WORLD OF MINERALSCanada — Falconbridge dominates nepheline syenite July ‘1985, p.10World — Prices for nepheline syenite Feb. ‘1986, p.14Greece — Porcel progresses with Paranesti feldspar Mar. ‘1986, p.19USA — Feldspar in the west Feb. ‘1987, p.17USA — Steelhead Resources expands into feldspar and zeolites Sept. ‘1987, p.19Canada — Noranda and Trelleborg bid for Falconbridge Sept. ‘1989, p.16Spain — Rio Piron approaches capacity Mar. ‘1990, p.24USA — Unimin to buy Indusmin June ‘1990, p.13USA — Hecla buys Indusmin feldspar mines Feb. ‘1991, p.13USA — Nepheline syenite and silicon antidumping action Oct. ‘1991, p.16USA — Canadian nepheline syenite dumping Mar. ‘1992, p.17USA — Nepheline syenite dumping verdict June ‘1992, p.10Italy — Sardasilicati mounts sand challenge Aug. ‘1992, p.12Sweden — BMM to start feldspar production Aug. ‘1992, p.15Norway — Unimin to purchase Elkem Nefelin Oct. ‘1992, p.11Sweden — Feldspar production underway Feb. ‘1993, p.16Pakistan — Nepheline syenite plant planned June ‘1993, p.16South Africa — Pegmin opens talc & feldspar plants July ‘1993, p.16USA — Feldspar Corp. expands Spruce Pine Aug. ‘1993, p.17Greece — Mevior up for privatisation Oct. ‘1993, p.20Brazil — Comig feldspar privatised Dec. ‘1993, p.8Greece — Mevior privatisation update Dec. ‘1993, p.12USA — Feldspar Corp. sells Montpelier aplite Dec. ‘1993, p.21Italy — Minerali Industriali expands feldspar operations Feb. ‘1994, p.12Norway — North Cape to buy Franzfoss feldspar Feb. ‘1994, p.13Greece — Meviour privatisation finalised June ‘1994, p.12Malaysia — Commercial starts up glass grade feldspar June ‘1994, p.15Portugal — New source of ceramic raw materials Nov. ‘1994, p.24USA — Newcomer to nepheline syenite May ‘1995, p.17India — Gimpex upgrades feldspar production Oct. ‘1995, p.16India — Mahavir Minerals boosts feldspar output Dec. ‘1995, p.13Italy — Minerali makes new feldspar purchase Jan. ‘1996, p.10Brazil — Feldspar Corp. investing in local production June ‘1996, p.13Canada — Kaolin and feldspar from Daren Resources Nov. ‘1996, p.9Europe — Partek Nordkalk/Sibelco in quartz and feldspar j-v Oct. ‘1997, p.12Australia — Investors sought for alaskite project Sept. ‘1998, p.9Turkey — New port facilities to aid feldspar exports Sept. ‘1998, p.23Australia — New soda feldspar operation on stream Oct. ‘1998, p.9USA — Unimin cuts quartz production as Asian crisis bites Dec. ‘1998, p.19Germany — WBB acquires V&B’s clay and feldspar Feb. ‘1999, p.15Finland — Sibelco buys remaining stak ein SP Minerals June ‘1999, p.12Morocco — Maffei to start K-spar through Smimtaf j-v Oct. ‘1999, p.12Australia — Unimin snaps up Normandy Industrial Minerals Aug. ‘2000, p.8Germany — DAM buys WBB’s Turkismuhle feldspar Sept. ‘2000, p.13USA — KT Clay for sale - if the price is right Sept. ‘2000, p.20Canada — SAMC to develop 20,000 tpa feldspar operation Oct. ‘2001, p.9USA — Alchemy moves forward with feldspar Jan. ‘2002, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSGreece’s ETVA to exploit feldspar Feb. ‘1985, p.73Feldspar clarification Nov. ‘1986, p.81Only an Iota to, and from, Unimin Jan. ‘1987, p.63Unimin closes Indusmin deal with Falconbridge Aug. ‘1990, p.70Nepheline syenite dumping verdict June ‘1992, p.78Lhoist Group acquires Didier plants Nov. ‘1992, p.90Finnish/Balgian SP Minerals j-v Jan. ‘1998, p.62Feldspar production to restart Dec. ‘1998, p.82Guzman opens new storage facility Jan. ‘2001, p.74

FLUORSPARARTICLESThe Swiss Aluminium Mining project at Weardale (Hughes) Feb. ‘1982, p.57The Brassington barytes/fluorspar/lead project (Sprinkel) Feb. ‘1982, p.61Fluorspar - falling prices as capacity leads demand June ‘1982, p.25

The fluorspar industry of Thailand 1976 - 81 (Rachdawong) Aug. ‘1982, p.53Minerals in welding fluxes - the whys and wherefores Mar. ‘1985, p.19North American fluorspar Nov. ‘1985, p.37The world’s fluorspar industry Mar. ‘1987, p.17Fluorine chemicals - what future after the big freeze? Nov. ‘1988, p.77GNP, - effect on fluorspar markets (Taylor & Rebolleda) Oct. ‘1989, p.57China as a source of acid grade fluorspar (Skornicki) Oct. ‘1989, p.65Fluorspar markets in transition July ‘1990, p.21Fluorspar producers: Fighting for survival May ‘1991, p.17Fluorspar producers - Cracks in the Chinese wall? April ‘1993, p.36Fluorspar’s future fortunes - Play it again Samine! July ‘1993, p.21The future for acid-grade fluorspar in Europe June ‘1995, p.55African fluorspar - Fighting fit and looking to expand Sept. ‘1997, p.85Fluorspar 1997 - Optimistic outlook overall Dec. ‘1997, p.25Refined ideas - Fluorspar purity the goal for Minera Las Cuevas* May ‘1998, p.45European acidspar - An overview of production (Huxtable) May ‘1998, p.49HF supply and demand in Japan and Asia (Omura) Oct. ‘1998, p.91A see-thaw market: The ups and downs of European HF May ‘1999, p.41Improvements in of AIF3 and HF technologies (Dreveton & Bose) Aug. ‘1999, p.50Chinese fluorspar (Wei) Oct. ‘1999, p.30Fluosilicic acid - An alternative source of HF (Dreveton) July ‘2000, p.43Fluorochemicals - Keeping their cool? Mar. ‘2001, p.55Chinese fluorspar market - Tracking the transition (Liancheng) Oct. ‘2001, p.47COMMENTNo fat in fluorspar April ‘1982, p.13Fluorspar free and firming Mar. ‘1984, p.7Fluorspar’s future: a question of economics Mar. ‘1987, p.7How to fill the ozone gap April ‘1987, p.7Fluorspar fears and fortunes July ‘1991, p.7The price of free trade May ‘1992, p.13Charity begins at home Dec. ‘1993, p.7Feel-good factor for fluorspar May ‘1995, p.7Fluorspar - whatsoever a man sowth… June ‘1999, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Exit Samuk, enter Weardale Minerals... Sept. ‘1982, p.22UK — Dresser pulls out from Ryder Point fluorspar July ‘1983, p.13France — Chambre Syndicate figures for 1982 Aug. ‘1983, p.9USA — Fluorspar in distress Aug. ‘1983, p.18France — Fluorspar and barytes ‘83 report July ‘1984, p.10Mexico — El Refugio fluorspar shot down July ‘1984, p.11Spain — Fluoruros develop underground mine July ‘1984, p.13Canada — Newfoundland & Labrador mineral production May ‘1985, p.9Italy — Stava dam disaster Aug. ‘1985, p.13France — Pechiney increases fluorspar interests Nov. ‘1985, p.12World — Fluorspar unit cost study... April ‘1986, p.19UK — Laporte wins fluorspar planning permission May ‘1986, p.13Kenya — Kenya Fluorspar improves product quality Aug. ‘1986, p.9Canada — St. Lawrence Fluorspar on stream Feb. ‘1987, p.8World — Acidspar prices in a flux Feb. ‘1987, p.18UK — Deepwood to develop acidspar May ‘1987, p.16World — Ozone issue yet to be resolved June ‘1987, p.17Namibia — Okorusu fluorspar in the wings July ‘1987, p.11UK — UK fluorspar prices under pressure Aug. ‘1987, p.15India — GMDC to expand fluorspar capacity Sept. ‘1987, p.11USA — Ozark-Mahoning to acquire fluorspar reserves Mar. ‘1988, p.15France — Flotation plant for SIC May ‘1988, p.9World — Fluorspar prices firm July ‘1988, p.14Namibia — Fluorspar coming soon April ‘1989, p.9Greenland — Natural cryolite mine closed July ‘1989, p.10World — Fluorspar price rise compensates for uncertain markets Mar. ‘1990, p.29World — Minworth in receivership Feb. ‘1991, p.16UK — Isceon refrigerant to replace R502 Mar. ‘1991, p.14UK — Weardale fluorspar mines sold July ‘1991, p.13Canada — St Lawrence Fluorspar for sale Aug. ‘1991, p.8Namibia — Okorusu halts fluorspar production Dec. ‘1991, p.12Mexico — CMV extends chemicals production Feb. ‘1992, p.11UK — BNF fluorochemicals business Mar. ‘1992, p.14USA — Du Pont authorises HFC plant Mar. ‘1992, p.17UK — Cornish acidspar source? May ‘1992, p.24USA — Silver Glance fluorspar exploration May ‘1992, p.33EU — Fluorspar dumping initiated June ‘1992, p.10USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Turkey — Taneks to start up quartz and fluorspar production Oct. ‘1992, p.12USA — Fluorite deposit development Oct. ‘1992, p.19UK — Fluorspar/barytes plant nears completion Dec. ‘1992, p.12USA — Silverspar announces fluorspar timetable Jan. ‘1993, p.15USA — Silverspar fluorspar developments Feb. ‘1993, p.23Europe — EU awaits acidspar decision April ‘1993, p.9Europe — Provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese fluorspar Oct. ‘1993, p.18

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Brazil — Paranapanema to produce cryolite Dec. ‘1993, p.9France — Secme fluorspar suffers Dec. ‘1993, p.12Mexico — Aimcor sale includes fluorspar stake Dec. ‘1993, p.17Namibia — Fluorspar mine receives EU payday Dec. ‘1993, p.17UK — Potential new (?) fluorspar source Dec. ‘1993, p.20UK — Dying Swan faces final curtain Jan. ‘1994, p.17Europe — Economic Area extends export opportunites Feb. ‘1994, p.9USA — Du Pont extends CFC production Feb. ‘1994, p.20Letter to the Editor - Re: Charity begins at home - Dec. ‘93 issue Feb. ‘1994, p.23Netherlands — Akzo to sell CFC site to AlliedSignal Mar. ‘1994, p.16South Africa — Gencor closes Buffalo Fluorspar Mar. ‘1994, p.17Europe — Firm fluorspar floor price finalised April ‘1994, p.15USA — Massive fluorspar stockpile sales Dec. ‘1994, p.12Canada — Another lease of life for St Lawrence fluorspar? Sept. ‘1995, p.11USA — ...but fluorspar not completely dead Feb. ‘1996, p.19USA — Ozark fluorspar mine closure... Feb. ‘1996, p.19World — Mixed outlook for HF Feb. ‘1996, p.20UK — Deepwood to increase production in ‘96 Mar. ‘1996, p.19Morocco — Fluorspar mine for sale April ‘1996, p.24Kenya — Kenya Flurospar privatised May ‘1996, p.13Morocco — Samine fluorspar sale update July ‘1996, p.11Spain — Minersa buys HF plant Aug. ‘1996, p.16Morocco — ONA increases stake in Samine fluorspar Oct. ‘1996, p.13China — Magnesia, fluorspar, talc, bauxite exports for 1997 Dec. ‘1996, p.10Germany — Bayer subsidiary exits fluorspar business Dec. ‘1996, p.17Mexico — Fluorspar renaissance set to continue Mar. ‘1997, p.15Namibia — Solvay buys Okorusu fluorspar Aug. ‘1997, p.15China — Export licence bidding rounds & rumours Dec. ‘1997, p.9Canada — Burin Minerals fluorspar progress Sept. ‘1998, p.13China — Fluorspar export quotas dropped Sept. ‘1998, p.17UK — Durham fluorspar mine closures imminent Oct. ‘1998, p.15China — Chinese export licence latest April ‘1999, p.8Europe — EC Reviews fluorspar anti-dumping duties April ‘1999, p.10South Africa — Phelps Dodge and Bayer sell fluorspar mines May ‘1999, p.13South Africa — Metorex buys Bayer’s fluorspar mine June ‘1999, p.14South Africa — Phelps Dodge fluorspar sold to S.A. Land & Exploration for $12.3m.

July ‘1999, p.13USA — AlliedSignal boosts fluorocarbons Aug. ‘1999, p.19UK — Laporte to close UK fluorspar operations Sept. ‘1999, p.8Canada — Burin Fluorspar/Blue Desert Mining merger Oct. ‘1999, p.9Europe — EC to uphold duties on Chinese fluorspar Nov. ‘2000, p.11South Africa — Buffalo fluorspar recommissioned Jan. ‘2001, p.17Italy — Potential buyers wait in wings for Ausimont Sept. ‘2001, p.13France — Solvay Fluor to build HCFC alternative plant Oct. ‘2001, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSMinworth to re-open Newfoundland fluorspar June ‘1984, p.71Fluoruros suspends operations Oct. ‘1986, p.68Acidspar setting sail at $70 FOB Sept. ‘1987, p.114New fluorite mine Dec. ‘1987, p.106Fluorspar price adjustment April ‘1988, p.179Minworth gains full control of Newfoundland Fluorspar Nov. ‘1988, p.106Seaforth fluorspar April ‘1990, p.78Fluorspar prices to drop? Sept. ‘1990, p.89Mexican fluorspar duty June ‘1993, p.78Fluorspar decision awaited July ‘1993, p.66Elf to close fluorspar mine Jan. ‘1996, p.70Laporte CaFF(2)F golden jubilee Aug. ‘1996, p.74SIC fluorspar mine on stand-by May ‘1997, p.78Aichem to build AlFF(3)F plant June ‘1998, p.98Durham fluorspar update Nov. ‘1998, p.114Laporte Minerals under new ownership Dec. ‘1999, p.74Ec quotas for halogen products July ‘2000, p.102Bush rejects Kyoto May ‘2001, p.74Asahi Glass ups US fluorine resins June ‘2001, p.102Solvay in talks to acquire Ausimont Jan. ‘2002, p.82SPOTLIGHTFluorspar Mar. ‘2000, p.29

GRAPHITEARTICLESNiagara Falls electrominerals Feb. ‘1983, p.39Graphite - drawing on mixed sources July ‘1984, p.37Graphite: Current shortfall in flake supply Dec. ‘1988, p.23North American graphite: Stability eroded by oversupply Jan. ‘1991, p.37Graphite - Prices flaking away Feb. ‘1993, p.27Merelani flake - New source refractory graphite (Martineau) Sept. ‘1993, p.49Graphite in refractories - Past, present and future (Kenan) Sept. ‘1993, p.73

Natural and synthetic graphite powders - A minor mineral with major importance

(Riddle & Kenan) Nov. ‘1995, p.61Graphite - Applications & Developments (Hand) Mar. ‘1996, p.69A cast of thousands - A review of India’s foundry industry July ‘1999, p.45Graphite - High-tech supply sharpens up Nov. ‘2000, p.31COMMENTA graphite phoenix to rise from the ashes Feb. ‘1988, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSJapan — Sumitomo to consolidate graphite fibre output Jan. ‘1982, p.11Canada — Flake graphite prospects Feb. ‘1982, p.9USA — Airco expands graphite facilities Feb. ‘1982, p.17USA — Graphite electrodes from China Mar. ‘1982, p.14France — Union Carbide leaves venture June ‘1982, p.9France — Graphite fibre approval June ‘1982, p.9Mozambique — Funding for Kenmare graphite... May ‘1983, p.17South Africa — A new graphite deposit at Mtubatuba Sept. ‘1983, p.17Italy — Chisone out of graphite June ‘1984, p.10World — Graphite prices altered in IM Aug. ‘1984, p.17USA — Superior buys graphite products plant Nov. ‘1984, p.15Norway — Fire destroys Skaland’s graphite plant June ‘1985, p.10Canada — NS graphite prospect Feb. ‘1986, p.10Canada — Princeton develops flake graphite deposit April ‘1986, p.10USA — Superior expansion Sept. ‘1986, p.17Canada — Option taken on Princeton’s graphite Dec. ‘1986, p.8Canada — More on Princeton graphite Mar. ‘1987, p.12USA — BOC finds buyer for US carbon division Sept. ‘1987, p.22Australia — Elders invests in carbon Nov. ‘1987, p.8Canada — Cal Graphite goes ahead Dec. ‘1987, p.9Canada — Graphite pre-feasibility April ‘1988, p.16USA — BOC to sell off graphite ops...and is sued by Horsehead April ‘1988, p.25Canada — Cal Graphite on hold June ‘1988, p.9Mexico — Grafito de Mexico doubles capacity Feb. ‘1989, p.13Canada — More on Mazarin Graphite April ‘1989, p.9Canada — Cal-Graphite set for June production May ‘1989, p.9Australia — Gwalia enters graphite j-v Sept. ‘1989, p.13USA — New synthetic graphite from Pfizer Oct. ‘1989, p.22Canada — Australian interest in Canadian graphite Nov. ‘1989, p.9Canada — Stratmin graphite developments Nov. ‘1989, p.9Canada — Market allows Victoria Graphite to take aim Mar. ‘1990, p.21Mexico — Mexican graphite reaches target April ‘1990, p.9Canada — Imetal acquires Stratmin graphite interest June ‘1990, p.8Canada — Mazarin graphite sales in Europe & Far East July ‘1990, p.9Australia — Gwalia j-v acquires graphite tenements Sept. ‘1990, p.11Canada — Cal-Graphite October start up Sept. ‘1990, p.12Canada — Lac Knife graphite accord Sept. ‘1990, p.12Canada — Canadian graphite - tale of two companies Nov. ‘1990, p.14Canada — Global Graphite processing plant Nov. ‘1990, p.14USA — Mitsubishi buys 50% UCAR Carbon stake Jan. ‘1991, p.10USSR — USSR-USA graphite joint venture Feb. ‘1991, p.16Canada — Imetal underlines confidence in Stratmin May ‘1991, p.8Australia — Gwalia to proceed with Munglinup graphite July ‘1991, p.8Canada — Cal Graphite progress Oct. ‘1991, p.9Norway — Elkem acquires Skaland Graphite Oct. ‘1991, p.11Canada — Stratmin resumes full graphite production Dec. ‘1991, p.9Mexico — Graphite mining expansion by Minera Montemayor Dec. ‘1991, p.12UK — James Durrans acquires Carl Dellmann Dec. ‘1991, p.16Australia — Gwalia acquires rest of Munglinup graphite Jan. ‘1992, p.8Namibia — Nambian graphite update Mar. ‘1992, p.11USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Madagascar — Graphite mine for sale Dec. ‘1992, p.9Canada — Stratmin tests by-product mica Jan. ‘1993, p.8Tanzania — Samax proceeds with graphite Feb. ‘1993, p.19Australia — Gwalia nearing graphite production June ‘1993, p.12Mexico — New plant for Grafito Superior Aug. ‘1993, p.13Namibia — Rossing shelves graphite project Nov. ‘1993, p.16Brazil — New graphite mine due on stream Dec. ‘1993, p.9Sweden — Graphite potential Dec. ‘1993, p.18Mozambique — Superior to distribute graphite Feb. ‘1994, p.13Namibia — Partner sought for graphite project Mar. ‘1994, p.16Africa — Graphite projects underway June ‘1994, p.9Switzerland — Imetal buys Lonza synthetic graphite Aug. ‘1994, p.14Canada — Victoria Graphite starts production Sept. ‘1994, p.17North America — Applied Carbon halts graphite output Sept. ‘1994, p.20Norway — Elkem sells Skaland graphite to consortium Feb. ‘1995, p.12Tanzania — Samax starts shipping Merelani flake graphite July ‘1995, p.16Sweden — Woxna launches graphite operation Dec. ‘1995, p.13Norway — Skaland graphite aims for seamless transition Dec. ‘1995, p.15Brazil — New mine & plant for Nacional de Grafite Feb. ‘1996, p.9Germany — Hoechst sells half of SGL Carbon AG June ‘1996, p.16Canada — Imetal in full control of Stratmin Graphite Dec. ‘1996, p.10

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Africa — Going on in graphite July ‘1997, p.9Australia — Stake in Uley graphite up for grabs Sept. ‘1997, p.17China — Integrated Carbonics in new graphite j-v Feb. ‘1998, p.11Switzerland — Timcal - new agent for Stratmin Graphite April ‘1998, p.33USA — Unocal mulls options for Molycorp business & Poco Graphite July ‘1998, p.8Tanzania — Merelani graphite operation finally folds July ‘1998, p.14China — Pilot plant trials at ICC graphite j-v Sept. ‘1998, p.17China — Business as usual for reformed Nanshu graphite Nov. ‘1998, p.10Sweden — Superior Graphite completes expansion July ‘1999, p.15China — Chinese flake graphite joint venture Feb. ‘2000, p.10Canada — UCAR and Mazarin flake graphite MOU June ‘2000, p.9Ukraine — ZGC upgrades graphite mine June ‘2000, p.19Australia — Uley graphite talks collapse Oct. ‘2000, p.9China — UCAR graphite electrode j-v with Jilin Carbon Nov. ‘2000, p.10Germany — Final chapter in graphite antitrust investigations Nov. ‘2000, p.14Poland — SGL buys majority in ZEW graphite Dec. ‘2000, p.13USA — SGL and H Power to develop fuel cell graphite Dec. ‘2000, p.14China — UCAR/Jilin Carbon complete graphite electrode j-v June ‘2001, p.11China — Liumao graphite expansion June ‘2001, p.11India — Graphite India electrode expansion July ‘2001, p.14Sweden — Woxna graphite mine temporary closure July ‘2001, p.16Australia — Revival hopes continue for Uley graphite Aug. ‘2001, p.11Europe — EC “double jeopardy” with new graphite fines Sept. ‘2001, p.10China — CIMC4 updates magnesite, sillimanite and graphite status Nov. ‘2001, p.17

FILLERS AND EXTENDERS...as F & S ties up graphite agency May ‘1985, p.73Skaland Grafitwerk go-ahead Aug. ‘1986, p.79Graphite fibre winner and loser Feb. ‘1987, p.79Cal Graphite progress June ‘1987, p.77Cal Graphite coming through Aug. ‘1988, p.82Barrack/Bisset Creek option expires Feb. ‘1990, p.78Stratmin Graphite closes leased plant Feb. ‘1991, p.82Cambior withdraws from Mazarin Graphite project May ‘1991, p.78Graphite prices decline Dec. ‘1992, p.70New flake graphite supplier Nov. ‘1995, p.94Graphite price changes Nov. ‘1995, p.94Cars to run on graphite? Mar. ‘1997, p.90Integrated Carbonics progress June ‘1998, p.98

GYPSUMARTICLESGypsum - optimism within a board market Oct. ‘1983, p.19Silica Sand and Gypsum: Australian export commodities (Brown) Oct. ‘1986, p.40Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61World gypsum - a review: Slowdown anticipated April ‘1988, p.57The gypsum industry in Australia (Adamson) April ‘1988, p.83World by-product gypsum utilisation (Ellison & Makansi) Mar. ‘1990, p.33FGD and chemical gypsum: Waste or commercial resource? (Harben) July ‘1991, p.47Gypsum supply - Building on firm foundations Jan. ‘1998, p.27Industrial minerals of the Arab world Dec. ‘1999, p.40Wallboard Wonderland - The North American gypsum market Jan. ‘2001, p.28Asian paper - Caught in a capacity crunch May ‘2001, p.39The Polish minerals industry Dec. ‘2001, p.28COMMENTTwo’s company... Aug. ‘1990, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSCanada — Caisse and Domtar Mar. ‘1982, p.9USA — Problems for by-product gypsum? May ‘1982, p.11Pakistan — Plans for development of gypsum deposits June ‘1982, p.11Canada — ...and buys into Domtar Nov. ‘1982, p.10Netherlands — Test plant for alpha-gypsum Mar. ‘1983, p.11Canada — US/Canadian/British Gypsum June ‘1983, p.11USA — A share in National Gypsum for sale June ‘1983, p.19USA — Gardinier gets its dump Aug. ‘1984, p.13USA — Gypsum fibre filler Aug. ‘1984, p.14Australia — New bulk carrier for gypsum Nov. ‘1984, p.9USA — American Gypsum purchased April ‘1985, p.14Libya — Danes win gypsum development contract Dec. ‘1985, p.12USA — Atlantic Gypsum contract Oct. ‘1986, p.12Eire — and gypsum shows promise July ‘1987, p.10Eire — North West to prove gypsum and calcite... July ‘1987, p.10UK — Redland entry into plasterboard Oct. ‘1987, p.15UK — Redland venture first deal Oct. ‘1987, p.15Eire — North West begins gypsum talks Nov. ‘1987, p.9USA — Hardie buys into gypsum Nov. ‘1987, p.17UK — Further developments in plasterboard Dec. ‘1987, p.16

UK — Plasterboard saga continues Jan. ‘1988, p.11USA — Georgia-Pacific to build wallboard plant Jan. ‘1988, p.12Eire — Increased gypsum reserves for North West Mar. ‘1988, p.9UK — Knauf to build Goole plant Nov. ‘1988, p.13UK — ...and reaches gypsum agreement Dec. ‘1988, p.18UK — North West fights unwelcome suitor... Dec. ‘1988, p.18UK — North West triumphs Jan. ‘1989, p.17UK — British Gypsum fined by EU Jan. ‘1989, p.17UK — North West board deposed June ‘1989, p.13France — CSR-Redland j-v buys Esogypse July ‘1989, p.10Spain — New gypsum board plant Jan. ‘1990, p.11UK — Gypsum contract awarded April ‘1990, p.13UK — FGD gypsum contract awarded June ‘1990, p.9Spain — BPB buys gypsum stake Aug. ‘1990, p.15France — BPB buys Poliet plaster Sept. ‘1990, p.15Sweden — Euroc and Partek exchange minerals for plasterboard Oct. ‘1990, p.19Netherlands — FGD gypsum jv Nov. ‘1990, p.18UK — NEI’s new mini gypsum plants Dec. ‘1990, p.10UK — Tioxide-Knauf gypsum agreement Dec. ‘1990, p.13USA — USG restructure debt Feb. ‘1991, p.13Canada — Eastern Gypsum Inc. facilities for sale Aug. ‘1991, p.9USA — USG losses build Oct. ‘1991, p.16Denmark — Knauf acquires Danish plasterboard interests Feb. ‘1992, p.9France — RP in consortium to develop gypsum markets Mar. ‘1992, p.11USA — National Gypsum Chapter 11 progress June ‘1992, p.15Germany — Lurgi wins flue gas plant contract Nov. ‘1992, p.14USA — USG to file under Chapter 11 Nov. ‘1992, p.19Thailand — TGP opens new gypsum plant Feb. ‘1993, p.19World — Lafarge expansion moves Dec. ‘1993, p.21Canada — Domtar to spin off gypsum July ‘1994, p.8Germany — BPB to build Berlin plasterboard plant July ‘1994, p.11USA — National Gypsum mulls takeover bid Jan. ‘1995, p.17Spain — BPB buys plasterboard plant Mar. ‘1995, p.19USA — Competition hots up for National Gypsum April ‘1995, p.19Saudi Arabia — Babcock building gypsum plants May ‘1995, p.12Finland — Kemira increases gypsum pigment June ‘1995, p.13USA — National Gypsum agrees to third Delcor bid June ‘1995, p.19Thailand — Siam Gypsum investing in new wallboard plant July ‘1995, p.16Australia — Dampier close to gypsum export deal Nov. ‘1995, p.15North America — Georgia Pacific buys Domtar’s gypsum arm Dec. ‘1995, p.13Australia — Dampier to proceed with gypsum project Jan. ‘1996, p.8Canada — New gypsum deposit in Newfoundland Feb. ‘1996, p.9Nigeria — Ban on barytes, kaolin, & gypsum import Aug. ‘1996, p.14USA — National Gypsum to build new plant Feb. ‘1997, p.19Australia — Lake MacLeod Gypsum secures Asian exports Aug. ‘1997, p.9Europe — Lafarge expands gypsum with Gyvlon Aug. ‘1997, p.10USA — More gypsum wallboard for Georgia-Pacific Aug. ‘1997, p.21Europe — BPB creates giant plasters division Sept. ‘1997, p.23Mexico — Gypsum mine development by Yesera Jan. ‘1998, p.12Germany — Turm Gips invests in new gypsum mine Jan. ‘1998, p.12USA — USG to build $112m. Gypsum wallboard plant June ‘1998, p.21Europe — BPB acquires full control of Gyproc Dec. ‘1998, p.13Europe — EC raids offices of plasterboard giants - BPB shares fall Jan. ‘1999, p.14UK — BPB’s CEO resigns after EC’s alleged cartel raids Feb. ‘1999, p.19World — Lafarge expanding via acquisition & investment Mar. ‘1999, p.19USA — Lafarge to build No. 1 wallboard facility May ‘1999, p.15East Asia — BPB invests £48m. In gypsum Jan. ‘2000, p.9Malaysia — Anti-dumping duties on Thai gypsum Mar. ‘2000, p.21World — Lafarge and Boral to merge Asian gypsum April ‘2000, p.16USA — BPB to acquire Celotex wallboard July ‘2000, p.17Asia — BPB develops Asian presence Aug. ‘2000, p.9Germany — Synthetic gypsum plasterboard plant for Lafarge Jan. ‘2001, p.13Kazakhstan — GeoAfrica abandons barytes and gypsum acquisition Jan. ‘2001, p.13Syria — Syria opens door to mining investment Mar. ‘2001, p.15Thailand — Siam Gypsum sells stake to Lafarge Boral April ‘2001, p.19Europe — EU warns on plasterboard prices June ‘2001, p.11World — Gypsum lowers Lafarge earningsby 14% Oct. ‘2001, p.19Turkey — BPB buys Turkish plaster for £4.8m. Nov. ‘2001, p.19FILLERS AND EXTENDERSBPB buys Inveryeso July ‘1990, p.86National Gypsum goes chapter 11 Nov. ‘1990, p.91National Gypsum considers take-over bid Dec. ‘1994, p.70Knauf in Lunan gypsum j-v Sept. ‘1997, p.126Lafarge/Onoda Chinese gypsum j-v Dec. ‘1997, p.82Siam Cement gypsum plant May ‘1998, p.74Siam Cement gypsum board plant June ‘1998, p.98Shanghai plasterboard plant July ‘1998, p.82Knauf heads south for gypsum Sept. ‘1998, p.110Gypsum radioactivity June ‘2000, p.90

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SPOTLIGHTGypsum May ‘2000, p.19

IRON OXIDEARTICLESIron oxide pigments; Construction adds a touch of colour Mar. ‘1989, p.89Inorganic coloured pigments - Iron oxides looking for a rosy future Feb. ‘1994, p.49WORLD OF MINERALSBrazil — Minerals project development Dec. ‘1982, p.10USA — Hoover buys Hercules pigment plant Mar. ‘1984, p.31World — Increase in iron oxide deman June ‘1984, p.14Australia — Eagle to mine magnetite Aug. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Portman’s high grade magnetite confirmed Sept. ‘1986, p.9USA — Pfizer to sell iron oxide division Nov. ‘1988, p.14USA — Pfizer iron oxide sale off Feb. ‘1989, p.18USA — Mobay to get Columbian iron oxide Sept. ‘1989, p.23Australia — Doral Magnetite boost Nov. ‘1989, p.8Australia — Tasmanian iron oxide feasibility study Mar. ‘1990, p.19UK — Synthetic MIO plan nears completion Mar. ‘1990, p.24USA — Iron oxide - corporate developments May ‘1990, p.16Australia — Savage defines major iron oxide resource Mar. ‘1991, p.8World — Harcros raises colours May ‘1991, p.13UK — Hopton and Via Gellia merge July ‘1991, p.13Australia — Imdex MIO production progress Sept. ‘1998, p.10World — Laporte announces sale of non-core businesses Nov. ‘2000, p.21FILLERS AND EXTENDERSA comment on iron oxide Mar. ‘1985, p.84Cookson to produce synthetic MIO Jan. ‘1989, p.66Iron oxide paints a golden picture Nov. ‘1990, p.91Stewart Lake Bulgarian iron oxide interest Oct. ‘1991, p.70SPOTLIGHTIron Oxide April ‘1999, p.19

KAOLIN/HALLOYSITEARTICLESKaolin - Low growth markets put emphasis on quality May ‘1982, p.17A profile of the Williamstown kaolin-sillimanite-mica deposits Jan. ‘1984, p.37Propecting for clay (Talbott) May ‘1985, p.57Special clays: Halloysite - for high quality ceramics Sept. ‘1985, p.50Pugu Kaolin: A project under development (Jengo & Heikkila) Jan. ‘1986, p.41Evans Clay: Building kaolin sales in a flat market Mar. ‘1986, p.87World kaolins: Genesis, exploitation, and application (Bristow) July ‘1987, p.45Kaolin: Paper underpins current demand July ‘1987, p.62Kaolin - an Australian perspective (O’Connell, Evans & Hynch) Dec. ‘1989, p.54Kaolin: Coating clays provide optimism Feb. ‘1991, p.19SOKA’s forty years in kaolin: Specialising in ceramics May ‘1991, p.57Kaolin producers move upmarket Oct. ‘1993, p.51Kaolins and carbonate rocks in Portugal - April ‘1994, p.95China’s kaolin resources - A whistle stop tour July ‘1995, p.39Southern specialties - Georgia kaolin belt reviewed Feb. ‘1996, p.53Refractory clays - Dump and be damned Mar. ‘1996, p.55Forecasting for greenfield kaolin projects (Pleeth) Jan. ‘1997, p.59Kaolinite & halloysite - ASEAN resource & trade (Harvey) May ‘1997, p.55European market trends (de Decker) Dec. ‘1997, p.29What is IMA? Europe’s Industrial Minerals Association profiled April ‘1998, p.43Poland’s refractory raw materials ( Wojsa & Lukwinski) Sept. ‘1998, p.47Ukraine’s minerals: First steppes in world market Oct. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals - Finland: Paper pigment lead growth (Pekkala) Nov. ‘1998, p.57Egyptian kaolin: New law - higher grades (Abdel-Khalek) Nov. ‘1998, p.95New trends in kaolin for paper - Synthetic pigments reviewed (Curtis) Feb. ‘1999, p.63The final frontier: Kaolin processing liquidity (Adler) April ‘1999, p.59Opportunities in New South Wales: (Lishmund, Paterson & Ray) May ‘1999, p.57A view to changing horizons: Germany’s minerals reviewed Aug. ‘1999, p.25White minerals in plastics - Market development (De Decker) Sept. ‘1999, p.59High grade kaolin fillers - Production review (Harben & Virta) Nov. ‘1999, p.25High grade kaolin fillers - Trade & distribution (Harben & Virta) Jan. ‘2000, p.34Blending benefits - Kaolin for European ceramics (Canning) Mar. ‘2000, p.75An update on industrial minerals in Jordan (Al Ali) Mar. ‘2000, p.107Paper pigments - Market dynamics & outlook (Ionides) June ‘2000, p.29Industrial minerals of Spain - (Gonzalez-Barros & Sanz) July ‘2000, p.53New Zealand’s IM potential (Christie, Douch, Winfield & Thompson) July ‘2000, p.66Natural born fillers - Vast potential on India’s doorstep Aug. ‘2000, p.34All right on the white? TiOF(2)F versus alternative white minerals May ‘2001, p.27The real deal - Brazil’s industrial minerals markets & supply Aug. ‘2001, p.26The Polish minerals industry Dec. ‘2001, p.28COMMENT

Kaolin ownership changes May ‘2000, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUK — ECC scotches rumours Mar. ‘1982, p.13USA — Calcined kaolin from Huber Mar. ‘1982, p.16USA — Clay in LDPE July ‘1982, p.12Indonesia — Paper-graded kaolin production scheduled July ‘1982, p.15South Africa — Opposition to kaolin plant July ‘1982, p.19UK — China clay in Stoke Oct. ‘1982, p.15USA — Aluminium from kaolin Dec. ‘1982, p.17UK — Modest improvement in ECC Jan. ‘1983, p.18UK — ECC ready for market improvement Mar. ‘1983, p.14USA — Southern clay expands under ECC May ‘1983, p.14USA — New kaolin production Sept. ‘1983, p.23UK — 2nd half pushes ECC to £46.5m Jan. ‘1984, p.13USA — AlCl from Kaolin Mar. ‘1984, p.18USA — Wilkinson Minerals appoints agents Oct. ‘1984, p.15Australia — New paper grade kaolin from Comalco Nov. ‘1984, p.9USA — Engelhard buys Freeport Kaolin Dec. ‘1984, p.17USA — Babcock & Wilcox sell kaolin Feb. ‘1985, p.15USA — Kaolin suit settled April ‘1985, p.15USA — Kaolin land fight May ‘1985, p.11Spain — Paper coating clay plant officially opened Aug. ‘1985, p.13Canada — Ekaton in kaolin venture Nov. ‘1985, p.11USA — Albion extending to fillers Dec. ‘1985, p.12Canada — Ekaton study gives go-ahead for Saskatchewan kaolin June ‘1986, p.8USA — Engelhard expansion Dec. ‘1986, p.14Australia — Comalco starts kaolin export Jan. ‘1987, p.9UK — ECC consolidates Spanish kaolin Feb. ‘1987, p.13UK — ...and wins control of Fuji’s CaCOF(3)F Feb. ‘1987, p.13USA — New kaolin calciner April ‘1987, p.21Canada — Kaolin feasibility study completed May ‘1987, p.9UK — ECC strengthens Pacific operations June ‘1987, p.13Canada — Ekaton signs letter of intent July ‘1987, p.9Spain — ECC expands Spanish Kaolin interest Sept. ‘1987, p.13USA — Engelhard increases calcined kaolin capacity Nov. ‘1987, p.19Canada — Kaolin test mining Dec. ‘1987, p.9World — ECC expanding clays in the UK... Dec. ‘1987, p.17World — ...and on three continents Dec. ‘1987, p.17USA — Englehard in major expansion programme Feb. ‘1988, p.14UK — ECC half-year profits up 39% June ‘1988, p.12USA — Cyprus to sell clay and kaolin operations to Hale Minerals June ‘1988, p.13USA — Cyprus clay to Hecla after Hale deal collapse Sept. ‘1988, p.26USA — Wilkinson expands kaolin interests Oct. ‘1988, p.24Australia — ECC consolidates kaolin position Nov. ‘1988, p.8Canada — Esso out of Ekaton’s Wood Mountain kaolin Nov. ‘1988, p.9UK — A year in the life of ECC Jan. ‘1989, p.17USA — Acquisitive ECC buys more operations Mar. ‘1989, p.13Brazil — CVRD plans to develop Amazon Kaolin July ‘1989, p.8USA — Wilkinson kaolin expansion on stream Nov. ‘1989, p.19USA — Evans buys Huber’s air-float kaolin Nov. ‘1989, p.19USA — Georgia Kaolin & C-E Minerals for sale Mar. ‘1990, p.27USA — ECC to acquire Georgia Kaolin June ‘1990, p.16Canada — Ekaton future uncertain after Tap Capital raid July ‘1990, p.9Brazil — CVRD/Cadam kaolin jv Aug. ‘1990, p.11Algeria — ENOF Kaolin plant construction Sept. ‘1990, p.11UK — ECC cuts jobs and reorganises Nov. ‘1990, p.20Canada — Mineral Research evaluates clays Jan. ‘1991, p.8USA — Georgia Kaolin sale finalised Feb. ‘1991, p.14Italy — SVIMSA tiles move up market Mar. ‘1991, p.11USA — Huber introduces new kaolin pigments April ‘1991, p.17France — Coframines acquires Kaolins d’Arvor May ‘1991, p.8USA — Imétal acquires Dry Branch Kaolin May ‘1991, p.10Germany — Dorfner opens new mine June ‘1991, p.11World — ECC talks about G-K July ‘1991, p.14Spain — Caobar kaolin update Aug. ‘1991, p.11Spain — IMSA examines mineral deposits Aug. ‘1991, p.11Brazil — Caemi buys Cadam’s voting capital Nov. ‘1991, p.13Finland — Engelhard kaolin slurry plant Nov. ‘1991, p.14Brazil — CVRD kaolin gets underway Mar. ‘1992, p.8USA — ECCI in $38m. kaolin expansion Mar. ‘1992, p.19Australia — Cyclone-hit kaolin ship loader back on-line May ‘1992, p.15South Africa — Battle over Cape Town kaolin mine May ‘1992, p.24South Africa — Green light for Serina Kaolin July ‘1992, p.17USA — Kemira buys into Nord Kaolin July ‘1992, p.18Italy — Sardasilicati mounts sand challenge Aug. ‘1992, p.12USA — Kemira expands in paper through Nord Kaolin April ‘1993, p.17USA — K-T doubles kaolin slurry capacity May ‘1993, p.23Australia — Comalco upgrades kaolin resources June ‘1993, p.11Australia — Venture kaolin project advances Aug. ‘1993, p.8

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Germany — AKW takes over Eduard Kick kaolin Sept. ‘1993, p.18Germany — AKW buys Kemmlitzer kaolin Nov. ‘1993, p.10Brazil — Second Rio Capim kaolin development Dec. ‘1993, p.8UK — Cornwall CC hears kaolin mine plans Jan. ‘1994, p.17Brazil — CPRM to privatise kaolin deposit Mar. ‘1994, p.8Brazil — Cadam opens kaolin slurry plant May ‘1994, p.9Australia — Comalco to expand Weipa kaolin June ‘1994, p.9France — Harwanne buys Kaolins du Finistère June ‘1994, p.12USA — Thiele Kaolin expands in Georgia June ‘1994, p.15USA — Engelhard boosts kaolin, acquires attapulgite July ‘1994, p.16Brazil — Rio Capim kaolin update Oct. ‘1994, p.8USA — Engelhard boosts kaolin pigments Oct. ‘1994, p.19USA — Georgia kaolin producers investigated Jan. ‘1995, p.17USA — Kaolin slurry plant for M&M Jan. ‘1995, p.20USA — Engelhard increases kaolin pigment capacity Jan. ‘1995, p.20USA — Huber to sell airfloat clay operation Jan. ‘1995, p.20Australia — New kaolin-based zeolite project in progress Mar. ‘1995, p.9Brazil — AKW buys into Rio Capim kaolin project June ‘1995, p.13UK — Caledonian Paper to recycle kaolin June ‘1995, p.15Canada — New kaolin deposit looks promising July ‘1995, p.10Italy — Minerali Industriali kaolin expansion July ‘1995, p.13Surinam — Partners sought for kaolin projects July ‘1995, p.14USA — Hecla picks up Huber’s airfloat kaolin business July ‘1995, p.19UK — Goonvean to acquire Redland’s kaolin Aug. ‘1995, p.14Australia — RGC to sell clay project Sept. ‘1995, p.9Brazil — Para Pigmentos kaolin 1996 start-up Sept. ‘1995, p.11South Africa — Serina mine move Oct. ‘1995, p.19USA — Evans Clay adds kaolin capacity Oct. ‘1995, p.23Portugal — New source of ceramic raw materials Nov. ‘1995, p.24Brazil — CADAM completes kaolin expansion Jan. ‘1996, p.8USA — C-E purchases Harbison Walker clay reserves Mar. ‘1996, p.19Brazil — Dry Branch’s stake in Rio Capim kaolin up to 49% May ‘1996, p.11Nigeria — Ban on barytes, kaolin & gypsum imports Aug. ‘1996, p.14Thailand — ECC in ball clay/kaolin jv with BanPu... Aug. ‘1996, p.17Ukraine — Engelhard enters kaolin jv Aug. ‘1996, p.18Canada — Kaolin and feldspar from Daren Resources Nov. ‘1996, p.9India — Indal to develop new kaolin deposit Dec. ‘1996, p.17Australia — Comalco closes Weipa kaolin Feb. ‘1997, p.9USA — Cytec sells alum & kaolin assets Feb. ‘1997, p.16USA — Nord sells kaolin subsidiary to Dry Branch June ‘1997, p.23Australia — Skardon kaolin to go into production July ‘1997, p.9China — ECC enters China with ceramic kaolin j-v Sept. ‘1997, p.16South Africa — Foskor in new alumina from kaolin project Sept. ‘1997, p.31Brazil — CPRM kaolin privatisation latest Dec. ‘1997, p.9Czech Republic — Stephen Schmidt & Keramost clays venture Dec. ‘1997, p.11Australia — Australian Kaolin buys Elsmore project Feb. ‘1998, p.9USA — New Kaolin mine for Utah possible this year April ‘1998, p.36Australia — AKL Skardon kaolin start-up imminent Oct. ‘1998, p.9China — High grade kaolin plant to start-up Oct. ‘1998, p.11USA — Utah Clay kaolin on stream in early ‘99 Oct. ‘1998, p.17Australia — Gwalia buys stake in Australian Kaolin Nov. ‘1998, p.9Uzbekistan — New Uzbek Kaolin project Nov. ‘1998, p.19India — Indal starts calcined kaolin pilot plant Jan. ‘1999, p.15UK — Imetal launches £680m, take-over bid for ECC Feb. ‘1999, p.8Europe — ECC accepts £756m. Bid from Imetal Mar. ‘1999, p.11France — Consolidation in kaolin: DAM buys from LaSource Mar. ‘1999, p.13World — Imetal’s acquisitions of ECC cleared with conditions June ‘1999, p.11Australia — Administrators called in to Australian Kaolin July ‘1999, p.9India — 20 Micron starts calacined kaolin production July ‘1999, p.13World — Imetal buys AKW’s 50% in Euroclay July ‘1999, p.19Australia — Weipa kaolin revival Aug. ‘1999, p.11USA — Huber/ECC deal to be approved Dec. ‘1999, p.15Europe — EC sets ceiling on dioxin in kaolinitic clay Jan. ‘2000, p.9Czech Republic — WBB acquires Kaolin Hlubany from V&B Feb. ‘2000, p.10Australia — Minerals Corp, to rescue Skardon River kaolin project April ‘2000, p.9USA — Unimin to buy Albion Kaolin May ‘2000, p.8New Zealand — Imerys acquires New Zealand China Clays June ‘2000, p.17India — Vikrant halloysite find July ‘2000, p.15USA — Kaoclay defines large Georgia kaolin resource Aug. ‘2000, p.13Germany — Schmidt to improve Meudt clay production Sept. ‘2000, p.12UK — Imerys/WBB defend National Park plans Sept. ‘2000, p.20USA — KT Clay for sale - if the price is right Sept. ‘2000, p.20France — SOKA picks up 47.5% of AGS Oct. ‘2000, p.12USA — Imerys to close 0.8m. tpa hydrous kaolin capacity Jan. ‘2001, p.8USA — Alchemy aiming to enter US kaolin equation Feb. ‘2001, p.17Brazil — BHP takes 62% of CADAM via Caemi Mar. ‘2001, p.10Australia — Nissho Iwai to distribute Skardon kaolin May ‘2001, p.9Brazil — Mitsui/CVRD deal blocks BHP Caemi bid June ‘2001, p.10Australia — Minerals Corp. to raise A$20m. For Skardon kaolin Aug. ‘2001, p.11Australia — Newnes Kaolin advances with mine proposal Aug. ‘2001, p.12

USA — Atlas to produce Dragon’s halloysite Sept. ‘2001, p.18USA — Engelhard switches kaolin capacity from paper to catalysts Sept. ‘2001, p.18Australia — Minerals Corp. increases stake in Skardon Kaolin Dec. ‘2001, p.10Brazil — EC clears CVRD’s acquisition of Caemi Dec. ‘2001, p.11Germany — Ten successful years for WBB Fuchs Dec. ‘2001, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSShare price clarification Oct. ‘1985, p.121New sideline for china clays? July ‘1987, p.97Canadian cats prefer clay July ‘1987, p.97Malaysian kaolin study July ‘1987, p.97Spanish kaolin clarification Aug. ‘1987, p.87Surface modified kaolins mismatch Jan. ‘1988, p.74Helca buys Cyprus kaolin assets April ‘1989, p.94Georgia Kaolin/C-E Minerals sale Feb. ‘1990, p.78Goonvean acquires Croda April ‘1990, p.78Engelhard Kaolin slurry plant in Finland Aug. ‘1991, p.58Backing sought for kaolin project July ‘1992, p.86Portman to open new kaolin mine Sept. ‘1992, p.126New Albion Kaolin slurry plant Dec. ‘1992, p.70Cadam/Goonvean kaolin agreement Mar. ‘1994, p.82Nothing but the tooth May ‘1994, p.70US kaolin industry investigated Nov. ‘1994, p.82New name for Rio Capim kaolin jv Feb. ‘1995, p.70ECC slurry in Nova Scotia July ‘1997, p.74Kalemaden clay processing plant Dec. ‘1997, p.82Rio Tinto assess kaolin deposit Mar. ‘1998, p.82ECC’s Chinese j-v back on track Sept. ‘1999, p.126JM Huber rejects Weipa Kaolin Mar. ‘2000, p.162Unimin Albion deal closed July ‘2000, p.102Australian kaolin clarification Sept. ‘2001, p.94SPOTLIGHTKaolin July ‘2001, p.21

LIMESTONE/LIMEARTICLESNorth American lime - feeling the heat in recession June ‘1982, p.515th International lime congress report - Sept. ‘1982, p.65Baestekraal limestone - planning for rehabilitation (Holz) April ‘1983, p.69South African lime in the limelight (Holz) July ‘1983, p.57Burnt lime industry in Turkey (Buyuran) Oct. ‘1983, p.81Developments in lime production in Turkey (Buyuran) June ‘1985, p.61Limestone specifications - limiting constraints on the market Oct. ‘1985, p.65Could every acid rain cloud have a limestone lining (Harben) Aug. ‘1986, p.64Burnt lime/dolime: Seeking markets green May ‘1988, p.23European burnt lime - Enviroment shows promise for a mature market May ‘1994, p.27Roll-press briquetting - squeezing value from lime (Komarek) April ‘1996, p.145European Lime - Structure and outlook (Dickson) Feb. ‘1998, p.61Indian white minerals (Parikh) Feb. ‘1998, p.69Poland’s refractory raw materials (Wojsa & Lukwinski) Sept. ‘1998, p.47Powder processing: Ultrafine grinding of minerals for filler markets (Schwarz)

Oct. ‘1998, p.63Partek’s centenary: the story of a Baltic lime leader Nov. ‘1998, p.64Nordic Minerals Review - Sweden (Beckius & Thomaeus) Nov. ‘1998, p.79

Opportunities in New South Wales: Minerals of Australia’s oldest state reviewed(Lishmund, Paterson & Ray) May ‘1999, p.57Argentina’s industrial minerals: on the right track June ‘1999, p.55Powder processing: The dry way to two microns for limestone and talc (Rottle)

Oct. ‘1999, p.57Bowed down with imports - A review of Japan’s mineral industry Dec. ‘1999, p.49Getting fruity - North America’s lime industry reviewed Jan. ‘2000, p.39Energy efficiency in lime producation at RMC (Morrin) Mar. ‘2000, p.94An update on industrial minerals in Jordan (Al Ali) Mar. ‘2000, p.107WA limestone/sand - Developments and future potential (Abeysinghe)June ‘2000, p.60New Zealand’s industrial mineral potential (Christie, Douch, Winfield & Thompson)

July ‘2000, p.66Industrial minerals potential in Romania (Harris) June ‘2001, p.59WORLD OF MINERALSUK — RMC buys Peakstone Dec. ‘1982, p.18USA — Franklin purchases limestone plant Dec. ‘1982, p.19USA — Slate-limestone fibre substitute for asbestos Feb. ‘1983, p.19South Africa — Development in line with USA June ‘1983, p.14USA — Bellefonte limestone re-opened July ‘1983, p.17UK — Hartshead abandonment enquiry postponed Feb. ‘1984, p.13UK — RMC lime incorporated as new company Mar. ‘1984, p.14UK — Hartshead enquiry rules no abandonment July ‘1984, p.14UK — ARC quarry investment Sept. ‘1984, p.22Pakistan — Limestone quarries developed... Nov. ‘1984, p.13UK — RMC strengthens West German interests Feb. ‘1985, p.14

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Canada — Explaura plans limestone for Newfoundland Jan. ‘1986, p.9Canada — Explaura - more limestone details April ‘1986, p.10UK — New limestone plant for ARC June ‘1986, p.14USA — Bethlehem Steel to sell limestone operations Mar. ‘1987, p.15UK — Eskett quarries granted expansion April ‘1987, p.19USA — Dravo increases limestone operations June ‘1987, p.15UK — National Park limestone safe from CEGB Sept. ‘1987, p.13UK — Tilcon limestone combats river pollution Sept. ‘1987, p.16Canada — Explaura share offer for limestone Oct. ‘1987, p.12Bangladesh — Limestone development programme Oct. ‘1987, p.12UK — ARC opens group’s largest limestone quarry Dec. ‘1987, p.15USA — American Limestone buys Acme Stone Feb. ‘1989, p.21USA — USITC looks at revoking Mexican lime import duties... April ‘1989, p.13USA — ...as steel reinforces lime demand April ‘1989, p.16USA — Dravo sells Round Rock to Texas Lime July ‘1989, p.15Canada — Explaura starts up limestone plant Nov. ‘1989, p.9UK — Yeoman get permission for limestone expansion Nov. ‘1989, p.16USA — Genlime acquires USG lime plant Dec. ‘1989, p.13USA — ...as lime demand remains flat Dec. ‘1989, p.14USA — Pfizer acquires Inland Steel limestone reserves Nov. ‘1990, p.22Germany — Preussag acquires Harz Kalk April ‘1991, p.10USA — Huber to supply limestone for FGD June ‘1991, p.17UK — Tilcon Carmeuse lime jv Aug. ‘1991, p.11UK — Minorco buys ICI lime business Jan. ‘1992, p.12USA — Pfizer acquires Calcium Products Feb. ‘1992, p.15USA — Chemstar to open a new high Ca lime plant Mar. ‘1992, p.17USA — New Missouri based lime company July ‘1992, p.21USA — Pfizer dedicates new limestone complex Aug. ‘1992, p.17Canada — Steel producers sell lime facilities Sept. ‘1992, p.10USA — CaCOF(3)F plants endure earthquakes Sept. ‘1992, p.20Jamaica — Caustic soda plant study Nov. ‘1992, p.14USA — Mississippi Lime restructures Mar. ‘1993, p.14Europe — RMC/Lhoist merge lime Aug. ‘1993, p.8North America — Global Stone expands April ‘1994, p.21USA — Dravo lime to expand production April ‘1994, p.29Canada — Mazarin to acquire 25% of limestone producer June ‘1994, p.10UK — RMC in £15m. lime upgrade June ‘1994, p.15Ghana — CDC loan for limestone processing July ‘1994, p.11USA — Chemical Lime signs FGD lime contract July ‘1994, p.15USA — Global Stone leases Detroit Lime’s assets Dec. ‘1994, p.16USA — Chemical Lime expands Ca(OH)2 production Jan. ‘1995, p.15USA — Chemical Lime on-line by late 1995 Mar. ‘1995, p.21South Africa — Anglo Alpha expands burnt lime capacity April ‘1995, p.15South Africa — Lime cartel dissolved July ‘1995, p.14Australia — Loongana Lime installs new kiln Sept. ‘1995, p.9Zambia — Limestone operation to be privatised Feb. ‘1996, p.20USA — Omya in Tennessee limestone buy Mar. ‘1996, p.21USA — AP Green in South Carolina lime jv April ‘1996, p.34USA — Martin Marietta ups lime capacity July ‘1996, p.14USA — Global Stone acquires James River Limestone Aug. ‘1996, p.23South Africa — PPC given go-ahead for new limestone mine Jan. ‘1997, p.10Australia — New quicklime plant for Westlime April ‘1997, p.11Japan — Magnesia/lime merger as Calceed joins Ube May ‘1997, p.15Malaysia — Schaefer Kalk expands into SE Asia June ‘1997, p.17Turkey — Carmeusse invests in limestone/lime jvs July ‘1997, p.14India — Mining leases issued in limestone and bauxite Sept. ‘1997, p.27World — Cimprogetti projects coming on lime Sept. ‘1997, p.34USA — Cimbar in j-v to develop new grinding operation Jan. ‘1998, p.17Finland — Partek Nordkalk to mill limestone at Kemira P2O5 site Feb. ‘1998, p.12Europe — Carmeuse and Svenska enter strategic alliance Mar. ‘1998, p.11Germany — RMC disposes of German lime assets Mar. ‘1998, p.12USA — Oglebay Norton to buy MTI limestone quarry April ‘1998, p.36North America — Global Stone rejects C$205m. Carmeuse bid May ‘1998, p.12USA — Oglebay spends over $35m. On silica and limestone acquisitions

May ‘1998, p.14North America — Carmeuse loses Global to C$250m. Oglebay bid June ‘1998, p.17North America — Lafarge and Carmeuse lime merger Aug. ‘1998, p.10Germany — Lhoist swells lime business with RKW merger Oct. ‘1998, p.8North America — Dravo to merge with Carmeuse/Lafarge in $300m. Lime deal

Nov. ‘1998, p.13Belgium — CCB & Obourg from 10m. tpa limestone j-v Mar. ‘1999, p.9USA — Global sells APG Lime for $134m. April ‘1999, p.14Germany — Schaefer buys Lhoist & RKW lime disposals Aug. ‘1999, p.13South Africa — Trans Hex to close hydrated lime plant Dec. ‘1999, p.11USA — Oglebay Norton acquires Huber limestone Oct. ‘2000, p.21UK — RMC sells UK lime business to Lhoist Feb. ‘2001, p.16Australia — Westlime site closes Aug. ‘2001, p.9Australia — New 100,000 tpa lime plant for David Mitchell Aug. ‘2001, p.12FILLERS AND EXTENDERS

Pfizer’s limestone for chewing gum Nov. ‘1982, p.89Limestone - a gastropod’s delight May ‘1986, p.77Dravo boosts Kentucky lime capacity May ‘1986, p.77Lime cleans PCB sites April ‘1991, p.82Lime fails EPA PCB test Jan. ‘1992, p.66Chemstar Lime receives safety award Aug. ‘1992, p.82Carmeuse limestone jvs in Turkey June ‘1997, p.106MML & JK limestone j-v Oct. ‘1997, p.114Codelco to sell limestone and pozzolan deposits June ‘1999, p.106Schaeer lime acquisitions extra Sept. ‘1999, p.126

LITHIUM MINERALSARTICLESLithium recessions delays market lift off Feb. ‘1983, p.25Lithium production in Chile’s Salar de Atacama (Coad) Oct. ‘1984, p.27Lithium - no shortage in supply June ‘1987, p.23Lithium minerals in glass: New directions (Kingsnorth) Jan. ‘1988, p.49Tanco - a new name on low iron spodumene Jan. ‘1988, p.53Bikita Minerals - mine profile June ‘1988, p.63Lithium minerals review 1990 (Shore & Haigh) July ‘1991, p.44Lithium minerals review 1991 (McCracken & Haigh) June ‘1992, p.55Lithium minerals review 1993 Sept. ‘1994, p.85Lithium minerals review 1994 (McCracken & Haigh) Nov. ‘1995, p.71MINSAL lithium carbonate (Harben & Edwards) Feb. ‘1997, p.25Salts of the Atacama (Harben, Edwards) July ‘1997, p.43Lithium minerals - In a state of flux (McCracken & Haigh) Aug. ‘1998, p.57Lithium takes charge - Supply & demand reviewed Mar. ‘2000, p.37The charge of the li-ght brigade June ‘2001, p.51Industrial minerals potential in Romania (Harris) June ‘2001, p.59WORLD OF MINERALSChile — Lithium carbonate facility improved Feb. ‘1982, p.11USA — Lithium hydroxide from the GSA May ‘1982, p.11Austria — Minerex explores for lithium Aug. ‘1982, p.9USA — Li slump forces Foote Closure Sept. ‘1982, p.26Zimbabwe — Bikita still in business Dec. ‘1982, p.19EU — Lithium dumping decision anticipated May ‘1983, p.10EU — Lithium hydroxide anti-dumping procedure closed Dec. ‘1983, p.9Chile — Foote hopes for a rise in lithium demand Aug. ‘1984, p.11Chile — Amax and Molymet win lithium concession Sept. ‘1984, p.17USA — Gulf selling Lithcoa June ‘1985, p.16USA — Lithcoa bought by FMC July ‘1985, p.17Canada — Greenbushes spodumene lands Aug. ‘1985, p.9Canada — TANCO to build lithium plant Aug. ‘1985, p.10World — Lithium reserves and the Chilean factor Aug. ‘1985, p.19Chile — SCL - it’s official Sept. ‘1985, p.13Chile — Salar salts deal initiated Dec. ‘1985, p.9Chile — Enter Minsal in the Salar Mar. ‘1986, p.16Australia — More on Greenbushes glass grade spodumene Dec. ‘1986, p.8USA — USB withdraws from Foote May ‘1987, p.17Brazil — Lithium plant nears completion Jan. ‘1988, p.8Bolivia — Industria Tierra interest in lithium May ‘1988, p.8Chile — Progess on Salar de Atacama potash/lithium project Jan. ‘1989, p.13UK — Blue Circle plans third terminal Sept. ‘1989, p.23Australia — Greenbushes restructured Jan. ‘1990, p.8Chile — Cyprus Foote expands lithium operation Feb. ‘1990, p.9Bolivia — Bolivia rejects FMC lithium deal June ‘1990, p.8Chile — Lithium project seeks funding Dec. ‘1990, p.8Argentina — FMC to develop Salar del Hombre Muerto April ‘1991, p.9Bolivia — FMC discovers lithium source July ‘1991, p.8Australia — Gwalia to further develop Greenbushes Dec. ‘1991, p.8Bolivia — FMC affirms lithium interests April ‘1992, p.8Chile — SQM acquires AMAX KCL/lithium stake Nov. ‘1992, p.10Bolivia — FMC quits Salar de Uyuni lithium Feb. ‘1993, p.9Australia — Gwalia signs spodumene contract Aug. ‘1993, p.8Australia — Possible lithium chemcials from Gwalia Feb. ‘1994, p.8Argentina — FMC to start lithium facility May ‘1994, p.8Australia — Green light for Gwalia Aug. ‘1994, p.8Canada — Feasibility study on lithium mine & plant Nov. ‘1994, p.8Australia — Pancontinental offers QMAG stake for sale Nov. ‘1995, p.15Argentina — FMC lithium project gathers pace Dec. ‘1995, p.8Australia — Gwalia develops LiCO3, silica and wollastonite Dec. ‘1995, p.9Chile — Soquimich to shake LiCO3 market Mar. ‘1996, p.11South America — New LiCO3 projects could impact industry Aug. ‘1996, p.16Australia — ...whilst lithium minerals continues to grow Sept. ‘1996, p.21Chile — Minsal set to open Li2CO3 operation Sept. ‘1996, p.23Argentina — FMC’s Fenix set to rise Dec. ‘1996, p.9Chile — Minsal first commercial scale Li2CO3 start up Dec. ‘1996, p.10Australia — Gwalia’s LiCO3 plant to restart in April April ‘1997, p.11

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Australia — Gwalia closes lithium carbonate plant Aug. ‘1997, p.8Russia — Minsal makes first Li2CO3 shipment Dec. ‘1997, p.13World — Cyprus Foote sale stirs lithium market Feb. ‘1998, p.25Chile — SQM plans to invest $600m. Into businesses April ‘1998, p.24Germany — Chemetall boosts lithium with Cyprus Foote buy June ‘1998, p.8Canada — Limtech aims for high purity LiF(2)FCOF(3)F sales July ‘1998, p.9Zimbabwe — Allied Mining seeks partner for LiCOF(3)F project Dec. ‘1998, p.21Chile — SQM to increase capacity for nitrates, lithium and potash May ‘1999, p.9Argentina — FMC suspends LiCO3 production Aug. ‘1999, p.9Canada — Positive results for Avalon’s petalite Aug. ‘1999, p.11Canada — Amzim & Bikita to develop petalite May ‘2000, p.9China — Sony charges into Li-ion battery production Oct. ‘2000, p.11Germany — Chemstall commissions new lithium plant Nov. ‘2000, p.14FILLERS AND EXTENDERSLithium for alcoholism July ‘1983, p.76Greenbushes joint venture prospect Mar. ‘1985, p.84Greenbushes to float lithium interests Nov. ‘1986, p.81Foote sale begun Mar. ‘1987, p.79Lithium minerals pricing Oct. ‘1987, p.90Lithium Australia price change Oct. ‘1988, p.90NamLithium mine “abandoned” Oct. ‘1998, p.118Lithium project in Tibet May ‘1999, p.94SQM to raise Li2CO3 prices Nov. ‘1999, p.90DMF invests in Limtech Jan. ‘2000, p.70

MAGNESITEARTICLESMagnesium oxide from brine in the Netherlands Jan. ‘1982, p.35“Polcal” - an economical process for calcining magnesium hydrate Nov. ‘1982, p.37Magnesia markets - refractory and caustic (Coope) Aug. ‘1983, p.57Magnesia producers - A review of recent developements (Coope) Aug. ‘1983, p.69China - the magnesite giant (Schmid) Aug. ‘1984, p.27Fused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37A user view of challenges for the magnesite industry (Mörtl) July ‘1986, p.29Synthetic and natural magnesias: past, present, and future (Duncan) July ‘1986, p.43The world magnesia industry smaller but fitter...and purer! (Coope) Feb. ‘1987, p.21Turkey’s Salda Lake: A model for Australia’s new deposit (Schmid) Aug. ‘1987, p.19Magnesia markets fit for optimism (Coope) Sept. ‘1989, p.45Rockey Mountain magnesite - Baymag starts new fused MgO plant Dec. ‘1989, p.49Magnesia from dolomite & seawater: (Khawlie) Mar. ‘1991, p.55Magnesia around the world - Hard times in soft markets April ‘1992, p.45Refractory magnesia - The European battleground (Coope) Dec. ‘1993, p.31Caustic magnesia markets - Playing with fire Mar. ‘1994, p.23Slovakian magnesite - Mining & processing in Jelsava Sept. ‘1994, p.77Fused magnesia - The blender’s choice Jan. ‘1996, p.19Dead Burned Magnesite - Fingers crossed for ‘96 Feb. ‘1996, p.25Magnesite deposits of BC - (Simandl, Simandl, Hancock & Duncan) April ‘1996, p.125Refractory magnesia - Hot topics reviewed Sept. ‘1996, p.65Caustic magnesia - An industry divided July ‘1997, p.21CIS magnesite - status of mining & refractory production (Troitsky) Oct. ‘1997, p.45Greek IMs - (Hatjilazaridou, Chalkiopoulou & Grossou-Valta) June ‘1998, p.45Magnetic separation - New Developments (Dobney) July ‘1998, p.50Chinese magnesia for refractories (Bo & Yulian) Sept. ‘1998, p.29Poland’s refractory raw materials (Wojsa & Lukwinski) Sept. ‘1998, p.47Dead Sea salt sellers: magnesia and magnesium compounds Oct. ‘1998, p.81Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Mg compounds in the USA - More than magnesia (Kramer) Dec. ‘1998, p.45Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Opportunities in New South Wales: (Lishmund, Paterson & Ray) May ‘1999, p.57The Chinese invasion - A guide to Japan’s refractories industry Feb. ‘2000, p.28Feeling the Chinese burn - Fused magnesia focus May ‘2000, p.21Magnesia market seeks chemical cure, (Turner & Gamblin) Aug. ‘2000, p.25Full steel ahead - Dead burned magnesia’s market reprieve Oct. ‘2000, p.37Chinese magnesia - The future of export licensing (Kandianis) April ‘2001, p.55Minerals on fire - Flame retardants l(Kirschbaum) Sept. ‘2001, p.61Shandong Magnesite - A survivor in the shadow of Liaoning Oct. ‘2001, p.41COMMENTMagnesia in the firing line Sept. ‘1982, p.11Magnesite - duty bound Feb. ‘1983, p.7Magnesia - Shifting sources? Feb. ‘1992, p.7The price of free trade May ‘1992, p.13Dumping duties divide Nov. ‘1992, p.7Magnesia market mêlée Mar. ‘1995, p.7DB MgO: Strategies for survival Feb. ‘1996, p.7Magnesite merry-go-round April ‘1999, p.7Korea — A good Korea move Sept. ‘2000, p.7And then there was one - China’s latest magnesia export group April ‘2001, p.7WORLD OF MINERALS

USA — Manistee magnesia complex Jan. ‘1982, p.16USA — New source of imported magnesite May ‘1982, p.12EU — Greeks challenge Chinese magnesite Aug. ‘1982, p.9Eire — Hepworth pulls out of Premier Oct. ‘1982, p.11Nepal — IFC shares magnesite costs Dec. ‘1982, p.13India — Magnesite expansion at refractory plant April ‘1983, p.10EU — Magnesite dumping duties lapsed Aug. ‘1983, p.9Europe — Magnesite dumping price agreement April ‘1984, p.10Greece — Whither Scalistiri May ‘1984, p.15Israel — Specialty magnesia plant for 1986 Sept. ‘1984, p.19Israel — Dead Sea Strengthens links with UK Nov. ‘1984, p.12Greece — MTM plans magnesite expansion Mar. ‘1985, p.10EU — Magnesite anti-dumping status April ‘1985, p.11China — Magnesite sintering plant for Liaoning June ‘1985, p.9EU — Magnesite anti-dumping Sept. ‘1985, p.13Australia — HCI sells Fifield magnesite deposit Feb. ‘1986, p.8Australia — QMC pushes on with Kunwarara magnesite Feb. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Savage finds Tasmanian magnesite April ‘1986, p.9Australia — Kunwarara magnesite - 450m. tonne reserve May ‘1986, p.8EU — Final decision on magnesite dumping May ‘1986, p.9Canada — Magnesium from magnesite June ‘1986, p.8Australia — Prime sites selected for Kunwarara magnesite July ‘1986, p.8Europe — M.A.F. to represent Martin Marietta Magnesia Oct. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Peabody magnesite - onstream in 1988 Jan. ‘1987, p.8USA — Tateho buys TECO Magnesia Jan. ‘1987, p.17Australia — Queensland magnesite interest intensifies Mar. ‘1987, p.8EU — Greek Concern over magnesite dumping April ‘1987, p.8France — Pechiney increases magnesia capacity April ‘1987, p.9Spain — Magnesite from dolomite April ‘1987, p.11Israel — Speciality magnesia on stream May ‘1987, p.11Austria — High purity Austrian caustic magnesia Oct. ‘1987, p.12USA — Calgon magnesia for sale Feb. ‘1988, p.15Canada — Baymag to expand April ‘1988, p.17Pakistan — PEMC magnesia and chrome developments Sept. ‘1988, p.22France — Pechiney doubles magnesia capacity Nov. ‘1988, p.10Australia — CSIRO takes magnesite stake Jan. ‘1989, p.11India — Refractory magnesia for Tamilnadu July ‘1989, p.10USA — National Magnesia expands capacity July ‘1989, p.15Australia — Queensland Metals magnesia update Sept. ‘1989, p.15Canada — Magnesite for new Mg plant Nov. ‘1989, p.11Australia — Kunwarara go-ahead Dec. ‘1989, p.8Eire — Premier on line for new magnesia kilns July ‘1990, p.9Mexico — Low boron refractory magnesia from Quimar July ‘1990, p.12Greece — Grecian Magnesite adds to magnesite resources Aug. ‘1990, p.15Turkey — Magnesite export duty reduced Aug. ‘1990, p.17Canada — Magcan plant near completion Oct. ‘1990, p.15Eire — Trial production for Premier’s magnesia Nov. ‘1990, p.16Netherlands — Possehl acquires Van Mannekus April ‘1991, p.10Australia — QMAG magnesia plant nearing completion June ‘1991, p.8Norway — Norsk to cut production Oct. ‘1991, p.12Australia — Devex/Doral merger Dec. ‘1991, p.8EU — Chinese MgO dumping charge Dec. ‘1991, p.11Israel — DSP/Tateho fused MgO jv Jan. ‘1992, p.9Australia — Devex/Doral merger and magnesite plans Feb. ‘1992, p.8India — High grade magnesia project from Tamil Nadu April ‘1992, p.9Australia — Devex MgO expansion update Sept. ‘1992, p.9Mexico — Industrias Peñoles opens fused MgO plant Sept. ‘1992, p.17Greece — Fimisco up for sale Oct. ‘1992, p.11Australia — New jv partner for magnesite upgrade Nov. ‘1992, p.9Europe — Provisonal anti-dumping duties on Chinese magnesia Nov. ‘1992, p.10Greece — More magnesite from Euboea? Jan. ‘1993, p.12Europe — Provisional magnesia duty extended Mar. ‘1993, p.9India — New sintered magnesia plant April ‘1993, p.10Australia — Enviromag joint venture underway May ‘1993, p.13Turkey — Privatisation of KU(u)Umas Magnesite May ‘1993, p.18Australia — QMAG/BHP magnesia deal July ‘1993, p.9Europe — Definitive caustic magnesia duty imposed July ‘1993, p.13Greece — Fimisco restarts refractory production Aug. ‘1993, p.9Greece — MTM’s magnesite has final chance Aug. ‘1993, p.10Turkey — Magnesit bids for KU(u)Umas Aug. ‘1993, p.14Israel — Flame retardants jv Sept. ‘1993, p.19Israel — DSP fused MgO on stream Nov. ‘1993, p.15Netherlands — Billiton Refractories sales progress Dec. ‘1993, p.17UK — Redland completes Steetley ID changes Dec. ‘1993, p.18Israel — DSP/DSBG flame retardant jv Jan. ‘1994, p.13India — ACC to produce Mg-Cr bricks Mar. ‘1994, p.13USA — Marine Magnesium to close plant Mar. ‘1994, p.18USA — Clearwater enters market Mar. ‘1994, p.21Australia — Devex adds calcined MgO capacity May ‘1994, p.8China — New MgO & export licences imposed May ‘1994, p.11

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France — QMC flame retardants jv May ‘1994, p.13USA — Marine Magnesium products to Morton July ‘1994, p.13India — Seawater magnesia plant planned Aug. ‘1994, p.13Israel — Dead Sea/Kyowa tie-up Aug. ‘1994, p.13Netherlands — Billiton to sell magnesia operations Sept. ‘1994, p.20South Africa — Venmag caustic MgO plant up & running Sept. ‘1994, p.23USA — Martin Marietta acquires Clearwater Nov. ‘1994, p.13China — Liaoning MgO Feb. ‘1995, p.9China — LMRC output reduced to premium MgO grades Mar. ‘1995, p.13Jordan — Jordico pursues MgO, salts and bromine Mar. ‘1995, p.18USA — US opens door to N. Korean magnesite Mar. ‘1995, p.21USA — UCM ups fused magnesia Mar. ‘1995, p.22China — Liaoning Magnesite reorganisation May ‘1995, p.9USA — North Korean magnesia for MTI July ‘1995, p.20China — MgO export licence amendments Aug. ‘1995, p.10France — UCM to buy Pechiney fused MgO? Aug. ‘1995, p.10Japan — Asahi set to exit seawater MgO Aug. ‘1995, p.11India — First fused MgO plant under dicussion Aug. ‘1995, p.11Greece — White Minerals’ huntite progress Aug. ‘1995, p.11Turkey — Deadline for Kumas privatisation bids Aug. ‘1995, p.12Australia — QMAG fused MgO expansion Sept. ‘1995, p.9Greece — Magnesite mine hopes for third time lucky Oct. ‘1995, p.13Slovakia — Hacava MgO changes hands and expands Dec. ‘1995, p.16India — Plans to establish new fused minerals facility Jan. ‘1996, p.9France — Pechiney to sue UCM over fused MgO talks Feb. ‘1996, p.13Germany — Huls pulls out of fused MgO market Feb. ‘1996, p.14Slovakia — Uncertainty over future of Kosice Magnesite Mar. ‘1996, p.17Australia — QMC to control 100% of QMAG May ‘1996, p.8Australia — Devex to sell Causmag magnesia & Doral May ‘1996, p.9Australia — Enviromag to clean up with MgO slurry plant? May ‘1996, p.9China — Government hits back at MgO smuggling May ‘1996, p.11France — Pechiney to stop fused magnesia production May ‘1996, p.13UK — UCM to expand fused magnesia plant May ‘1996, p.14USA — New BD MgO shaft kiln for Harbison-Walker June ‘1996, p.22China — Low bids in latest MgCOF(3)F licence round… Aug. ‘1996, p.9Germany — Huls fused MgO to Washington Mills & TSL Aug. ‘1996, p.13USA — ...whilst Mg(OH)2 expansions continue Sept. ‘1996, p.37Japan — Ube focusing on quality & diversification in MgO Oct. ‘1996, p.11China — Magnesia, fluorspar, talc, bauxite exports for 1997 Dec. ‘1996, p.10India — Testing starts at Birla’s seawater MgO plant Feb. ‘1997, p.13Middle East — Bauxite/magnesite vessel refloated Mar. ‘1997, p.15China — Cargo of dead-burned magnesite seized April ‘1997, p.12Japan — Magnesia/lime merger as Celceed joins Ube May ‘1997, p.15Turkey — Kumas upgrades magnesia operations June ‘1997, p.20UK — Britmag born as Redland magnesia sold to HHSL July ‘1997, p.8Australia — Devex sells Causmag to Orissa Industries July ‘1997, p.9Pakistan — Magnesite Refractories to set up $50m. Plant July ‘1997, p.13Turkey — Comag’s magnesite plant on stream July ‘1997, p.14Australia — MHA looking to exploit magnesite body.. Sept. ‘1997, p.17USA — New Mg(OH)2 plant for Martin Marietta Oct. ‘1997, p.25USA — Brucite production set for early 1998 Oct. ‘1997, p.25Jordan — Safi magnesia project progress Dec. ‘1997, p.13Australia — Tasmania Magnesite interest in MHA deposit Jan. ‘1998, p.9Netherlands — Kyowa sets up Mg(OH)2 flame retardant plant Jan. ‘1998, p.12Turkey — Bid of $20m, too low for Konya Krom Magnesit Jan. ‘1998, p.15China — Magnesite export licence latest… Feb. ‘1998, p.12Albania — Mineral opportunities April ‘1998, p.23Europe — Eurobrom & Incemin in FR marketing alliance April ‘1998, p.27Jordan — New MgO plant in the pipeline for APC July ‘1998, p.13China — MgO “business dispute” ends in kidnap tragedy Sept. ‘1998, p.13Europe — EC duties on Chinese magnesite up for review Sept. ‘1998, p.20Australia — Major magnesite project in South Australia Oct. ‘1998, p.9Jordan — Jodico receives bids for magnesia project Dec. ‘1998, p.15Europe — EC to review Chinese MgO anti-dumping Jan. ‘1999, p.14India — Birla halts magnesia plant in face of chinese imports Feb. ‘1999, p.15Japan — Mg(OH)2 flame retardant j-v for Tateho & Tosoh Feb. ‘1999, p.16China — Chinese export licence latest - New system April ‘1999, p.8Jordan — Canadian -Turkish j-v to build MgO plant April ‘1999, p.10Germany — Minlog goes bust; $3.3m. plant for sale June ‘1999, p.13UK — LuV buys Pennine Darlington Magnesia July ‘1999, p.15South Korea — Ube in magnesia tie-up with POSCO July ‘1999, p.15Europe — Chinese caustic MgO duties extended Aug. ‘1999, p.12China — Golmud seeks investors for fused MgO venture Sept. ‘1999, p.9India — Indian Rayon seeks Birla Periclase buyer Oct. ‘1999, p.10Australia — ABM studies Tasmanian magnesite Nov. ‘1999, p.9USA — ACM to build second Mg(OH)F(2)F Plant Nov. ‘1999, p.18India — Duties on Chinese fused magnesia lifted Mar. ‘2000, p.20Canada — Globex acquires magnesite deposit April ‘2000, p.9Europe — EC extends duties on Chinese DBM for five years April ‘2000, p.14Russia — Kombinat Magnezit completes a century April ‘2000, p.15

China — MgCOF(3)F producers form export syndicates June ‘2000, p.9Japan — TMG Mg(OH)F(2)F plant on stream June ‘2000, p.14India — Almora seeks help to save MgO business July ‘2000, p.15Australia — Unimin snaps up Normandy Industrial Minerals Aug. ‘2000, p.8Austria — Styromag buys Turkey’s Comag Aug. ‘2000, p.9Europe — Privatisation of Magna nears completion Aug. ‘2000, p.11Germany — Süd-Chemie begins hydrotalcite production Oct. ‘2000, p.13North Korea — Aurora signs first US/North Korea magnesia deal Oct. ‘2000, p.19China — Customs seize vessel in suspected MgO smuggling incident Nov. ‘2000, p.9Chile — SQM and Chemetall form MgClF(2)F j-v Jan. ‘2001, p.12China — New single “unified” MgO export group April ‘2001, p.15Europe — Grecian Magnesite & Timab complete Magna privatisation May ‘2001, p.11North Korea — Aurora MgO deal progress slows May ‘2001, p.13USA — Cookson sells MgO unit to Premier Chemicals May ‘2001, p.19China — Tateho Chemical forms Chinese magnesia j-v Aug. ‘2001, p.12Europe — Akzo rationalises packaged salt business Aug. ‘2001, p.13Australia — WestMag talks with Dampier on proposed plant Sept. ‘2001, p.9China — CIMC4 updates magnesite, sillimanite and graphite status Nov. ‘2001, p.17China — UCM signs fused MgO agreement & rationalises in US Jan. ‘2002, p.10South Africa — Optimin j-v acquires Venmag magnesia Jan. ‘2002, p.14UK — Hard times put Britmag in administration Feb. ‘2002, p.16FILLERS AND EXTENDERSQuigley Magnesite closure Aug. ‘1982, p.70Magnesite dumping decision may be made by year end Dec. ‘1982, p.86Magnesitas shares sold Mar. ‘1984, p.79A Greek magnesite correction April ‘1985, p.100Letters to the Editor Nov. ‘1986, p.81Chewing the magnesium cud Feb. ‘1987, p.79Shin Nihon first grade magnesia Mar. ‘1987, p.79New material Chinese venture Nov. ‘1987, p.86Magnesia expansion for Chamotte Holdings Sept. ‘1989, p.103Raw magnesite prices May ‘1990, p.102Baymag’s MgO plant runneth over April ‘1991, p.82Radex takes control of Veitscher May ‘1991, p.78Magcan smelter to close May ‘1991, p.78Indian magnesite plant Sept. ‘1991, p.121Steetley move out of high grade magnesia Feb. ‘1992, p.74Fimisco liquidated Feb. ‘1992, p.74A slick decision April ‘1992, p.90APC to build pilot magnesia plant Aug. ‘1993, p.78Definitive duty on DB magnesite Jan. ‘1994, p.74Chinese MgO tax clarification Mar. ‘1995, p.86Opposition to Birla MgO project Mar. ‘1996, p.86New UK company for Sardamag Mar. ‘1997, p.90Zi Yun Shan latest April ‘1997, p.86Magnesitas de Rubian clarification April ‘1997, p.86Prejon & Nedmag join forces for MgO May ‘1997, p.78Premier Periclase temporary shutdown April ‘1999, p.118Premier Periclase investment July ‘2000, p.102Second Chinese MgCOF(3)F Aug. ‘2000, p.94Aurora in N. Korean magnesia deal Sept. ‘2000, p.90Magnesite on Mars? Feb. ‘2001, p.82Possehl gets Jomag sales agency Mar. ‘2001, p.90Grecian Magnesite stake in Premier Chemicals June ‘2001, p.102

MANGANESEARTICLESManganese - active batteries attract producers July ‘1985, p.19Manganese; EMD-the power in the market May ‘1989, p.42Manganese - A myriad of minor markets Nov. ‘1993, p.25The charge of the li-ght brigade June ‘2001, p.51WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Foote to build EMD pilot Mar. ‘1982, p.15USA — EMD in Tennessee... April ‘1982, p.23USA — ...and also in Mississippi April ‘1982, p.23Brazil — Minerals project development Dec. ‘1982, p.10Mexico — A new source of manganese chemicals Sept. ‘1983, p.23UK — The shrinking face of UK manganese dioxide Nov. ‘1983, p.14Greece — Whither Scalistiri May ‘1984, p.15Australia — Groot Eylandt Mn for batteries Oct. ‘1984, p.9USA — Manganese sulphate shortages? Nov. ‘1984, p.18Brazil — CVRD to double MnOF(2)F output Dec. ‘1984, p.9South Africa — EMD unaffected by Delta merger Aug. ‘1985, p.13Greece — Manganese dioxide expansion Oct. ‘1985, p.13Brazil — Metalman manganese project Jan. ‘1986, p.8USA — Foote Mineral EMD start-up Mar. ‘1986, p.25Belgium — Sedema by-product production boost April ‘1986, p.9USA — Manganese sulphate supply shifts Aug. ‘1986, p.16

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Mexico — Manganese sulphate production plans Nov. ‘1986, p.11Gabon — Manganese ore terminal for Comilog Feb. ‘1987, p.9Australia — EMD by BHP Dec. ‘1987, p.8Australia — BHP announces site for EMD Feb. ‘1988, p.8Mexico — EMD plant start up Sept. ‘1988, p.22USA — Greece and Japan accused of EMD dumping May ‘1989, p.14Brazil — SMM to produce MnOF(2)F June ‘1989, p.8South Africa — MnOF(2)F production restarted by G & D Aug. ‘1989, p.13Canada — La Fosse manganese start up Oct. ‘1990, p.15Brazil — Icomi long term manganese plans May ‘1991, p.8USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16USA — Chemetals expands EMD capacity Sept. ‘1992, p.21Bulgaria — Manganese jv Nov. ‘1993, p.10Burkina Faso — Manganese project starts up Dec. ‘1993, p.10Gabon — Gencor acquires stake in Comilog Jan. ‘1994, p.12Australia — BHP sells MnOF(2)F plant to Delta Industries Aug. ‘1997, p.9Australia — BHP sells EMD plant to Delta Feb. ‘1998, p.9Australia — Invest Australia to promote MnSO4 project Sept. ‘1998, p.10Turkey — J-v to develop bentonite, olivine & MnO2 reserves Nov. ‘1998, p.15Australia — BHP disposes of Mn assets to Billiton Feb. ‘1999, p.10Spain — Essex Resources completes Mn study Feb. ‘1999, p.19Ghana — AKW A + V starts up manganese tailings plant Mar. ‘1999, p.12Australia — Sovereign goes ahead with A$78m. manganese project May ‘1999, p.9South Africa — Delta boosts EMD capacity as batteries power market July ‘2000, p.8

Australia — Hitec EMD plant endorsement Dec. ‘2000, p.9Australia — HiTec Energy opens EMD demo plant Aug. ‘2001, p.11

FILLERS AND EXTENDERSElkem into manganese oxide June ‘1984, p.71Manganese storm in a soap dish Oct. ‘1994, p.78Manganese helps fight malaria May ‘1998, p.74BHP/Billiton announce merger April ‘2001, p.86SPOTLIGHTElectrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) Dec. ‘2001, p.19

MICAARTICLESMica - a review of world production June ‘1983, p.27A profile of the Williamstown kaolin-sillimanite-mica deposits Jan. ‘1984, p.37Sheet mica - and its changing face Feb. ‘1985, p.33Kemira mica - utilising resources Dec. ‘1985, p.77Paragonite - (Ullric, Kutschke, Raab and Vollstadt) Oct. ‘1987, p.61Mica: Markets built on dry ground Feb. ‘1988, p.19Mica - Grounds for optimism Nov. ‘1992, p.25Mica - Building a future of dry ground Jan. ‘1997, p.29COMMENTWhy not take the MITCO out of mica sales? June ‘1983, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSIndia — MITCO’s role is questioned Jan. ‘1982, p.11India — Mica deals with USSR and GDR Feb. ‘1982, p.11India — Mica exports set to beat target Mar. ‘1982, p.11India — Hard times for mica industry Jan. ‘1983, p.11India — Rise in mica freight rates Dec. ‘1983, p.11India — MITCO mica paper project Aug. ‘1984, p.13India — Green mica for paper Sept. ‘1984, p.19Finland — Mica for Kemira Oct. ‘1984, p.10Finland — Further details on Kemira mica Nov. ‘1984, p.11India — MITCO posts mica price increases June ‘1985, p.10India — MITCO sets its sights on Far East July ‘1985, p.11UK — Wood Treatment expands mica grinding Aug. ‘1985, p.15India — Pressure to decanalise mice exports Dec. ‘1985, p.11Canada — Suzorite sold Jan. ‘1986, p.9India — USSR mica deal finalised Mar. ‘1986, p.19USA — More mica interest for Unimin May ‘1986, p.14Canada — Suzorite sale complete June ‘1986, p.9Spain — Mica plant for Cavisa June ‘1987, p.11Canada — Lacana to expand mica production Nov. ‘1987, p.9USA — Japan accused of EMD dumping Aug. ‘1988, p.13Canada — Suzorite completes mica expansion Jan. ‘1989, p.13UK — Wood Treatment’s new mica plant Jan. ‘1989, p.15USA — J.M. Huber to sell mica operations May ‘1990, p.19USA — Piedmont acquires MMC mica assets June ‘1990, p.11UK — Wood Treatment out of mica marketing Jan. ‘1992, p.17Czechoslovakia — Mine switches from metals to minerals July ‘1992, p.10USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Canada — Stratmin tests by-product mica Jan. ‘1993, p.8Finland — Kemira expands mica pigment Mar. ‘1993, p.9

India — Government to boost mica Mar. ‘1993, p.11France — FOCEP acquires mica insulation April ‘1994, p.16Norway — Microfine buys Silverit mica Sept. ‘1994, p.20USA — Franklin acquires KMG Minerals Nov. ‘1994, p.14Australia — Gwalia evaluates mica by-product sales... Dec. ‘1995, p.8India — Micronised mica from Gee Pee Jan. ‘1996, p.9Canada — New phlogopite deposit set to come on line June ‘1996, p.14Finalnd — Kemira sells pearlescent pigments business Dec. ‘1997, p.11USA — Zemex talc j-v with IMI-Fabi & mica acquisition April ‘1998, p.35USA — Polar Minerals expands mica plant Aug. ‘1998, p.15USA — AZCO invests in Arizona muscovite mica project May ‘1999, p.15USA — Azco begins mica production at Black Canyon Sept. ‘1999, p.18Canada — Quinto Mining moves towards mica start-up April ‘2000, p.9USA — Azco secures $8m. for 10,000 tpa mica project Jan. ‘2002, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSTaiwan sericite into the UK Oct. ‘1983, p.93Mica prices firmer Feb. ‘1988, p.74EU charges against Japanese mica Feb. ‘1989, p.78Corona/Avalon deal terminated May ‘1990, p.102SPOTLIGHTMica Mar. ‘2001, p.19

NITRATESARTICLESNitrogen - Fixed for a fertile market Feb. ‘1985, p.19Chilean nitrate industry vs the US Dept of Commerce (Crozier) June ‘1987, p.62Salts of the Atacama - (Harben, Edwards) July ‘1997, p.43WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Sodium nitrate market impeded by imports June ‘1982, p.17Chile — Nitrate study May ‘1983, p.9Chile — Soquimich goes public Nov. ‘1983, p.13Jordan — NPK to follow phosphate May ‘1984, p.17USA — Chilean nitrate dumping April ‘1987, p.23USA — Olin suspends nitrate output Aug. ‘1988, p.14Chile — Taltal iodine/nitrate jv progress Mar. ‘1990, p.21Chile — SQM separates iodine and nitrates Feb. ‘1991, p.9Chile — SQM potassium nitrate expansion underway Mar. ‘1991, p.9Chile — Yolanda iodine/nitrate progress July ‘1992, p.10Chile — SQM potassium nitrate expansion Aug. ‘1992, p.11Chile — Yolanda iodine/nitrate decision time Oct. ‘1992, p.11Chile — Minproc engineering for nitrate plant Sept. ‘1993, p.14Chile — B&R seeks funds for nitrate project Feb. ‘1994, p.9Chile — Canpotex invests in Yolanda nitrates Jan. ‘1995, p.9Chile — Minera Yolanda project update July ‘1997, p.10Chile — Minera Yolanda plant starts production Sept. ‘1997, p.19Chile — Yolanda I/NO3 project on-stream Jan. ‘1998, p.9Chile — Cosayach to launch new sulphate/nitrate plant Mar. ‘1998, p.11Chile — Yolanda nitrates project improving July ‘1998, p.11Chile — Yolanda nitrates operating successfully Oct. ‘1998, p.11Chile — Kap resource suspends Yolanda Nitrates Feb. ‘1999, p.13Chile — SQM to increase capacity for nitrates, lithium and potash May ‘1999, p.9Chile — PCS snaps up Minera Yolanda KNO3 Project July ‘1999, p.11Chile — Fire at SQM interrupts NO3/I production Oct. ‘1999, p.9Chile — Atacama details Aguas Blancas nitrate and sulphate plans Feb. ‘2000, p.9Chile — New KNOF(3)F plant for SQM Sept. ‘2000, p.10Chile — Atacama wins SQM legal victory Mar. ‘2001, p.10World — SQM distribution deal with Norsk Hydro July ‘2001, p.19FILLERS AND EXTENDERSMinproc breaches Yolanda contract Mar. ‘1997, p.90Aguas Blancas gets I/NoF(3)F go ahead Nov. ‘1998, p.114ACF to partner Atacama at Aguas Blancas Aug. ‘2000, p.94SPOTLIGHTNitrates Jan. ‘2002, p.17

OLIVINEARTICLESOlivine - exchanging new uses for old Sept. ‘1984, p.65Olivine: Volume the key to success Jan. ‘1989, p.25Olivine - Long live the evolution Feb. ‘1995, p.23Nordic Minerals Review - Norway (Karlsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.67Surviving the melt down - European foundry market Aug. ‘2001, p.51Olivine - A Norwegian forte (Rudi) Nov. ‘2001, p.45WORLD OF MINERALSSpain — Gabriel Perez dunite critical Oct. ‘1984, p.11USA — IMC buying olivine producer Feb. ‘1986, p.26Norway — North Cape buys Franzefoss olivine Feb. ‘1995, p.12

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Colombia — Dunite project seeks partners Oct. ‘1995, p.11Turkey — J-v to develop bentonite, olivine & MnO2 reserves Nov. ‘1998, p.15Norway — North Cape buys 49% of A/S Olivin April ‘2001, p.18FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSteetley represents Franzefoss Bruk Feb. ‘1990, p.78SPOTLIGHTOlivine Sept. ‘2001, p.23

PERLITEARTICLESPerlite and Vermiculite: The market overlap Nov. ‘1986, p.39Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61Zeolisation of perlite: (Giordano, Recupero, Pino, & Bart) Sept. ‘1987, p.83Vermiculite and perlite - for animal feedstuff and crop farming (Lin) July ‘1989, p.434th Hungarian Perlite Conference - (Shackley) Dec. ‘1989, p.64The Hungarian perlite industry (Shackley) April ‘1990, p.61Lightweight insulation: Filling the market Oct. ‘1991, p.21Turkish perlite - An industry review June ‘1997, p.73Perlite & vermiculite - Crudely speaking, the potential is good (Lin) May ‘1998, p.55Greek IMs - (Hatjilazaridou, Chalkiopoulou & Grossou-Valta) June ‘1998, p.45Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Perlite producers: Heavy hitters in lightweight business Aug. ‘1999, p.57No sign of the bubble bursting - Perlite uses & markets June ‘2000, p.51WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Grefco buys perlite expander Oct. ‘1984, p.17Canada — Aurun - a first for perlite Dec. ‘1984, p.9Canada — Perlite processing joint venture reshuffle Aug. ‘1986, p.9UK — ... and perlite exploration planned in N. Ireland May ‘1987, p.16UK — Silverperl acquired by William Sinclair June ‘1987, p.11China — A window on perlite June ‘1987, p.11Turkey — Kiska opens perlite plant Oct. ‘1989, p.18Germany — Cookson boosts new perlite plant July ‘1993, p.14Greece — Otavi perlite operation expanding Sept. ‘1995, p.19Turkey — Silver & Baryte buys stake in Turkish perlite July ‘1996, p.13Morocco — BRPM’s perlite deposit out for tender Nov. ‘1996, p.13Turkey — Persa expands into perlite quarrying Mar. ‘1997, p.16Canada — New production from Perlite Canada Aug. ‘1997, p.10USA — New perlite producer in Utah Sept. ‘1997, p.32Germany — S&B gains perlite/mineral package with Otavi Minen buy May ‘1998, p.11Armenia — Dicalite sparks perlite revival in Armenia, (Brian Coope) Oct. ‘1998, p.13Canada — Perlite Canada doubles capacity & plans new mine Nov. ‘1998, p.10Germany — Otavi transfers mineral activities to subsidiaries Nov. ‘1999, p.10USA — Resource Capital buys Pearl Queen Perlite Feb. ‘2000, p.15USA — Perlite-based wallboard set for success April ‘2001, p.19FILLERS AND EXTENDERSPerlite and pigs Sept. ‘1982, p.91Seaton about to exfoliate Sept. ‘1983, p.89Perlite and vermiculite meeting Aug. ‘1984, p.77Perlite in horticulture clarified Dec. ‘1986, p.83Mapping out a perlite path May ‘1987, p.81Perlite clarification Nov. ‘1990, p.91

PHOSPHATES/APATITEARTICLESPhospate - new producers rock the boat Sept. ‘1982, p.45A profile of Jhamarkotra phosphate deposit (Choudhuri & Prasad) Sept. ‘1983, p.61Phosphate in Brazil - imports slashed as production rises Dec. ‘1983, p.35Impact of phosphate rock quality on fertiliser market uses (Lehr) May ‘1984, p.127Phosphates of Tunisia (Svoboda) Dec. ‘1984, p.37Oilshale - phosphorite (Minster, Shirav, Shiloni & Levi) Mar. ‘1986, p.47Phosphate Rock: Trends in processing and production Sept. ‘1987, p.25The phosphate industry of Zimbabwe Nov. ‘1989, p.71On-line analysis of tale and apatite at concentrators (Virtanen) Mar. ‘1990, p.85Environmental aspects of Jordanian phosphate mining (Taqieddin) Mar. ‘1990, p.103Phosphate rock - Prevailing climate uncertain Mar. ‘1994, p.47Phosphate fertiliser industry - Processing technology Mar. ‘1994, p.65Large cell flotation - Improved beneficiation (Leskinen) July ‘1998, p.55China’s phosphate rock export trade (Fountain) Feb. ‘1999, p.52Industrial minerals of the Arab world Dec. ‘1999, p.40An update on industrial minerals in Jordan (Al Ali) Mar. ‘2000, p.107Fertilisers bear fruit - IM projects in Jordan and Saudi Arabia Nov. ‘2000, p.49North American agricultural minerals Dec. ‘2001, p.53WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Anic/Agric phosphate partnership Jan. ‘1982, p.13South Africa — ... whilst suffering volatile acid Jan. ‘1982, p.16

Zambia — Discovery of phosphate deposits Jan. ‘1982, p.17Morocco — Phosphate mine starts April ‘1982, p.19USA — Florida phosphate tax up May ‘1982, p.13Uganda — Phosphate potential surveyed June ‘1982, p.13USA — Florida phosphate recession June ‘1982, p.15EU — Phosphates in detergents July ‘1982, p.12Peru — Expansion plans for Bayovar phosphates Aug. ‘1982, p.11UK — Phosphate rock supply deals agreed Oct. ‘1982, p.21Sri Lanka — Phosphate development Nov. ‘1982, p.13World — ‘Outlook for Phosphate Trade and Shipping’ Nov. ‘1982, p.19Christmas Island — Happy Christmas Jan. ‘1983, p.11Canada — Ontario phosphates investigated Feb. ‘1983, p.9South Africa — Foskor develops phosphate rock export market Feb. ‘1983, p.11Tanzania — Phosphate rock venture starts operation Feb. ‘1983, p.13World — Slow recovery for phosphate rock markets Feb. ‘1983, p.21Australia — Duchess phosphate to close Mar. ‘1983, p.9Australia — Phosphoric acid venture planned Mar. ‘1983, p.9Jordan — Phosphate production expansion planned May ‘1983, p.13USA — Zen-Noh ties up phosphate project June ‘1983, p.19Morocco — Tenders for phosphate project July ‘1983, p.10USA — Florida’s phosphate woes in ‘82 July ‘1983, p.18Pakistan — $400m. phosphate project Aug. ‘1983, p.11USA — Phosphate production cut to take in sales slump Aug. ‘1983, p.19Egypt — Seltrust to invite bids for phosphate mine Sept. ‘1983, p.13USA — Eximbank aid to phosphate competitor Sept. ‘1983, p.18USA — Fertiliser Index on record Oct. ‘1983, p.17Uganda — Phosphate go-ahead recommended Dec. ‘1983, p.13South Africa — Foskor report fall Jan. ‘1984, p.12USA — Florida phosphates Jan. ‘1984, p.14Sweden — Norsk-Boliden phosphate venture Feb. ‘1984, p.12USA — Phibro divests Conserve Feb. ‘1984, p.15USA — Grace’s phosphate expansion and closure Mar. ‘1984, p.17World — Phosphate market strengthens but recovery is slow Mar. ‘1984, p.20Christmas Island — Phosphate future gloomy May ‘1984, p.15Jordan — NPK to follow phosphate May ‘1984, p.17Pakistan — £1m. phosphate plant for Kakul May ‘1984, p.17USA — EX-IM delays Moroccan loan May ‘1984, p.22USA — Moroccan loan refused June ‘1984, p.13USA — Fertiliser’s record improves July ‘1984, p.15Switzerland — Ban on phosphate on hold Aug. ‘1984, p.10Canada — IMC’s phosphates Aug. ‘1984, p.13France — French phosphate campaign Oct. ‘1984, p.10Philippines — Independence on fertiliser imports to fall Oct. ‘1984, p.11USA — Fight against EU phosphate standards Oct. ‘1984, p.13USA — Florida phosphate safe Oct. ‘1984, p.15Jordan — Phosphate expansion and barter Nov. ‘1984, p.13Morocco — OCP negotiates fertiliser projects ... Dec. ‘1984, p.12Italy — New phosphate cuts for detergents Dec. ‘1984, p.12Morocco — ... Phosphate prices to rise Dec. ‘1984, p.13Brazil — Phosphates - full steam ahead ... Jan. ‘1985, p.9South Africa — Foskor - Mixed fortunes Jan. ‘1985, p.12Egypt — GEC wins phosphates contract Feb. ‘1985, p.11Egypt — Negev to increase phosphate production April ‘1985, p.11Chile — Phosphate concessions offered July ‘1985, p.10USA — Florida phosphate facts Sept. ‘1985, p.21USA — IMC leasing Brewster Jan. ‘1986, p.14USA — Amax selling phosphates Feb. ‘1986, p.12USA — IMC diversification Feb. ‘1986, p.13Morocco — Mixed fortunes for phosphate products Mar. ‘1986, p.21USA — Four Corners closes April ‘1986, p.17Jordan — Phosphate fertiliser integration ... May ‘1986, p.9USA — Baker’s phosphate problems June ‘1986, p.17USA — Phosphate pipeline start July ‘1986, p.15Tunisia — CPG increases output but investment restricted Sept. ‘1986, p.11USA — Ex-Im and phosphates Jan. ‘1987, p.16USA — Amax phosphate sale complete Jan. ‘1987, p.17USA — Phosphoric acid dumping? Jan. ‘1987, p.17USA — FPC gets new members April ‘1987, p.21USA — Phosphate ins and outs April ‘1987, p.23Togo — Phosphate project to proceed July ‘1987, p.15Finland — Kemira to open new phosphate mine Jan. ‘1988, p.9Jordan — Jordan phosphate expansion programme Feb. ‘1988, p.10UK — Export credit guarantee for Tunisian phosphate producer Mar. ‘1988, p.12Christmas Island — Phosphate mining to cease April ‘1988, p.18USA — Occidental phosphorus recovery July ‘1988, p.13USA — Beker’s phosphate mine sale July ‘1988, p.13Morocco — Phosphate expansion plans Aug. ‘1988, p.9USA — Grace sells phosphate interests Sept. ‘1988, p.32Morocco — New capacity outlined for OCP Oct. ‘1988, p.17Togo — EU grant for phosphates project Oct. ‘1988, p.19

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USA — Grace phosphoric acid sold to Seminole Dec. ‘1988, p.18USA — Sinochem to buy USX phosphate Jan. ‘1989, p.17Australia — Australmin phosphate developments Feb. ‘1989, p.11USA — IMC reopens mine Feb. ‘1989, p.21Canada — Albright & Wilson restructure PF(4)F group April ‘1989, p.8USA — Ex-Grace phosphate to be resold May ‘1989, p.14USSR — Apatite mining linked to earth tremors July ‘1989, p.16Australia — Queensland phosphate progress Dec. ‘1989, p.8Finland — Kemira shelves phosphate project Dec. ‘1989, p.11Australia — Queensland phosphate project halted Jan. ‘1991, p.8Christmas Island — Christmas Island phosphate to reopen Jan. ‘1991, p.8USSR — Norsk Hydro phosphate mining jv Feb. ‘1991, p.16Morocco — Phosphate deal signed Mar. ‘1991, p.11Morocco — Phosphate plant growth April ‘1991, p.10USA — Norsk moves into US phosphates market Nov. ‘1991, p.23USA — IMC phosphate mine temporarily closed Nov. ‘1991, p.23USA — Chevron phosphates sold to FS Industries Jan. ‘1992, p.19Algeria — New phosphate jv at Tebessa May ‘1992, p.15Brazil — Phosphate rock producer privatised Dec. ‘1992, p.8Netherlands — Kemira crops fertiliser output Dec. ‘1992, p.10USA — Further phosphate fertiliser fusion April ‘1993, p.14USA — Phosphate fertiliser plants close.. as FMC commissions mine May ‘1993, p.21Australia — Pasminco to sell fertiliser business Nov. ‘1993, p.9Luxembourg — Minorca to get Anglo potash & phosphate Nov. ‘1993, p.16USA — Freeport to manage Fesa Nov. ‘1993, p.23Jordan — Jordan Phosphate Mines project progressing Dec. ‘1993, p.15Brazil — Privatisation of CBPM phosphate deposit Jan. ‘1994, p.8USA — IMC-Agrico resumes Taft phosphate Feb. ‘1994, p.20Brazil — Privatisation of CBPM phosphate deposit April ‘1994, p.10USA — IMC-Agrico suspends Taft phosphate June ‘1994, p.16Peru — Phosphate deposit for sale Jan. ‘1995, p.13USA — IMC-Agrico dam breach Jan. ‘1995, p.20USA — IMC pays EPA fine Feb. ‘1995, p.16USA — Phosphate operations suspended, again June ‘1995, p.19Egypt — New phosphate project Sept. ‘1995, p.12Morocco — OCP back on track Sept. ‘1995, p.21USA — Cargill to buy phosphate mine from Mobil Sept. ‘1995, p.23Europe — Industry and EU to limit cadmium in phosphates Nov. ‘1995, p.23USA — Potash Corp. swallows Occidental’s phosphates Nov. ‘1995, p.31Europe — Phosphate recycling the way ahead? Feb. ‘1996, p.13USA — Mobil quits phosphate market Feb. ‘1996, p.19Gabon — Partners required for phosphate development Mar. ‘1996, p.13USA — IMC-Vigoro deal cleared April ‘1996, p.34Saudi Arabia — Bids being assessed for phosphate scheme July ‘1996, p.11Europe — Phosphate demand buoyed up by BSE scare Sept. ‘1996, p.27China — IMC looks to expand phosphate base Nov. ‘1996, p.10USA — IMC increases phosphate reserves Nov. ‘1996, p.18Peru — Great interest in Bayovar phosphates privatisation Dec. ‘1996, p.18Morocco — OCP sells phosphate joint venture stake Jan. ‘1997, p.10Indonesia — IKI leads the way in phosphate production Jan. ‘1997, p.10Australia — Phosphate fertiliser project for WMC Feb. ‘1997, p.9Germany — Hoechst to sell sulphur & phosphate businesses Sept. ‘1997, p.24USA — IMC to merge with Freeport McMoRan Inc Sept. ‘1997, p.32USA — IMC-Agrico closes mines, swaps reserves Sept. ‘1997, p.32Canada — Agrium to build new phosphate mine Oct. ‘1997, p.13Guinea Bissau — New Phosphate deposit under evaluation Oct. ‘1997, p.19Brazil — Copebras/Albright & Wilson phosphate j-v Jan. ‘1998, p.9Sri Lanka — IMC-Agrico finalises Sri lanka deal Jan. ‘1998, p.15Germany — Kemira buys BASF’s feed phosphate business Mar. ‘1998, p.12Peru — Final bidding for Bayovar phosphates underway Mar. ‘1998, p.15World — A&W may acquire Hoechst’s phosphates April ‘1998, p.39Australia — WMC to open Australia’s first phosphate facility July ‘1998, p.9South Africa — Kemira and Kynoch in animal feeds j-v July ‘1998, p.13Israel — Israel news focus - Corporate changes (Harben & Minster) July ‘1998, p.18Belgium — Prayon becomes sole owner of Europhos Sept. ‘1998, p.10Jordan — JPMC invites bids for phosphates expansion Sept. ‘1998, p.20China — PhosChem and Sinochem reach new sales accord Dec. ‘1998, p.11USA — IMC Global announces permanent phosphate mine closures Dec. ‘1998, p.19China — Spur Ventures studies Yichang phosphates Jan. ‘1999, p.13UK — Rhodia and Albemarle in bid war over Albright and Wilson April ‘1999, p.13Norway — Norsk Hydro in phosphate alliance with OCP May ‘1999, p.13USA — Phosphorous chemicals j-v for FMC and Solutia June ‘1999, p.18North America — PCS closes phosphate plants as demand drops Sept. ‘1999, p.13India — RSMML in phosphate rock deal Oct. ‘1999, p.10USA — IMC Agrico shuts down phosphate plant Oct. ‘1999, p.15North America — Cutbacks for PCS P2O5 markets Nov. ‘1999, p.17Australia — Anaconda & CSBG in Mt Weld phosphate study Dec. ‘1999, p.9Guinea Bissau — Champion to boost phosphate capacity Jan. ‘2000, p.10North America — PCS acquires all of A&W phosacid j-v April ‘2000, p.15Jordan — SPIC seeks JMPC phosrock deal Aug. ‘2000, p.12

South Africa — Fer-Min-Ore to process Glenover phosphate Sept. ‘2000, p.19Germany — Bayer plans phosphate FR plant Oct. ‘2000, p.13China — Positive feasibility results for Yichang Phosphate Dec. ‘2000, p.11Syria — Syria opens door to mining investment Mar. ‘2001, p.15Peru — Bayovar phosphate sale to proceed June ‘2001, p.14Peru — On-off Bayovar auction postponed July ‘2001, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSToothy problem posed by fall in phosphate production Aug. ‘1982, p.70Christmas upgraded phosphate Dec. ‘1982, p.86Agrico sale Feb. ‘1987, p.79Sokli phosphate feasibility study progress Sept. ‘1989, p.103Gafsa phosphates expansion April ‘1990, p.78Mining USSR apatite with N-bombs Jan. ‘1992, p.66Indo Jordan phos acid progress Mar. ‘1994, p.82Bacteria fall fowl of TSP May ‘1994, p.70BSE scare ups phosphates demand Aug. ‘1996, p.74Bayovar phosphate sale halted May ‘1998, p.74Farim Phosphates progress Jan. ‘1999, p.102NATO hits phosphates plant June ‘1999, p.106Jordan Phosphate privatisation July ‘2001, p.78SPOTLIGHTPhosphate Rock Oct. ‘1999, p.17Apatite Aug. ‘2000, p.19PROFILESKovdor - Russia’s answer to Phalaborwa (Lyakhov) Sept. ‘2000, p.64

POTASHARTICLESPotash - optimism prevails despite market gloom May ‘1982, p.45Potash in North America: (Harben) Mar. ‘1986, p.29The Catalan potash field (Ortega) Nov. ‘1986, p.55Potash: Longhaul recovery underway Jan. ‘1988, p.16North American mineral salts Jan. ‘1997, p.44Salts of the Atacama - (Harben, Edwards) July ‘1997, p.43Potash producers - Fertile markets feed growth April ‘1998, p.47Industrial minerals of the Arab world Dec. ‘1999, p.40An update on industrial minerals in Jordan (Al Ali) Mar. ‘2000, p.107Fertilisers bear fruit - IM projects in Jordan and Saudi Arabia Nov. ‘2000, p.49A field day for minerals - North American agricultural minerals Dec. ‘2001, p.53COMMENTOn to pastures new Oct. ‘1996, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSMexico — Potash production planned Jan. ‘1982, p.12China — Potash feasibility study Mar. ‘1982, p.11USA — Potash casualty Mar. ‘1982, p.16Canada — Refinery works go underground April ‘1982, p.17China — Potash feasibility study commissioned April ‘1982, p.17Thailand — Anglo-French consortium to study potash April ‘1982, p.19USA — Potash suit rejected April ‘1982, p.25Canada — PCS lays off 1200 July ‘1982, p.10Brazil — MDPA aid potash development Aug. ‘1982, p.9Canada — New potash route enhances competition Sept. ‘1982, p.14Canada — PCS - 1981 highlights Sept. ‘1982, p.15Canada — Poor year for potash Nov. ‘1982, p.9Jordan — Potash production start up Nov. ‘1982, p.13Canada — Private sector expansion favoured Dec. ‘1982, p.11Canada — Potash being sold down the river Jan. ‘1983, p.11North America — Potash price cuts Jan. ‘1983, p.13Spain — Solvay sells control of potash producer Feb. ‘1983, p.13USA — ... and set to buy National Potash Feb. ‘1983, p.17Thailand — Potash project investigation goes ahead April ‘1983, p.13USA — Another potash closure April ‘1983, p.21Chile — Potash from Salar Atacama May ‘1983, p.9USSR — New potash exploitation May ‘1983, p.18Canada — SOP in Saskatchewan June ‘1983, p.11France — EMC to build on potash position July ‘1983, p.9Canada — Canpotex sales improve Aug. ‘1983, p.9North America — Potash figures from PPI Aug. ‘1983, p.11Chile — Potash and borates tender Sept. ‘1983, p.13Canada — ... and signs of recovery? Oct. ‘1983, p.9Canada — The first New Brunswick potash ... Oct. ‘1983, p.9USA — Salt Lake closure Oct. ‘1983, p.15Canada — Japan potash agreement extended ... Nov. ‘1983, p.10Canada — ... as Denmark takes New Brunswick potash Nov. ‘1983, p.11Canada — Increasing involvement with China Feb. ‘1984, p.9France — Potash mines modernisation Feb. ‘1984, p.9North America — Potash companies increase prices Feb. ‘1984, p.10

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Canada — Potash shipments increase Mar. ‘1984, p.9North America — Potash production rise May ‘1984, p.17USA — Potash dumping? May ‘1984, p.21Canada — Potash agreement in Manitoba July ‘1984, p.9Spain — Cataluna potash stake increasing July ‘1984, p.13USA — Caustic potash changes July ‘1984, p.17Canada — Offshore potash prices posted Aug. ‘1984, p.11Canada — Kalium expanding potash capacity Sept. ‘1984, p.15UK — Cleveland Potash plans expansion Sept. ‘1984, p.22USA — Potash duties assessed Oct. ‘1984, p.15USA — Potassium chloride dumping dumped Dec. ‘1984, p.17USA — Kaiser re-opens Wendover Dec. ‘1984, p.17USA — Duval’s metals and potash for sale Dec. ‘1984, p.19Thailand — Amax postpones potash agreement Jan. ‘1985, p.13USA — PPG and Michigan potash Jan. ‘1985, p.17Canada — Potash exports at record levels Feb. ‘1985, p.9USA — No potash duties from USSR April ‘1985, p.15USA — Vertac saves potash mine May ‘1985, p.13North America — Potash woes July ‘1985, p.13USSR — Dam burst trial Aug. ‘1985, p.17Canada — Rio Algom to purchase Potash Co. of America Nov. ‘1985, p.9North America — Potash exports shrink Nov. ‘1985, p.13Canada — Rio Algom closes PCA purchase Mar. ‘1986, p.15Chile — Enter Minsal in the Salar Mar. ‘1986, p.16Canada — Rio Algom unaffected by PCA write down May ‘1986, p.8Canada — Manitoba government enteres potash venture May ‘1986, p.9Jordan — ... and potash plant investment May ‘1986, p.11USA — Potash re-opening May ‘1986, p.14China — Qinghai potash plan begun June ‘1986, p.9Chile — Atacama potassium salt project planned Nov. ‘1986, p.9Chile — Amax continues evaluation Feb. ‘1987, p.9Canada — Proposed Indian involvement with potash Mar. ‘1987, p.12Canada — Setback for PCA’s potash at Saskatoon Mar. ‘1987, p.12North America — Potash in ‘86 April ‘1987, p.11North America — US sets potash duties ... Oct. ‘1987, p.13North America — ... Canadian reaction - potash quotas Oct. ‘1987, p.15USA — PPG sells potash interests Oct. ‘1987, p.19North America — US potash ruling Feb. ‘1988, p.10USA — Kaisertech sells mineral assets April ‘1988, p.21Canada — Proposed sale of Sakterra terminated Oct. ‘1988, p.12USA — Potash exports threatened by loan decision Nov. ‘1988, p.14Chile — Progress on Salar de Atacama potash/lithium project Jan. ‘1989, p.13Canada — PCA to reopen Saskatoon potash mine May ‘1989, p.9Canada — Privatisation of PCS as potash recovers May ‘1989, p.9Europe — Russia accused of potash dumping, July ‘1989, p.11Canada — PCS open for privatisation Sept. ‘1989, p.16Canada — PCS privatisation bill passed Oct. ‘1989, p.13West Germany — Potash problems, April ‘1990, p.8USA — Kalium potash plant progress, May ‘1990, p.16Canada — Denison prepared to sell potash unit, July ‘1990, p.8Jordan — Phosphate and potash in Gulf Crisis, Oct. ‘1990, p.16EU — Soviet potash anti-dumping Dec. ‘1990, p.8USA — AMAX potash sold Feb. ‘1991, p.14USA — NewPotex deactivated Feb. ‘1991, p.14Germany — K&S rationalises to restore profitability Mar. ‘1991, p.9Thailand — New investor for ASEAN potash June ‘1991, p.14USSR — Soviet potash workers strike June ‘1991, p.17Germany — Treuhand money for potash mines Nov. ‘1991, p.17Canada — Potash Corp. partnership fertiliser customer Mar. ‘1992, p.8USA — AMAX Potash finally sold Mar. ‘1992, p.19Canada — Potash Corp. new sales agreement June ‘1992, p.9UK — RTZ sells Rio Algom July ‘1992, p.17World — Anti-dumping update July ‘1992, p.21North America — Occidental converts from soda to potash Sept. ‘1992, p.17Chile — SQM acquires AMAX KCL/lithium stake Nov. ‘1992, p.10France — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc/Ethyl potash deal Nov. ‘1992, p.13Brazil — Improvements for potash Dec. ‘1992, p.9Europe — Potash anti-dumping decision Jan. ‘1993, p.9Germany — Potash/salt merger but closures to follow Jan. ‘1993, p.11Belgium — Ferchimex launches potash appeal April ‘1993, p.9Jordan — APC expanding potash capacity... June ‘1993, p.15USA — Are potash producers villains... or victims? June ‘1993, p.18Germany — Potash mine reprieved Aug. ‘1993, p.9Europe — EU reviews potash duty Sept. ‘1993, p.18Canada — Potash Corp. buying PCA Oct. ‘1993, p.17Thailand — ASEAN Potash plans for mine Oct. ‘1993, p.25USA — Mississippi Potash expands Oct. ‘1993, p.27Chile — SQM starts work on Minsal project Jan. ‘1994, p.9Germany — Potash merger approved Jan. ‘1994, p.12UK — New source of potash Feb. ‘1994, p.19

Thailand — Asia Pacific plans potash project Mar. ‘1994, p.17Europe — Farnce fights German potash merger April ‘1994, p.15USA — Potash antitrust suit continues April ‘1994, p.26Europe — SCPA wins first potash court battle Aug. ‘1994, p.12Thailand — Udon Thani potash project Oct. ‘1994, p.13Middle East — Peace pays off for potash outlook Oct. ‘1994, p.13USA — Great Salt Lake to acquire Reilly potash Feb. ‘1995, p.16Jordan — APC considers second potash expansion Mar. ‘1995, p.16Argentina — CRA considers potash option July ‘1995, p.9USA — Vigoro potash expansion July ‘1995, p.23Chile — Phase two for Minsal potash Aug. ‘1995, p.9UK — Potash promotion Oct. ‘1995, p.18UK — Potash source nears start-up Oct. ‘1995, p.21USA — Potash Corp. swallows Occidental’s phosphates Nov. ‘1995, p.31Chile — Corfo privatises Minsal stake Jan. ‘1996, p.8Argentina — CRA to double Argentine potash project Mar. ‘1996, p.9USA — IMC-Vigaro deal cleared April ‘1996, p.34UK — Potash mine extension under consideration July ‘1996, p.13Canada — Great Salt Lake ups potash capacity Sept. ‘1996, p.21Germany — Potash Corp. swallows Europe’s largest Sept. ‘1996, p.28Thailand — Cut price potash plans from Udon Thani Oct. ‘1996, p.15Germany — Hold-up for PCS and BASF potash deal Feb. ‘1997, p.11Thailand — Asia Pacific Potash Corp. to go it alone June ‘1997, p.20Chile — Minsal to double potash production… July ‘1997, p.11USA — IMC buys Western-Ag potash July ‘1997, p.19Europe — EMCEF joins in debate on potash anti-dumping Sept. ‘1997, p.23Germany — Kali und Salz still up for sale Sept. ‘1997, p.24Canada — PCS buying Potacan as IMC Kalium ends study Feb. ‘1998, p.9Germany — BASF cuts stake in K + S to under 50% Feb. ‘1998, p.15Spain — EMC in the running for Grupo Potasas Feb. ‘1998, p.19Europe — EU reviews KCI duties on Russian and Belarus April ‘1998, p.29China — DSW to build Qinghai $450m. Potash plant June ‘1998, p.9Republic of Congo — New potash source in development June ‘1998, p.13Jordan — Kermira/Arab Potash speciality fertiliser j-v June ‘1998, p.14Thailand — Norsk Hydro joins potash project Aug. ‘1998, p.13Europe — K+S/MdK merger gets final EC clearance Sept. ‘1998, p.18Spain — DSW wins Grupo Potasas in privatisation Sept. ‘1998, p.23Europe — EC KCI duties on Russia, Belarus and Ukraine due to expire

Jan. ‘1999, p.14Israel — PCS ends pursuit of stake in DSW potash Feb. ‘1999, p.16Chile — SQM to increase capacity for nitrates, lithium and potash May ‘1999, p.9Europe — Potash import duties to be reviewed May ‘1999, p.10Germany — EC challenges German government with probe in K + S sale

May ‘1999, p.10Spain — Coposa/DSW potash sales agreement Mar. ‘2000, p.23Jordan — Arab Potash capacity increase May ‘2000, p.12Thailand — APPC Somboon potash gets new partner May ‘2000, p.15Europe — EC potash duties for Belarus, Russia and Ukraine June ‘2000, p.14Germany — K + S secures rail freight deal July ‘2000, p.9World — Crew increases stake in Metorex; progress with Somboon potash

Jan. ‘2001, p.19Argentina — German group in potash j-v talks June ‘2001, p.9France — MDPA closure brought forward Sept. ‘2001, p.10Canada — PCS locks out workers at largest potash mine Jan. ‘2002, p.10FILLERS AND EXTENDERSPotash Corp. of Saskatchewan not to leave Canpotex July ‘1982, p.60PCA invests in Saskatoon mine Dec. ‘1986, p.83Potash clarification May ‘1988, p.86Canadian potash prices increases July ‘1988, p.82Thailand potash jv Mar. ‘1991, p.78Denison sells potash interests Mar. ‘1991, p.78EU setback for potash plans Sept. ‘1993, p.90All clear for potash fertilisers June ‘1995, p.86Potash jv agreement Aug. ‘1995, p.74K & S summer potash closures Aug. ‘1995, p.74Delivery problems hit phosphates Jan. ‘1996, p.70Potassium resource found in China April ‘1996, p.170Potash suit dismissed Nov. ‘1996, p.110PCS/K&S potash deal on hold May ‘1997, p.78PRC seek potash partners Aug. ‘1997, p.74PCS/K+S deal thrown out by German Minister Aug. ‘1997, p.74PCS completes Potacan purchase April ‘1998, p.142DSW Qinghai potash plant Oct. ‘1998, p.118Thyssen Uzbek potash project Oct. ‘1999, p.82K + S back on-stream Feb. ‘2000, p.74Potash Corp takes 18% of SQM Dec. ‘2001, p.86

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Pumice - the ins and outs of reinforced market May ‘1984, p.31Pumice markets: Volcanic rise of stone washing May ‘1990, p.22WORLD OF MINERALSEcuador — Indeomec to mine pumice Oct. ‘1990, p.15FILLERS AND EXTENDERSOut of the fire - into the frying pan? Oct. ‘1984, p.77Penrhyn forges new link with Iceland Feb. ‘1985, p.73SPOTLIGHTPumice Oct. ‘2000, p.23

PYRITESARTICLESSuphur-pyrites set to return? Nov. ‘1982, p.49Pyrites as a sulphur source; Down but not out June ‘1989, p.41WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Du Pont to sell Asarco acid Nov. ‘1983, p.18

PYROPHYLLITEARTICLESPyrophyllite in Australia and the Far East Nov. ‘1983, p.21North America pyrophyllite - ceramics leading the way Nov. ‘1985, p.57Pyrophyllite: Far East steels the market June ‘1988, p.37WORLD OF MINERALSBrazil — Pyrophyllite for Mineraçào Matheus Leme Aug. ‘1985, p.9China — UN pyrophyllite search Feb. ‘1989, p.11SPOTLIGHTPyrophyllite Nov. ‘2001, p.25

RARE-EARTHSARTICLESRare-earths - attracting increasing attention April ‘1984, p.19Rare earths: Enter the dragon Nov. ‘1988, p.21Chinese rare earths - The dragon has entered (Kingsnorth & Harries-Rees)

July ‘1993, p.45Rare earth markets - Magnets remain attractive Oct. ‘1995, p.27Chinese joint ventures - AMR’s rare earth experience ( Wright) April ‘1998, p.95Rare earths: Recent market trends (Tourre) Jan. ‘1999, p.37COMMENTComing in from the cold July ‘1987, p.7Minsands mating season Dec. ‘1988, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSIndia — IRE minsands & RE sales developments May ‘1982, p.8France — RhOR(o)ORne and Showa in rare-earths link-up Oct. ‘1983, p.9China — Novel applications for rare-earths in China Nov. ‘1983, p.13USA — New rare-earths source for RhOR(o)ORne Aug. ‘1984, p.15Australia — Proposed processing ventures Sept. ‘1984, p.15UK — MMG - increases attraction Nov. ‘1984, p.15Canada — Progress at Thor Lake Jan. ‘1985, p.10India — New rare-earths find Mar. ‘1985, p.10Canada — Highwood bulk sampling May ‘1985, p.9Japan — Rare-earth markets continue to grow July ‘1985, p.11Australia — TiOF(2)F Corporation to be floated Aug. ‘1985, p.9France — Rare-earth investment for RhOR(o)ORne Aug. ‘1985, p.11Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp launches mineral sands project Oct. ‘1985, p.11Brazil — Rare-earths progress Oct. ‘1985, p.11Canada — Y Joint venture Nov. ‘1985, p.11Australia — Rare earths’ j’accuse April ‘1986, p.8Japan — Sumitomo Metal and R-P rare-earth jv June ‘1986, p.11USA — R-P acquires Mineville RE tailings June ‘1986, p.19Australia — New partner for Brockman rare-earths prospect Sept. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Brockman multi-minerals projection Jan. ‘1987, p.8Australia — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc to develop rare-earths plant Mar. ‘1987, p.9USA — Superconductors temperature rising April ‘1987, p.23Madagascar — QIT expanding heavy minerals project May ‘1987, p.15Australia — More on Moreton Island minsands June ‘1987, p.8Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. declares Cooljarloo viable June ‘1987, p.8Australia — Mineral Deposits up and running June ‘1987, p.8Greenland — Rare earths exploration June ‘1987, p.9Australia — Brockman feasibility report July ‘1987, p.8USA — Rare earths expansion Nov. ‘1987, p.16Australia — Potential rare earths deposit Dec. ‘1987, p.9Australia — Progress on Brockman rare earths venture Mar. ‘1988, p.8Greenland — Rare earth progresses May ‘1988, p.10Australia — Ravensthorpe to supply minsands to Onoda Cement June ‘1988, p.8

Australia — Brockman pilot plant completion June ‘1988, p.9Japan — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc rare earths plant June ‘1988, p.10Greenland — Zircon and rare earths project underway July ‘1988, p.9Mozambique — Kenmare doubles heavy minerals reserves July ‘1988, p.10Australia — Carr-Boyd rare earths venture Sept. ‘1988, p.16Australia — More on Carr Boyd’s rare earths Oct. ‘1988, p.8Australia — RP rare earth plant faces waste question Oct. ‘1988, p.9Australia — Cooljarloo mineral sands update Nov. ‘1988, p.8USA — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc to buy Nucor rare earths arm Nov. ‘1988, p.17Canada — New Can-Pacific/Galactic arm for Chinese RE venture Dec. ‘1988, p.13USA — Ruby Meadows potential RE deposit Dec. ‘1988, p.21Australia — SX Holdings RE treatment plant Jan. ‘1989, p.11Australia — Mt Weld rare earth drilling update Feb. ‘1989, p.10Australia — New j-v to evaluate Yangibana rare earths June ‘1989, p.8USA — Molycorp to develop Y/Zr deposit July ‘1989, p.15Australia — Rare earths prospect Sept. ‘1989, p.13Brazil — Nuclemon expands RE capacity Sept. ‘1989, p.15Australia — Rare earths refining development Dec. ‘1989, p.9Australia — Brockman suspended pending finance Feb. ‘1990, p.9Australia — Rhone-Poulenc Pinjarra RE plant halted Mar. ‘1990, p.19Canada — Progress on Platinova Zr/Y deposit Mar. ‘1990, p.21Japan — Sumitomo/Molycorp rare earths jv Mar. ‘1990, p.22Australia — Carr Boyd controls Mt Weld May ‘1990, p.8Australia — Port Pirie rare earths progress April ‘1991, p.9World — Heavy rare earths shortage forecast April ‘1991, p.17North Korea — Rare earth exports to Japan June ‘1991, p.12Australia — Carr Boyd to develop rare earths July ‘1991, p.8USA — Molycorp on the block Aug. ‘1991, p.15France — Rhône-Poulenc waste plant threatened Nov. ‘1991, p.14China — Sino-Asia appointed RE agent Dec. ‘1991, p.9China — Sina-Asia/CNNC RE sales deal Feb. ‘1992, p.8Australia — Mt Weld rare earth feasibility agreement June ‘1992, p.8Australia — WIM minsand project phase down July ‘1992, p.9Brazil — Nuclemon to produce REOs Jan. ‘1994, p.8China — AMR second rare earth jv Jan. ‘1994, p.9France — RP switches rare earth ore April ‘1994, p.15Japan — RP/Sumitomo end rare earths jv April ‘1994, p.18China — ...whilst expanding existing operations Dec. ‘1994, p.9China — AMR announces rare earth jv Dec. ‘1994, p.9Australia — Rhône-Poulenc to revive rare earths June ‘1995, p.9China — AMR ups cerium output Feb. ‘1996, p.10USA — New RE catalyst for Rhone-Poulenc Aug. ‘1996, p.23South Africa — Green light for Cape rare earth mine Dec. ‘1996, p.18Thailand — AMR finds rare earth powder plant attractive Feb. ‘1997, p.16World — RP’s cerium additive ahead of its time Feb. ‘1997, p.19China — Rhone-Poulenc in Chinese R-E jv May ‘1997, p.9France — Rhone-Poulenc expands rare earth facilities May ‘1997, p.10Malawi — Rareco/Caledonia rare earth joint venture July ‘1997, p.13China — Oversupply puts rare earths projects on hold Aug. ‘1997, p.10South Africa — Rareco given go ahead for monazite mine Dec. ‘1997, p.14China — New Rhodia RE plant for batteries market Feb. ‘1998, p.11World — Rhodia’s REs to be granted autonomy April ‘1998, p.39China — AMR in Nippon Yttrium alliance to expand Jiangyin plant June ‘1998, p.13USA — Unocal mulls options for Molycorp rare earths business July ‘1998, p.8China — Rhodia shifts rare earth separation unit to china Feb. ‘1999, p.13China — Rhodia studying new RE plant project in Sichuan May ‘1999, p.9Japan — Showa Denko to raise CeOF(2)F abrasive output Mar. ‘2000, p.20USA — Molycorp tailings plans for rare earths plant April ‘2000, p.16Australia — Mt Weld rare earth progress June ‘2000, p.9China — Inter-Citic produces rare earths Aug. ‘2000, p.10China — Rhodia Rare Earths doubles capacity via j-v Oct. ‘2000, p.11Australia — Lynas makes Mt. Weld rare earths progress Feb. ‘2001, p.9USA — California energy crisis affects mineral producers Mar. ‘2001, p.16FILLERS AND EXTENDERSLeucoxene - price up and grade too Aug. ‘1984, p.77Temporary boost in monazite production June ‘1985, p.79More on REO plant Nov. ‘1985, p.89Beech in rare earths joint venture with China July ‘1987, p.97More on Metamict allanite) Dec. ‘1987, p.106Brazilian rare earths Nov. ‘1988, p.106Unocal jv with Sumitomo Metal Feb. ‘1990, p.78Mining USSR apatite with N-Bombs Jan. ‘1992, p.66Indian RE sands up for grabs Feb. ‘1998, p.90Molycorp to raise bastnaesite prices July ‘2000, p.102

SALTARTICLESNorth American salt and chloralkalis May ‘1983, p.21

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Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemicals Feb. ‘1984, p.47The Salt Trade - from salt sellers to salt-cellars Sept. ‘1985, p.53What price efficiency? Aug. ‘1986, p.7Salt: A status report April ‘1990, p.19World salt review - PVC provides impetus Sept. ‘1995, p.81Purification of salt for chemical and human consumption (Sedivy) April ‘1996, p.73Algeria’s industrial minerals (Senouci & Nadir) Mar. ‘2000, p.114Salt from hot air - A new technology that turns waste heat into salt (Sedivy)

Sept. ‘2000, p.40Industrial minerals potential in Romania (Harris) June ‘2001, p.59WORLD OF MINERALSEU — Rhine salt dumping compromise Jan. ‘1982, p.9Canada — Salt production start-up Jan. ‘1982, p.11USA — The value of a salt mine Jan. ‘1982, p.17USA — Chlorine/caustic soda unbalance Mar. ‘1982, p.15USA — Who likes this winter? Mar. ‘1982, p.17Australia — Lake MacLeod salt project faces closure Dec. ‘1982, p.9EU — Rhine Salt agreement remains unsolved Feb. ‘1983, p.9USA — Diamond Crystal record first quarter Sept. ‘1983, p.20UK — A UK white salt monopoly? Nov. ‘1983, p.15France — Sluggish moves towards Rhine solution Dec. ‘1983, p.11USA — Salt’s winter woes Jan. ‘1984, p.14USA — Chlor-alkali price move Feb. ‘1984, p.15USA — USITC salt statistics Mar. ‘1984, p.16USA — Dow purchases chlor-alkali patents Mar. ‘1984, p.18North America — Sodium chlorate expansions April ‘1984, p.10UK — Chlor-alkali interest sold by BP June ‘1984, p.11USA — Chlor-alkali price rise again June ‘1984, p.12USA — ...as off list prices rise July ‘1984, p.16USA — Chlor-alkali modernisation July ‘1984, p.16Chile — Amax and Molymet win lithium concession Sept. ‘1984, p.17USA — More membrane chlor-alkali plants Oct. ‘1984, p.12Pakistan — ...but state salt mines face mixed fortunes Nov. ‘1984, p.13USA — Magnesium chloride/magnesium barter Nov. ‘1984, p.17USA — Dow consolidates brine operations Nov. ‘1984, p.17Pakistan — Salt monopoly broken Feb. ‘1985, p.13North America — Canadian rock salt dumped? Mar. ‘1985, p.11USA — Diamond Crystal purchases salt assets May ‘1985, p.11North America — Rock salt dumping Sept. ‘1985, p.17USA — Diamond first quarter up Sept. ‘1985, p.21North America — Salt not dumped Feb. ‘1986, p.12USA — Jefferson Island salt closed Mar. ‘1986, p.23USA — Salt jv start & stop July ‘1986, p.15USA — Salt Lake woes Sept. ‘1986, p.15Canada — Goderich closed by explosion Jan. ‘1987, p.9USA — Sol-Aire to Diamond Crystal Jan. ‘1987, p.13USA — Diamond Crystal for sale May ‘1987, p.16USA — Cloudy Diamond results June ‘1987, p.15Canada — SOQEM to sell Seleine salt mine Mar. ‘1988, p.8USA — American Salt acquired May ‘1988, p.13USA — Akzo go-ahead to buy Diamond Salt May ‘1988, p.15UK — Salt pricing regulations June ‘1988, p.12Australia — Dampier Salt expands market horizons July ‘1988, p.9USA — Olin to develop salt caverns in power project Oct. ‘1988, p.20EU — Dutch veto salt dumping accord Nov. ‘1988, p.10Senegal — Government to sell salt stake Jan. ‘1989, p.14Netherlands — Akzo refurbishes salt works Mar. ‘1989, p.9Spain — Solvay acquires salt producer April ‘1989, p.11Australia — PMA’s TiOF(2)F and salt interests, Feb. ‘1990, p.8World — ACM to buy SEA salt prospect April ‘1990, p.18North America — Domtar sells Sifto Salt to North American Salt May ‘1990, p.15Australia — Dampier Salt expansion Aug. ‘1990, p.9USA — North American Salt sale Sept. ‘1990, p.19China — Aladdin’s cave in Qinghai Nov. ‘1990, p.16World — Ellicott dregers for salt mining April ‘1991, p.17Germany — Akzo to upgrade salt plant May ‘1991, p.9Israel — DSW invests in salt mushroom technology May ‘1991, p.9USA — Cargill expands salt processing May ‘1991, p.10USA — Great Salt Lake invests $20m. Aug. ‘1991, p.15UK — ICI salt seller Mar. ‘1992, p.12Australia — Dampier commissions salt expansion April ‘1992, p.8Netherlands — Akzo renovates salt fields May ‘1992, p.23China — Akzo evaluates salt project July ‘1992, p.10Australia — Plans for new solar salt project Nov. ‘1992, p.9Germany — Potash/salt merger but closures to follow Jan. ‘1993, p.11Netherlands — Salt scheme under fire June ‘1993, p.16Iceland — Akzo acquires Icelandic Salt Oct. ‘1993, p.20USA — GSL’s trench boosts potassium sulphate Dec. ‘1993, p.20India — Cargill withdraws from salt project Jan. ‘1994, p.13

World — Krebs Swiss salt contracts boost quality Jan. ‘1994, p.18Australia — Onslow Salt finalising finance May ‘1994, p.9USA — Flood closes Akzo salt mine May ‘1994, p.20Thailand — Tahi salt jv for Solvay Sept. ‘1994, p.25USA — Akzo salt supply defies floods Sept. ‘1994, p.31USA — Akzo abandons one salt mine and opens another Dec. ‘1994, p.16Jordan — Jordico pursues MgO, salts and bromine Mar. ‘1995, p.18USA — Harris Chemical and DuPont in salt tie-up July ‘1995, p.23USA — Akzo to replace flooded salt mine Oct. ‘1995, p.23Japan — Japan’s salt market to be opened up Jan. ‘1996, p.10Italy — Italkali equity sale Mar. ‘1996, p.17India — Salt upgrading plant to be built by Krebs Swiss April ‘1996, p.23USA — Akzo receives salt mine permit May ‘1996, p.16North America — Salt supply developments June ‘1996, p.21USA — PCS increases salt contract with Akzo July ‘1996, p.14Germany — Potash Corp. swallows Europe’s largest Sept. ‘1996, p.28USA — Akzo sells salt business to Cargill Sept. ‘1996, p.37Australia — Akzo looks down under for new salt business Dec. ‘1996, p.9Europe — Morton International acquires European salt producer Feb. ‘1997, p.8Australia — Akzo to build solar salt plant at Onslow April ‘1997, p.11Europe — Morton International acquires European salt producer April ‘1997, p.15Israel — Israel Salt choose Kreb’s salt technology April ‘1997, p.19Asia — ..whilst Nichimen looks at salt in India Oct. ‘1997, p.13Asia — Mitsui studies salt j-v projects in China.. Oct. ‘1997, p.13World — IMC Global completes $1,400m. Harris deal for salts and soda ash May

‘1998, p.21Australia — Dampier Salt breaks salt export record Jan. ‘1999, p.9France — EC refers salt merger to competition authority Sept. ‘1999, p.11UK — British Salt for sale as Stavely dissolves Sept. ‘1999, p.13Switzerland — Krebs Swiss salt technologies change hands Dec. ‘1999, p.12USA — IMC Salt on the table Mar. ‘2000, p.25Australia — Cyclone Steve disrupts Dampier salt June ‘2000, p.9Europe — Rohm and Haas sells Salins-Europe salt; K+S acquires FRIMASept. ‘2000,

p.12Portugal — Wabag and Uniteca join forces in salt Sept. ‘2000, p.17Belgium — Prayon takes over Astaris salts plant Oct. ‘2000, p.10Europe — Kvaerner & EcoPhos to promote novel salt technology Nov. ‘2000, p.11Australia — Dampier Salt to buy Cargill plant Sept. ‘2001, p.9USA — IMC to sell salt and Ogden businesses Nov. ‘2001, p.21FILLERS AND EXTENDERSPossible solar heat for Britain (SALT) Feb. ‘1984, p.63Salt deal off July ‘1984, p.79Salt shortage? Feb. ‘1987, p.79Salt seller sold Aug. ‘1987, p.87A salty solution for skin care June ‘1994, p.90Salt clarification Oct. ‘1995, p.94Akzo names partners in Australian solar salt jv Aug. ‘1997, p.74Morton Salt merges with Rohm and Haas April ‘1999, p.188K+S/Solvay salt deal Nov. ‘2000, p.86Solvay/K+S salt agreement Dec. ‘2001, p.86

SILICA/QUARTZARTICLESThe Eaton Hall silica sand project Feb. ‘1982, p.43Tripoli and novaculite - the little known relations Jan. ‘1983, p.29Silica sand - competition in a tight market Feb. ‘1984, p.19North American silica sand Feb. ‘1984, p.39Quartz Crystal - currently sparkling Aug. ‘1984, p.19Fused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37

Silica sand and Gypsum: Australian export commodities of growing significance(Brown) Oct. ‘1986, p.40Silica - is the choice crystal clear? April ‘1987, p.25Developments in the glass sands supply industry (Lavender & Kirby) Nov. ‘1987, p.55

Synthetic silicas & silicon chemicals; Natural consumers but sophisticated rivals(Coope) Mar. ‘1989, p.43Industrial silica sand - an operational review July ‘1989, p.19Modification of calcite & quartz grindability by surfactants (Farkas, Katona, & Fodor)

Aug. ‘1990, p.47Idaho quartzite - Metallurgical flux and by-product silica sand (Hart) April ‘1996, p.137Fused silica - Switched on by electronics April ‘1997, p.49Indian white minerals (Parikh) Feb. ‘1998, p.69Spanish silica sand - A profile of ASSA Mar. ‘1998, p.20Crystalline silica - Issues & impacts for industry (Moore, .Morrall & Brown) April ‘1998,

p.109Magnetic separation - New Developments (Dobney) July ‘1998, p.50Tales from the sandmen: A review of Europe’s glass sand supply June ‘1999, p.25Written in sand - The world of speciality silicas Mar. ‘2000, p.49Industrial minerals of Spain - Europe’s mining stronghold (Gonzalez-Barros & Sanz)

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July ‘2000, p.53New Zealand’s IMs(Christie, Douch, Winfield & Thompson) July ‘2000, p.66Potential of Saudi industrial minerals Feb. ‘2001, p.60Surviving the melt down - European foundry market Aug. ‘2001, p.51Egyptian silica - Current status and profitable trends (Ibrahim) Jan. ‘2002, p.34COMMENTBlubberhouses - the silica sand industry awaits a decision Sept. ‘1984, p.13What price silica sand? June ‘1985, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Sand investment for Best Nov. ‘1982, p.17USA — Diamond and Power in salt pact Feb. ‘1983, p.19USA — Quartz sale Feb. ‘1983, p.20UK — Silica sand group completes Stage 1 of study April ‘1983, p.17USA — Martin Marietta sells to Unimin June ‘1983, p.20UK — Blubberhouses silica sand July ‘1983, p.14UK — Enter Fife Silica Sand at Bogside Sept. ‘1983, p.17USA — Unimin continues to grow Jan. ‘1984, p.16USA — Silica from gold waste May ‘1984, p.22USA — Optical fibre patent fight May ‘1984, p.23USA — PGS silica reaches 1m. tonnes Aug. ‘1984, p.16USA — High purity silica expansion Sept. ‘1984, p.23USA — Weldron Silica formed Sept. ‘1984, p.27USA — Oglebay Norton buys silica operation Oct. ‘1984, p.15Italy — SASIFO links with St.-Gobain Nov. ‘1984, p.12USA — Precipitated silicas plant opens Nov. ‘1984, p.17UK — Buckland takes over Olley foundry sands Dec. ‘1984, p.13USA — Yuba forms joint venture with Georgia Kaolin Dec. ‘1984, p.15UK — Fife Silica Sand coming to fruition Jan. ‘1985, p.13USA — New silica product from PPG Jan. ‘1985, p.15Pakistan — Serious concern over silica sand shortage Feb. ‘1985, p.13UK — Green light for Blubberhouses... Mar. ‘1985, p.13UK — ...and Fife Silica Sand gets seal of approval Mar. ‘1985, p.14USA — Ottawa sold to Morie June ‘1985, p.16UK — ...and Blubberhouses quietly moves ground Aug. ‘1985, p.14UK — Fife Silica Sand makes its first shipment Aug. ‘1985, p.14USA — Three times Iota Sept. ‘1985, p.21USA — Ottawa/Morie deal cancelled Oct. ‘1985, p.21Canada — Marine Transport buys Selkirk Silica Jan. ‘1986, p.9UK — Expansion and acquisition at TSL Jan. ‘1986, p.11Norway — Elkem/Norcem - talks continue April ‘1986, p.13USA — Feldspar Corp and silica April ‘1986, p.17USA — RTZ after Ottawa April ‘1986, p.17USA — US Borax buys Ottawa June ‘1986, p.19UK — Enter P. & R. Sand Ltd in Humberside Aug. ‘1986, p.13USA — PPG technology in China’s first silica plant Aug. ‘1986, p.17Taiwan — Precipitated silica expansion Sept. ‘1986, p.11Australia — Queensland silica sand for Japan Nov. ‘1986, p.9USA — New SiOF(2)F producer in California Feb. ‘1987, p.17USA — Oglebay and silica Feb. ‘1987, p.17Zimbabwe — Rio Tinto developing silica plant Mar. ‘1987, p.15Australia — Queensland sand saga May ‘1987, p.8USA — US silica growing June ‘1987, p.17Australia — M. K. Silica mine to start up Aug. ‘1987, p.8China — PPG and Chinese in joint silicas venture Nov. ‘1987, p.9Australia — Barrack in silicon metal venture Dec. ‘1987, p.8UK — International interest in silica sand sale Feb. ‘1988, p.11Canada — Blue River Mines silica interest May ‘1988, p.8Brazil — Powder quartz project Aug. ‘1988, p.9Belgium — W. R. Grace plans fumed silica plant Sept. ‘1988, p.17UK — Longcliffe sells Blubberhouses Silica Sand to ARC Dec. ‘1988, p.17Australia — Barrack to double Kemerton output? Jan. ‘1989, p.10Thailand — PPG silica j-v assessment Jan. ‘1989, p.15Taiwan — Usil silica and synthetic zeolite Feb. ‘1989, p.13West Germany — Grace upgrades silica ouput April ‘1989, p.9Australia — N.S.W. specialist silica operation on stream May ‘1989, p.8Canada — Potential Si-metal market for Manitoba silica sands July ‘1989, p.8Japan — Silica sand imports increase Aug. ‘1989, p.11Australia — Gnangara speciality silica project for sale Sept. ‘1989, p.13Thailand — Akzo silica j-v Sept. ‘1989, p.23World — Crosfield expands synthetic silicas interests Sept. ‘1989, p.27Australia — Barrack silicon on stream Nov. ‘1989, p.8Belgium — Grace silicon on target Nov. ‘1989, p.9UK — First UK fumed silica plant Nov. ‘1989, p.16Europe — Akzo & PQ Corp form silica j-v Dec. ‘1989, p.9Canada — Progress on Dow Corning silicon project Feb. ‘1990, p.9Australia — Barrack silicon start up Mar. ‘1990, p.19Australia — Tasmanian silica flour project May ‘1990, p.8UK — Anglo Pacific raises Fife Silica/Shetland Talc stake July ‘1990, p.17Australia — Simcoa produces silicon despite financial crisis Aug. ‘1990, p.8

Thailand — Silica plant in full production Mar. ‘1991, p.14Germany — Quarzwerke acquires Sand & Tonwerk Walbeck May ‘1991, p.9UK — ID Chemicals to close Aug. ‘1991, p.13Denmark — Elkem microsilica for bridge project Oct. ‘1991, p.9Europe — New silica sand association Nov. ‘1991, p.14World — Carbon grain - a new foundry sand Jan. ‘1992, p.19UK — New silica exposure limit Feb. ‘1992, p.11USA — Degussa buys PQ’s 50% silica interest May ‘1992, p.29Czechoslovakia — Mine switches from metals to minerals July ‘1992, p.10Germany — Akzo - PQ buys sodium silicate plant Aug. ‘1992, p.11Italy — Sardasilicati mounts sand challenge Aug. ‘1992, p.12USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Turkey — Taneks to start up quartz and fluorspar production Oct. ‘1992, p.12Greece — Elvior expands quartz business Dec. ‘1992, p.9USA — Fairmount acquires foundry supplier Dec. ‘1992, p.15Greece — Mevior privatisation update Dec. ‘1993, p.12UK — Northern agrees to stop sand extraction Jan. ‘1994, p.16Canada — UIS plans to hit US frac-sand imports Mar. ‘1994, p.8Germany — Quartz glass producer privatised April ‘1994, p.16India — New quartz production July ‘1994, p.11USA — Fairmount buys fourth silica sand operation Nov. ‘1994, p.14Australia — Green light for Gwalia silica sand Dec. ‘1994, p.8South Africa — ECCA doubles silica sand capacity April ‘1995, p.15Malaysia — Increase in silica sand production May ‘1995, p.10USA — US silica for sale May ‘1995, p.15India — New fused silica plant June ‘1995, p.15Australia — Mindijup silica sand due on stream, finally Aug. ‘1995, p.9Portugal — New source of ceramic raw materials Nov. ‘1995, p.24Australia — Gwalia develops LiCO3, silica and wollastonite Dec. ‘1995, p.9USA — Harris buys US silica Dec. ‘1995, p.19Australia — Imdex increases iron-free milling capacity June ‘1996, p.11UK — ARC appeals quarry extension decision July ‘1996, p.13USA — Silica deposit up for sale Aug. ‘1996, p.23South Africa — Quarzwerke extends silica sand interests Mar. ‘1997, p.16Poland — Badjer sets up silica sand plant June ‘1997, p.19Australia — Silica sand banned for abrasive blasting in WA Aug. ‘1997, p.9World — Silica production expansions for Degussa Aug. ‘1997, p.22USA — Glass joint venture for Quartz Group Sept. ‘1997, p.34Europe — Partek Nordkalk/Sibelco in quartz and feldspar j-v Oct. ‘1997, p.12USA — New fused silica plant for Corning Oct. ‘1997, p.25Australia — Silica sand capacity to increase at Kemerton Dec. ‘1997, p.9Europe — R-P ups precipitated silica capacity Dec. ‘1997, p.11Malaysia — Harima/Micron silica filler plant opens Feb. ‘1998, p.17Australia — Gwalia merges with Sons to form new family Mar. ‘1998, p.9Germany — Degussa to build new fumed silicas unit May ‘1998, p.12USA — Oglebay spends over $35m. on acquisitions May ‘1998, p.14USA — Asia crisis leads Unimin to cut quartz July ‘1998, p.14Israel — Israel news focus (Harben & Minster) July ‘1998, p.18USA — ECC acquires Minco… Oct. ‘1998, p.15Australia — Prospects positive for fused silica production Dec. ‘1998, p.9USA — Unimin cuts quartz production as Asian crisis bites Dec. ‘1998, p.19USA — Ground breaking fused SiO2 plant for AluChem Mar. ‘1999, p.16USA — US Silica buys five Unimin assets May ‘1999, p.16Finland — Sibelco buys remaining stake in SP Minerals June ‘1999, p.12India — Silica plant purhcase strengthens Degussa Nov. ‘1999, p.13Europe — Huber buys Akzo-PQ silica fillers business May ‘2000, p.11UK — WBB buys HMC in UK silica sand move Aug. ‘2000, p.9Japan — Nippon Silica supplies fuel-efficient tyres Aug. ‘2000, p.11Taiwan — New Tosoh quartz plant Oct. ‘2000, p.19UK — Sibelco corners UK glass sand market with Fife Silica buy Oct. ‘2000, p.20Italy — Grace acquires Kempro silica business Dec. ‘2000, p.13Venezuela — Rhodia acquires precipitated silica producer Jan. ‘2001, p.19World — Tosoh consolidates global quartz business Jan. ‘2001, p.20Germany — Grace buys Akzo-PQ silicas j-v May ‘2001, p.12UK — WBB Minerals created from WBB & HMC May ‘2001, p.16UK — DuPont j-v expands colloidal silica in Wales June ‘2001, p.14World — PQ Corp. buys Akzo’s 50% of APS June ‘2001, p.19UK — DTI blocks Sibelco/Fife Silica Sand merge Sept. ‘2001, p.17USA — Silica from geothermal brine Oct. ‘2001, p.17Australia — Proposed ban on silica for blasting in Victoria Nov. ‘2001, p.10FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSilica sand - gone to the dogs Sept. ‘1982, p.91Mineral ground for sale Aug. ‘1987, p.87Fife extends planning permission Sept. ‘1988, p.107Silica to be proposed as a carcinogen July ‘1989, p.86Imetal to C-E Minerals June ‘1990, p.86Ekaton lays off staff & seeks financing June ‘1990, p.86Unimin closes Indusmin deal with Falconbridge Aug. ‘1990, p.70Ultra pure silicon Sept. ‘1990, p.89

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Crystal silica sale June ‘1991, p.98Manley Brothers on the block June ‘1991, p.98Its official... silica prevents baldness! Oct. ‘1992, p.74Sand to the Arabs Nov. ‘1993, p.86Breaking the ice in Colorado Jan. ‘1995, p.66Quartz ‘quake clues April ‘1996, p.170Wacker invests in fumed silica June ‘1999, p.106Sibelco $13.5m. Silica j-v June ‘1999, p.106Glass sand extra Aug. ‘1999, p.82Degussa silica investment April ‘2000, p.82Huber Corp. terminates silica bid Aug. ‘2000, p.94Ela purifies drugs with silica Nov. ‘2000, p.86DTI refers Sibelco acquisition to Competition Commission Feb. ‘2001, p.82Unmin to buy ACI IM Div Mar. ‘2001, p.90Sibelco’s fife divestment date set Dec. ‘2001, p.86SPOTLIGHTQuartz crystal July ‘2000, p.21Fused silica April ‘2001, p.21

SILLIMANITE MINERALSARTICLESRand London andalusite is mining again (Holz) April ‘1983, p.45A profile of the Williamstown kaolin-sillimanite-mica deposits Jan. ‘1984, p.37Sillimanite minerals - Europe places demands on andalusite Jan. ‘1985, p.41Svenska Kyanite - Europe’s new producer of kyanite Feb. ‘1986, p.58Chinese resources and processing for kyanite minerals (Guanghuan) Mar. ‘1990, p.95Alumino-silicate minerals: Refractories steel the show Oct. ‘1990, p.27Synthetic mullite: Refractories’ shock absorber Feb. ‘1991, p.39Andalusite review 1995 (McCracken, Kendall) July ‘1996, p.53Market overview - Sillimanite minerals Nov. ‘1996, p.63Sillimanite minerals: Refractory market slump takes its toll April ‘1999, p.89WORLD OF MINERALSAustralia — New kyanite production at Eneabba Aug. ‘1982, p.9Sweden — Svenska Kyanite start up April ‘1985, p.13South Africa — Andafrax buyout creates Purity Minerals Aug. ‘1986, p.10USA — Pasco’s kyanite closed Nov. ‘1986, p.19Sweden — Svenska Mineral takes kyanite under wing Dec. ‘1986, p.9Ireland — Major andalusite find for Navan April ‘1990, p.9Eire — Navan’s andalusite partner Dec. ‘1990, p.9Australia — Andalusite deposit found by gold explorer April ‘1991, p.9UK — New synthetics plant for Cermatco Mar. ‘1992, p.14Brazil — Plans for first sillimanite mine June ‘1992, p.9South Africa — Cullinan Minerals goes to Damrec Sept. ‘1992, p.17USA — New source of refractory kyanite Oct. ‘1992, p.16South Africa — New andalusite project on the horizon April ‘1995, p.15South Africa — Eggerding and Rhino Andalusite processing jv Dec. ‘1995, p.16South Africa — Hernic on the andalusite acquisition trail Feb. ‘1996, p.17China — Andalusite expansion Mar. ‘1996, p.11South Africa — Samrec decalres andalusite force majeure April ‘1996, p.28South Africa — Anglovaal to reopen Havercroft andalusite Aug. ‘1996, p.16Ukraine — Minsands/kyanite source aims at export markets Aug. ‘1996, p.17Spain — Andalusite revived? Aug. ‘1997, p.19South Africa — Hernic commissions andalusite operation Sept. ‘1997, p.31South Africa — Avmin to sell Rhino Minerals - market awaits Nov. ‘1998, p.14South Africa — Rhino Minerals sold to Imetal - Havercroft mothballedAug. ‘1999, p.13India — Bajaj Associates sets-up sintered mullite plant Feb. ‘2000, p.11Europe — Imerys completes alumina portfolio Sept. ‘2000, p.8China — Aluref mullite to come on stream by year end Oct. ‘2000, p.11UK — KCM halts sintered mullite production Mar. ‘2001, p.16China — CIMC4 updates magnesite, sillimanite and graphite status Nov. ‘2001, p.17FILLERS AND EXTENDERSC-E out of kyanite Mar. ‘1985, p.84Amplification: sillimanite feature Sept. ‘1985, p.121Andalusite price change Sept. ‘1988, p.107Navan andalusite in final stages Oct. ‘1990, p.97Damrec to market Rhino andalusite Nov. ‘2000, p.86SPOTLIGHTMullite Dec. ‘1999, p.17

SLATEARTICLESSlate: Sales hit the roof May ‘1986, p.23Slate market split: Niche develops for prestige products May ‘1991, p.44WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Penrhyn at full capacity for roof slate... Nov. ‘1983, p.16UK — ...as demand stimulates new developments Nov. ‘1983, p.17

UK — Tarmac and ARC in joint tile venture July ‘1985, p.15UK — Burlington Slate - a first for China July ‘1985, p.15UK — Penrhyn acquires Buttermere’s green slate July ‘1985, p.15UK — ...as Redland moves into slate tiles July ‘1985, p.15UK — New type of roofing slate Sept. ‘1985, p.19UK — Redland launches Cambrian slate product Oct. ‘1985, p.17UK — Slate strikers return to work April ‘1986, p.14UK — ARC moves into slate Feb. ‘1987, p.15UK — Burlington Slate modernisation Dec. ‘1989, p.11Canada — Newfoundland slate going ahead June ‘1992, p.9UK — Roofing slate falls through the floor Nov. ‘1992, p.19UK — Burlington slate finds waste markets April ‘1994, p.161UK — McAlpine to extend Penrhyn slate quarry Feb. ‘1998, p.20FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSlate-sales hit the roof May ‘1986, p.77Burlington’s conventional slate (sic) June ‘1986, p.81Penryhn upgrades slate production Sept. ‘1988, p.107Away with slate waste Oct. ‘1989, p.105Shipping slates to the states Dec. ‘1996, p.78McAlpine in restoration jv July ‘1997, p.74Welsh slate revival Jan. ‘2000, p.70

SODA ASHARTICLESSoda ash - changing perspectives April ‘1983, p.55Soda ash: What solution? April ‘1986, p.39Natural & synthetic soda ash: Upturn follows mid-80s gloom Jan. ‘1990, p.19USA — Owens Lake soda ash progress Sept. ‘1993, p.21Turkish trona - Integrated process development and cost estimation April ‘1994, p.91Soda ash - A bigger slice of the alkali pie June ‘1994, p.59North American mineral salts Jan. ‘1997, p.44Soda ash review - A natural bias for trona (Pechey) May ‘1998, p.23Bowed down with imports - A review of Japan’s mineral industry Dec. ‘1999, p.49COMMENTSoda clash Feb. ‘1982, p.7Is European soda ash a scapegoat? Feb. ‘1991, p.7European soda ash showdown Nov. ‘1991, p.11US soda ash shake up June ‘1992, p.7No free market for soda ash Feb. ‘1993, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSEU — Soda ash duty revoked Jan. ‘1982, p.11Japan — Barrier to US soda ash imports April ‘1982, p.17USA — Tenneco enters with soda ash May ‘1982, p.11India — New soda ash plant scheduled June ‘1982, p.11USA — Talks on soda ash export association June ‘1982, p.16UK — ICI cuts soda ash capacity June ‘1982, p.16South Africa — Soda ash plans in duplicate Aug. ‘1982, p.12USA — Vulcan and soda ash Aug. ‘1982, p.18Thailand — Soda ash plans take shape Sept. ‘1982, p.16Japan — Soda ash industry under investigation Oct. ‘1982, p.11South Africa — Further consideration by AECI on soda ash plant Oct. ‘1982, p.12USA — Soda ash Nov. ‘1982, p.11EU — Anti-dumping duty renewed on East Bloc soda ash Nov. ‘1982, p.11USA — Soda ash prices fall... Nov. ‘1982, p.19EU — Commission rules US soda ash was dumped Dec. ‘1982, p.11Thailand — Funding problem for soda ash plant Jan. ‘1983, p.14EU — East Bloc soda ash duty confirmed Mar. ‘1983, p.10Japan — USA soda ash imports on the increase April ‘1983, p.10USA — Nahcolite joint venture April ‘1983, p.21USA — New soda ash market? May ‘1983, p.17Turkey — Trona processing for Turkey July ‘1983, p.11USA — Soda ash at $69 Dec. ‘1983, p.15USA — Trona forecasts Jan. ‘1984, p.15USA — Chlor-alkali price move Feb. ‘1984, p.15USA — Soda ash price increase April ‘1984, p.16Turkey — Soda ash in Turkey May ‘1984, p.19South Africa — Soda ash - market competition June ‘1984, p.11USA — Soda ash prices firming July ‘1984, p.17Turkey — Soda ash agreement Aug. ‘1984, p.13USA — United front for soda ash exporters Aug. ‘1984, p.14Indonesia — Soda ash projects meet problems Nov. ‘1984, p.11Thailand — New plan for ASEAN soda ash Dec. ‘1984, p.13Australia — Joint venture in soda ash study Jan. ‘1985, p.9EU — US soda ash duty Jan. ‘1985, p.11Thailand — ASEAN soda ash cancelled May ‘1985, p.10USA — Sun sets on Syracuse soda ash June ‘1985, p.17USA — Soda ash prices on the move July ‘1985, p.17USA — Soda ash bulk terminal Sept. ‘1985, p.23

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Japan — Soda ash dumping allegations Nov. ‘1985, p.12USA — Trona solution Dec. ‘1985, p.13Turkey — Soda ash progress Jan. ‘1986, p.11USA — Trona in desulphurisation Mar. ‘1986, p.25Botswana — Soda ash project - still no decision May ‘1986, p.8Turkey — Soda Sanayü working flat out July ‘1986, p.13USA — ACI buys into soda ash Dec. ‘1986, p.13Botswana — Sua Pan soda ash undercurrents Mar. ‘1987, p.12USA — Stauffer dismembered Aug. ‘1987, p.15France — Rhone-Poulenc buys part of Stauffer Nov. ‘1987, p.11USA — Questions remain over Japanese soda ash barriers Mar. ‘1988, p.13USA — Quicklime substitute for caustic soda June ‘1988, p.13Botswana — Progess on Sua Pan soda ash project Aug. ‘1988, p.9EU — EU investigates soda-ash dumping enquiry Sept. ‘1988, p.19Botswana — Green light for Sua Pan soda ash Jan. ‘1989, p.11USA — Tenneco expands soda ash capacity May ‘1989, p.15Australia — ICI sells soda ash unit June ‘1989, p.8USA — Tenneco to build caustic soda plant June ‘1989, p.14USA — Texasgulf to increase soda ash output Aug. ‘1989, p.17USA — Cominco & Vulcan study soda ash Oct. ‘1989, p.21USA — ...as market looks good April ‘1990, p.13USA — Tenneco/Asahi jv to up soda ash output ... April ‘1990, p.13EU — EU soda investigations May ‘1990, p.9USA — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc to up soda ash capacity ... June ‘1990, p.15USA — ...and cyanide plant to use trona Aug. ‘1990, p.18USA — FMC expands trona chemical production Aug. ‘1990, p.18USA — Kerr McGee soda ash Sept. ‘1990, p.16USA — Sodium bicarbonate mine opens Sept. ‘1990, p.19Botswana — Sua Pan soda ash start up set for March ‘90 Nov. ‘1990, p.13USA — Tenneco raises trona processing capacity Nov. ‘1990, p.22EU — Soda ash dumping duties lifted for US producers Dec. ‘1990, p.8USA — Harris buys Kerr-McGee soda Jan. ‘1991, p.13Saudi Arabia — ICIT soda ash plant Feb. ‘1991, p.10Turkey — Etibank awards trona mining engineering contract Mar. ‘1991, p.14USA — New nahcolite capacity May ‘1991, p.13UK — ICI sell UK and Kenyan soda ash July ‘1991, p.10Botswana — Sua Pan soda ash opened Sept. ‘1991, p.17Germany — Solvay recovers Bernburg soda ash plant Sept. ‘1991, p.18USA — ...as soda ash prices increase Oct. ‘1991, p.19USA — Tenneco calcined trona engineering award Oct. ‘1991, p.19Czechoslovakia — Soda ash plant closed after Solvay investigation Nov. ‘1991, p.14Kenya — Magadi soda continues investment plans Nov. ‘1991, p.19Saudi Arabia — ICIT green light for soda ash project Mar. ‘1992, p.11UK — ICI chlorine activities April ‘1992, p.13USA — Owens Lake soda ash jv progress June ‘1992, p.10USA — NACC announces soda ash expansion... June ‘1992, p.13USA — ...and develops solution mining technique June ‘1992, p.13USA — Solvay acquires TMC soda ash June ‘1992, p.13USA — Tosoh acquires stake in General Chemical Soda Ash July ‘1992, p.18Brazil — Soda ash concern CNA sold to Cirne Sept. ‘1992, p.9Germany — Solvay completes Bernburg soda ash upgrade Sept. ‘1992, p.14Australia — Penrice expands soda ash Oct. ‘1992, p.9Jamaica — Caustic soda plant study Nov. ‘1992, p.14Saudi Arabia — Soda ash project proceeding apace Dec. ‘1992, p.12USA — Sodium bicarb jv formed Jan. ‘1993, p.17Europe — Dumping accusations return to soda ash Feb. ‘1993, p.11Poland — Soda ash plants for sale Feb. ‘1993, p.15USA — FMC soda ash expansion Feb. ‘1993, p.23Germany — Kalk to close soda ash plant June ‘1993, p.15Europe — Solvay adds to soda ash gloom July ‘1993, p.10Europe — Alleged soda ash dumping investigated by EU Sept. ‘1993, p.14UK — New soda ash plant for Brunner Mond Nov. ‘1993, p.19USA — Nahcolite soda ash plan proposed Nov. ‘1993, p.23Europe — as Solvay goes on the offensive Jan. ‘1994, p.11Europe — NACC to invest in German soda ash... Jan. ‘1994, p.11Europe — Final decision on soda ash duty imminent Mar. ‘1994, p.13Kenya — Magadi soda ash expansion Mar. ‘1994, p.16Letter to the Editor - Re: Solvay goes on the offensive - Jan ‘94 issue Mar. ‘1994, p.21USA — FMC invests in new technology April ‘1994, p.22USA — World trona to enter soda ash fray April ‘1994, p.26Letter to the Editor - Re: Solvay goes on the offensive - Mar ‘94 issue June ‘1994, p.17Europe — Soda ash marriage for R-P and Akzo July ‘1994, p.9Letter to the Editor - Re: Solvay goes on the offensive - June ‘94 issueJuly ‘1994, p.17Saudi Arabia — Bids due soon for soda ash plant Sept. ‘1994, p.23USA — AmerAlia to buy NaTec Sept. ‘1994, p.28Germany — Stassfurt converts to dense soda ash Nov. ‘1994, p.9USA — Caustic conversions to boost soda ash Nov. ‘1994, p.17Europe — Akzo and Rhône-Poulenc suspend talks Dec. ‘1994, p.10USA — Natrona Piceance Creek soda ash progress Feb. ‘1995, p.19USA — Earthquake at Solvay’s Green River plant Mar. ‘1995, p.19

USA — FMC expands Green River soda ash... Mar. ‘1995, p.22USA — and forms jv with Nippon and Sumitomo Mar. ‘1995, p.22Germany — Soda ash processing plant exports April ‘1995, p.11USA — Solvay resumes soda ash mining May ‘1995, p.18Europe — Provisional soda ash duty strongly opposed June ‘1995, p.13Botswana — Soda Ash Botswana put into liquidation July ‘1995, p.9Europe — Force majeures increase pressure on soda ash July ‘1995, p.10Europe — Soda ash duties remain while supplies tighten Aug. ‘1995, p.10Botswana — Government-shareholder alliance saves soda ash Sept. ‘1995, p.9Europe — Alcoa raises alumina & spinel sintering capacity Sept. ‘1995, p.17Europe — Soda ash duties here to stay? Sept. ‘1995, p.17Indonesia — Financing finalised for soda ash project Sept. ‘1995, p.19Japan — Tosoh to cease soda ash production Sept. ‘1995, p.21USA — while producers await royalty increase threat Sept. ‘1995, p.22USA — Solvay increases soda ash output... Sept. ‘1995, p.22Poland — Soda ash plants for sale Oct. ‘1995, p.19Europe — Soda ash companies cleared of cartel charges Nov. ‘1995, p.19Europe — as US anti-dumping duties become definitive Nov. ‘1995, p.23Poland — R-P and Akzo in joint bid for Polish soda ash Nov. ‘1995, p.24USA — Rhône-Poulenc soda ash to Oriental Chemical Jan. ‘1996, p.17Pakistan — Soda ash expansion to feed booming demand Feb. ‘1996, p.17USA — Vulcan puts new soda ash on ice Feb. ‘1996, p.20Australia — Penrice Soda Products to get new owners? April ‘1996, p.23Poland — Confusion still surrounds soda ash sale April ‘1996, p.28USA — FMC soda ash expansion start up April ‘1996, p.34Australia — Penrice Soda Products sale confirmed May ‘1996, p.8Europe — Solvay expanding soda ash and sodium bicarb. June ‘1996, p.14Japan — Asahi joins retreat from soda ash production July ‘1996, p.9USA — Soda ash expansions continue July ‘1996, p.14India — Tata to boost soda ash Aug. ‘1996, p.14USA — Solvay hikes soda ash Sept. ‘1996, p.35UK — Brunner Mond to go for LSE listing Sept. ‘1996, p.35USA — Owens Lake sale progress Sept. ‘1996, p.37Europe — Commission to re-examine soda ash duties Oct. ‘1996, p.9France — Future uncertain for Rhone-Poulenc soda ash Oct. ‘1996, p.11Poland — Soda ash to Ciech Oct. ‘1996, p.13Bulgaria — Soda ash attracts worldwide interest Nov. ‘1996, p.9France — Harris/Rhone-Poulenc enter soda ash jv Nov. ‘1996, p.11Bulgaria — Solvay extends its soda ash realm Feb. ‘1997, p.9India — Ansac’s soda ash imports banned Feb. ‘1997, p.13Austria — Solvay shuts caustic soda plant Mar. ‘1997, p.9Bulgaria — Solvay & Sisecam join forces in Sodi soda saga April ‘1997, p.12UK — Brunner Mond capacity increase on the cards April ‘1997, p.19Bulgaria — Solvay finalises deal for soda ash purchase May ‘1997, p.9South Africa — Namakwa Sands’ phase two go-ahead May ‘1997, p.17Germany — Solvay raises dense soda ash capacity at Bernburg Aug. ‘1997, p.14India — Ansac appeal to Supreme court Sept. ‘1997, p.27India — Ansac’s appeal to Supreme Court fails Oct. ‘1997, p.19Netherlands — Brunner Mond plans Akzo soda ash buy Jan. ‘1998, p.8Brazil — Soda ash anti-dumping allegations dropped April ‘1998, p.23India — Cartel allegations hit soda ash industry April ‘1998, p.29USA — Shortlist of buyers for TH Soda Ash drawn up April ‘1998, p.35USA — Solvay delays soda ash expansion by 18 months April ‘1998, p.36World — Brunner Mond gets takover bid but still in Tg Soda Ash race May ‘1998, p.21World — IMC Global completes $1,400m. Harris deal for salts and soda ash May

‘1998, p.21India — India imposes ban on Chinese soda ash June ‘1998, p.14UK — CVC in £145m. Bid for Brunner Mond June ‘1998, p.18Belgium — New soda ash terminal for Northern Shipping Aug. ‘1998, p.9USA — India under pressure to end soda ash embargo Sept. ‘1998, p.27USA — OCI’s new soda ash unit to be open by year end Nov. ‘1998, p.19China — Chinese soda ash association to enter export market Dec. ‘1998, p.11Bulgaria — Solvay opens Devnya soda ash line Jan. ‘1999, p.9USA — FMC letter of intent to buy Tg Soda Ash Feb. ‘1999, p.20USA — IMC sells soda ash & borates businesses for $520m Feb. ‘1999, p.20Turkey — New consortium for Beypazari trona Mar. ‘1999, p.13USA — American Soda plants soda ash production from nahcolite Mar. ‘1999, p.19Tanzania — Tanganyika Gold in soda ash project April ‘1999, p.13World — ANSAC takes legal action in global soda ash dispute April ‘1999, p.17Europe — ESAPA launches anti-dumping case May ‘1999, p.10USA — Construction starts at AmerAlia’s sodium bicarbonate plant May ‘1999, p.16USA — American Soda hits back at nahcolite opposition Sept. ‘1999, p.17France — Solvay/Watco in waste fume recycling j-v Nov. ‘1999, p.10India — Anti-dumping duties on Chinese soda ash Jan. ‘2000, p.10USA — C&D augments Na2CO3 output Jan. ‘2000, p.14World — Soda ash and fertiliser closures for IMC Jan. ‘2000, p.15USA — American Soda gets nahcolite green light Feb. ‘2000, p.15USA — AmerAlia’s nahcolite mine gets go-ahead Mar. ‘2000, p.25World — US threatens India over soda ash tariffs Mar. ‘2000, p.27India — US/India soda ash row smoulders on May ‘2000, p.11

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Japan — Asahi Glass to cease soda ash June ‘2000, p.14Pakistan — ICI to increase soda ash capacity by 18% July ‘2000, p.15Bulgaria — Solvay Sodi buys Bulgarian suppliers Sept. ‘2000, p.10China — General Chemical j-v with Tangshan Sanyou Sept. ‘2000, p.12UK — ICI escapes EC soda ash penalty Sept. ‘2000, p.20USA — American Soda to start soda ash solution mine Oct. ‘2000, p.20Canada — General Chemicalto idle 0.5m. tpa soda ash plant Jan. ‘2001, p.9India — Tata Chemicals plant restarts after fire May ‘2001, p.12India — Indian government slashes soda ash import duty May ‘2001, p.13USA — FMC mothballs Granger soda ash plant June ‘2001, p.17Spain — New Solvay sodium bicarbonate line July ‘2001, p.16UK — New Brunner Mond logistics investments Sept. ‘2001, p.17Iran — Shirz Petrochemical soda ash plant Oct. ‘2001, p.15Australia — IMC sells Penrice for US$43m. Dec. ‘2001, p.10India — Nirma expands soda ash capacity Dec. ‘2001, p.17FILLERS AND EXTENDERSKerr-McGee to stop trona production at Searles Lake April ‘1982, p.141Soda ash exporters association break up Aug. ‘1982, p.70BP in Botswana soda ash July ‘1984, p.79Mexico soda ash Oct. ‘1988, p.90US soda ash in short supply April ‘1989, p.94European soda ash cartel May ‘1989, p.82RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc ups soda ash capacity May ‘1990, p.102Kerr-McGee selling soda division Aug. ‘1990, p.70Etibank schedule for trona project Sept. ‘1990, p.89Solvay to close Couillet soda ash June ‘1993, p.78CFK signs soda ash deal with R-P July ‘1993, p.66Rains hit Soda Ash Botswana April ‘1996, p.170Bulgarian soda ash for sale Aug. ‘1996, p.74Solvay Sodi investment plans July ‘1997, p.74Pakistan soda ash duty June ‘1999, p.106Thasco soda ash on hold Sept. ‘1999, p.126Crimean soda ash for sale Nov. ‘1999, p.90Nirma begins sod ash trials Mar. ‘2000, p.162AIGMF plea to remove Chinese soda ash duties April ‘2000, p.82Soda ash-dumping latest July ‘2000, p.102IMC divestment plans falter Sept. ‘2000, p.90SPOTLIGHTTrona & nahcolite June ‘2001, p.21

SODIUM SULPHATEARTICLESSulquisa - Spain’s new producer of natural sodium sulphate June ‘1983, p.79Sodium sulphate - markets shift as producers reshuffle June ‘1985, p.23China-Sulzer sodium sulphate contract May ‘1986, p.9Sodium sulphate: Liquids eroding powder base Dec. ‘1988, p.45North American mineral salts Jan. ‘1997, p.44Sodium sulphate at Lake Quarun (Dadir) Oct. ‘1997, p.71WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — More Texas salt cake Jan. ‘1982, p.17USA — Salt cake short supply? Sept. ‘1982, p.26USA — Short cake shortages? Dec. ‘1982, p.19USA — Mexican NaF(2)FSoF(4)F through Ashland Feb. ‘1983, p.17USA — Morton out of salt cake July ‘1983, p.18Chile — Soquimich goes public Nov. ‘1983, p.13USA — Seagreaves expansion at last May ‘1984, p.21Canada — Alberta Sulphate sold Feb. ‘1985, p.9Spain — Tolsa makes glauberite find Oct. ‘1985, p.17Canada — Agassiz acquires more sodium sulphate Nov. ‘1985, p.9Spain — Union Salinera disposes of sodium sulphate Feb. ‘1987, p.12UK — New sodium sulphate product for BCC Mar. ‘1987, p.13Spain — Sodium sulphate newcomer Mar. ‘1988, p.10Spain — Lurgi constructs turnkey sodium sulphate plant Aug. ‘1988, p.11Canada — Goldcorp buys Kam-Kotia June ‘1989, p.8Spain — MSM on target for NaF(2)FSOF(4)F Oct. ‘1989, p.18Chile — North Lily’s Yolanda assays April ‘1990, p.8Iran — New synthetic sodium sulphate plant July ‘1991, p.9Zimbabwe — New NaF(2)FSOF(4)F plant in Zimbabwe May ‘1992, p.163USA — Elf Atochem sodium sulphate for sales July ‘1996, p.14Chile — Early ‘98 for new iodine/sodium sulphate minew Aug. ‘1996, p.8Spain — Crimidesa sodium sulphate expansion... Oct. ‘1996, p.13Spain — ...as MSM announces similar plans Oct. ‘1996, p.15USA — Elf Atochem sells sulphate business Feb. ‘1997, p.16Chile — SQM to invest $6m. In sodium sulphate Mar. ‘1997, p.11Chile — SQM plans to invest $600m. Into businesses April ‘1998, p.24Chile — Atacama details Aguas Blancas nitrate and sulphate plans Feb. ‘2000, p.9USA — US sodium sulphate producers push for anti-dumping duties Sept. ‘2000, p.23USA — CNR to sell sodium sulphate from batteries Dec. ‘2000, p.14

China — Crimidesa forms NaF(2)FSOF(4)F j-v Jan. ‘2001, p.12Canada — Fuel costs force closure of sodium sulphate plant Feb. ‘2001, p.10

SPINELARTICLESSpinel review - Prices temper steel market promise Sept. ‘1994, p.35Spinel - The steel and cement specialist Nov. ‘2001, p.41WORLD OF MINERALSIndia — Plans to establish new fused minerals facility Jan. ‘1996, p.9France — Pechineey to stop fused magnesia production May ‘1996, p.13

STRONTIUM MINERALSARTICLESTechnology and uses of barium and strontium chemicals (Massonne) June ‘1982, p.65A profile of Proinsur Sept. ‘1983, p.69Celestite: new production and processing developments Nov. ‘1985, p.21Celestite & strontium chemical trade - The Mexican wave Oct. ‘1992, p.21Celestite & strontianite - (Wei) June ‘1993, p.55Montevive revives - Spotlight on Spanish celestite (Coope) Sept. ‘1997, p.81What’s on TV? The future for strontium carbonate Aug. ‘2001, p.61COMMENTA seller’s tight market Oct. ‘1990, p.13Surfing the e-wave Mar. ‘2000, p.11WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — FMC to close Modesto BaCOF(3)F/SrCOF(3)F plant Sept. ‘1983, p.19USA — Chemical Products serves notice to US imports Nov. ‘1983, p.17West Germany — Kali-Chemie expands capacity Aug. ‘1984, p.11Qatar — Celestite reserves uncovered July ‘1986, p.13Mexico — Celestite reserves uncovered July ‘1986, p.13Far East — Further BaCOF(3)F/SrCOF(3)F capacity planned June ‘1987, p.9Mexico — First shipments of CMV strontium carbonate July ‘1987, p.11Australia — Celestite and zeolite potential from status Aug. ‘1987, p.8South Korea — Barium/strontium chemicals joint venture Jan. ‘1988, p.10South Korea — Ba/SrCOF(3)F joint-venture agreed Mar. ‘1988, p.10Mexico — ...as CMV doubles capacity July ‘1989, p.13Mexico — Solvay invests in SrCOF(3)F facility... July ‘1989, p.13Mexico — New SrCOF(3)F plant commissioned ... July ‘1990, p.12Mexico — ...and CPC to build another July ‘1990, p.12Mexico — New SrCOF(3)F capacity planned by Quimica Dinamica Oct. ‘1990, p.16China — Barium/strontium carbonate jv Sept. ‘1995, p.12Spain — Quimica del Estroncio to build SrCO, plant Mar. ‘1998, p.16World — Solvay increases Ba/SrCO3 capacities Feb. ‘1999, p.23South Korea — Solvay boosts stake in Ba and Sr carbonates Nov. ‘1999, p.18SPOTLIGHTCelestite May ‘1999, p.23

SULPHURARTICLESMaking the most of sulphuric acid (meeting report) Jan. ‘1982, p.45Sulphur-pyrites set to return? Nov. ‘1982, p.49Sulphur ‘82 (conference report) Jan. ‘1983, p.41Sulphur’s non-fertilizer markets May ‘1984, p.169Sulphur: a sweet or sour future? Feb. ‘1986, p.16Approaching $200 sulphur? May ‘1986, p.63The availability of US Frasch sulphur Jan. ‘1988, p.39Natural versus refined sulphur: A breath of Frasch air July ‘1991, p.19WORLD OF MINERALSJapan — HF(2)FSOF(4)F imports to double Jan. ‘1982, p.11Saudi Arabia — Exports of sulphur imminent Mar. ‘1982, p.11EU — Cansulex and SNEA out of wedlock Mar. ‘1982, p.11USSR — Sulphur project reactivated Aug. ‘1982, p.21USA — ...and sulphur tumbles Nov. ‘1982, p.19USA — Sulphur concrete trial Dec. ‘1982, p.17UK — Sulphur surplus Jan. ‘1983, p.15USA — Sulphur dumping Feb. ‘1983, p.20USA — Sulphur market reshuffle Feb. ‘1983, p.20USA — Co-generation from Conserv April ‘1983, p.18UK — Seaton pushing sulphur into concrete July ‘1983, p.15USA — Discounting sulphur July ‘1983, p.15UK — Acid rain research Dec. ‘1983, p.13UK — ...while 3rd quarter shows decrease Dec. ‘1983, p.14USA — Sulphur closed and bought Jan. ‘1984, p.17USA — Sulphur recovery approaching Feb. ‘1984, p.17World — Acid rain - a burning issue Mar. ‘1984, p.19World — Aerosol scare disposed Mar. ‘1984, p.20

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Canada — Cansulex + 2 June ‘1984, p.9USA — Sulphuric acid follows sulphur June ‘1984, p.12USA — Buoyant sulphur market for North American producers... Aug. ‘1984, p.17USA — ...and Mexico to begin a new sulphur operation Aug. ‘1984, p.17World — Acid rain - further debate... Sept. ‘1984, p.27World — ...as plants are debated and developed Sept. ‘1984, p.28USA — Sulphur prices rising Oct. ‘1984, p.17USA — Sulphur prices stalled? Jan. ‘1985, p.16Canada — Sulphur export record April ‘1985, p.9USA — Sulphur on the rise again April ‘1985, p.15USA — See-saw sulphur prices May ‘1985, p.13USA — Sulphur imports May ‘1985, p.14USA — Agrico to import dry sulphur July ‘1985, p.16USA — TSI changes direction Mar. ‘1986, p.23Saudi Arabia — Petromin cuts sulphur price May ‘1986, p.11USA — Sulphur leasing proposed July ‘1986, p.17Chile — US/Canadian investment in sulphur deposits Aug. ‘1986, p.9USA — Lower Frasch prices in Gulf June ‘1987, p.15USA — Sulphur joint venture Aug. ‘1987, p.15Chile — Sulphuric acid plans threatening sulphur Sept. ‘1987, p.10World — Sulphur prices falling Sept. ‘1987, p.22Iraq — Sulphur output to increase Oct. ‘1987, p.13Switzerland — FGD unit for Swiss cement plant Dec. ‘1987, p.13Chile — H2SO4 surplus and prices become electoral issue Jan. ‘1988, p.8Egypt — Freeport makes sulphur discovery Jan. ‘1988, p.9New Zealand — Sulphur deposit evaluated Aug. ‘1988, p.11France — Akzo & Kali-Chemie bid for French sulphur Sept. ‘1988, p.22UK — Consortium to market S-concrete in the UK Dec. ‘1988, p.17USA — Frasch sulphur prices up in a tightened market Dec. ‘1988, p.18USA — ...as Gold Fields seeks New Mexican sulphur Dec. ‘1988, p.21USA — Freeport sulphur find Feb. ‘1989, p.21North America — Sulphur market facing falling sales Aug. ‘1989, p.13USA — Placer Dome in Texas sulphur j-v Aug. ‘1989, p.17India — MMTC’s sulphur strategy Oct. ‘1989, p.14USA — Freeport in major restructuring Jan. ‘1990, p.14Costa Rica — Sulphur jv nears agreement Mar. ‘1990, p.22USA — Freeport’s Korean sale finances US Sulphur Aug. ‘1990, p.18USSR — Freeport sulphur agreement Aug. ‘1990, p.18Poland — Desulphurising unit for sulphur project producer Dec. ‘1990, p.10USSR — Astrakhan gas/sulphur plant fire July ‘1991, p.14USA — Freeport closes sulphur mine Aug. ‘1991, p.13World — Frasch sulphur price slumps Aug. ‘1991, p.15USA — Frasch sulphur price bottoms Oct. ‘1991, p.19USA — Frasch sulphur price falls yet again Jan. ‘1992, p.17USA — Freeport’s Main Pass sulphur to open Mar. ‘1992, p.17Mexico — APSA sulphur to be liquidated Nov. ‘1992, p.16Russia — Sulphur recovery plant set for Urals Jan. ‘1993, p.12Australia — Cottesloe to dredge pyrite from tailing delta Oct. ‘1993, p.13USA — Freeport closes Caminada as Main Pass reaches capacity... Feb. ‘1994, p.19USA — and Pennzoil invests in Culberson Feb. ‘1994, p.20USA — Sulphur Markets: Today and Tomorrow May ‘1996, p.19Germany — Hoechst to sell sulphur & phosphate businesses Sept. ‘1997, p.24South Africa — Sasol and Sunwood to build new sulphur mill Feb. ‘1998, p.19USA — Low prices force closure of sulphur mine Aug. ‘1998, p.15Philippines — Crew to acquire Pamplona sulphur May ‘2000, p.12FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSulphur price drop Jan. ‘1987, p.63Sulphur - and double yellow lines June ‘1987, p.77Frasch sulphur prices up again Jan. ‘1989, p.66Lurgi desulphurisation unit Nov. ‘1990, p.91US Frasch sulphur price drops - again Sept. ‘1991, p.121Minas de Tharsis in liquidation April ‘1992, p.90Good news for sulphur suppliers June ‘1995, p.86Sulphur stocks go up in smoke Feb. ‘1996, p.86SPOTLIGHTSulphur Aug. ‘2001, p.21

TALCARTICLESTalc - stability in a soft market Dec. ‘1982, p.59North American talc review Dec. ‘1982, p.75UK cosmetics - make up minerals Sept. ‘1985, p.75Steetley Talc: More Production, More Grades (Harben) Jan. ‘1986, p.36Processing talc in Canada: A review of studies at CANMEY (Andrews)June ‘1986, p.63Talc in Europe: Optimistic views are prevailing (Schober) June ‘1987, p.40North American talc: Competition in every direction (Grexa) June ‘1987, p.52

Expanding the talc pitch control market in Japan (Pereira) Mar. ‘1990, p.55On-line analysis of talc and apatite at concentrators (Virtanen) Mar. ‘1990, p.85Talc: USA & Europe competitive markets Jan. ‘1991, p.17Talc review - Consolidation and competition Mar. ‘1992, p.23Talc markets - A world of regional diversity May ‘1997, p.39Euromin field trip report - Talc de Luzenac Aug. ‘1997, p.23European market trends (de Decker) Dec. ‘1997, p.29Large cell flotation - Improved beneficiation (Leskinen) July ‘1998, p.55Asia Pacific talc - Under reorganisation (Schober) July ‘1998, p.59Minerals - are they just cosmetic? (Love) Aug. ‘1998, p.41Powder processing: Ultrafine grinding of minerals (Schwarz) Oct. ‘1998, p.63Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals Review - Norway (Karlsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.67Challenges for talc producers: PP compound markets (G. Fourty) Mar. ‘1999, p.61White minerals in plastics - Market development (De Decker) Sept. ‘1999, p.59Powder processing (Rottle) Oct. ‘1999, p.57Substituting talc - The view from China (Yantang & Luping) Feb. ‘2000, p.47Stopping the rot - Anti-corrosion properties of paint minerals (Gysau) June ‘2000, p.41Asian paper - Caught in a capacity crunch May ‘2001, p.39Global talc review - Supply ownership changes hands July ‘2001, p.39White talc from China - A focus on Haicheng talc (Xiu Zhuang) July ‘2001, p.46COMMENTSOS from the US talc industry? Nov. ‘1984, p.7Westside talc story - courting a legal wrangle Aug. ‘1985, p.7Clarion call for Clarendite June ‘1986, p.7OSHA sees sense on non-asbestiform tremolite July ‘1992, p.7A mineral whitewash July ‘1994, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Enter Shelon with talc Feb. ‘1982, p.15Italy — Talcoasarda takes over from SOIM April ‘1982, p.17UK — Cosmetic talc from Haichen April ‘1982, p.19Canada — Steetley talc offered grant Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Joint venture go-ahead for Three Springs Talc Jan. ‘1983, p.9Italy — The soft market starts sinking Jan. ‘1983, p.13UK — Haichen prepares for UK market Jan. ‘1983, p.14Canada — Bild grants paid Oct. ‘1983, p.16USA — More talc from Montana Sept. ‘1984, p.25Canada — Luzenac with BSQ Feb. ‘1985, p.9Canada — Talcs de Luzenac to double North American activity Mar. ‘1985, p.9Canada — Steetley Talc’s state two Aug. ‘1985, p.10Australia — Livingstone talc project Nov. ‘1985, p.9Australia — Thames buys Mt. Seabrook talc Jan. ‘1986, p.8Canada — Bakertalc expansion Feb. ‘1986, p.9UK — Milling facility for Norwegian Talc Feb. ‘1986, p.12Australia — KSGM talc takeover April ‘1986, p.9USA — Southern Talc sold April ‘1986, p.17Australia — Mt. Seabrook talc saga settled Sept. ‘1986, p.8USA — Georgia talc reopened Nov. ‘1986, p.19Australia — Cyprus gets Mt. Seabrook agency Dec. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Three Springs talc takeover Jan. ‘1987, p.9France — RTZ Borax acquires talc interest April ‘1987, p.9UK — Talc development in the Shetlands... May ‘1987, p.15India — Golcha to expand high purity talc production July ‘1987, p.10France — Luzenac Talc developments May ‘1988, p.10USA — Cyprus Minerals to buy Vermot Talc May ‘1988, p.15France — Talcs de Luzenac in take over bid Sept. ‘1988, p.14Australia — Gwalia restructures - talc sales up Sept. ‘1988, p.16Canada — Steetley Talc acquired by Borax/Luzenac Sept. ‘1988, p.19USA — Cyprus acquires US and European talc interests Oct. ‘1988, p.24France — Borax Francais takes over Talcs de Luzenac Dec. ‘1988, p.13UK — Anglo European seeks planning permission Feb. ‘1989, p.14USA — Westmont get Montana talc May ‘1989, p.17Australia — WMC establishing talc in Europe July ‘1989, p.8USA — Pfizer to expand talc operations Sept. ‘1989, p.25Austria — Talc companies consolidate Nov. ‘1989, p.8Italy — RTZ acquires stake in Talco e Grafite Mar. ‘1990, p.22Finland — Finnminerals deal finalised Feb. ‘1991, p.10Canada — Talc owners to amalgamate Mar. ‘1991, p.9UK — Fordamin forges ahead April ‘1991, p.15USA — Southern Talc closes July ‘1991, p.14USA — Cyprus Minerals talc to RTZ Feb. ‘1992, p.15Netherlands — Westmin Talc acquires final share of talc plant June ‘1992, p.10Italy — Sardinian talc plant takes shape Aug. ‘1992, p.11USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Australia — Gwalia extends talc reserves Mar. ‘1993, p.8Italy — New discovery boosts talc reserves May ‘1993, p.15South Africa — Pegmin opens talc & feldspar plants July ‘1993, p.16Finland — UPM buys Finnminerals talc Mar. ‘1994, p.11China — Haicheng to expand talc output May ‘1994, p.11

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USA — Luzenac acquires Montana Talc July ‘1994, p.15Letter to the Editor - Re: A mineral whitewash - July ‘94 issue Sept. ‘1994, p.33Letter to the Editor - Re: A mineral whitewash - Jul ‘94 issue Oct. ‘1994, p.19USA — Zemex to acquire talc operations Jan. ‘1995, p.18Letter to the Editor - Re: Talc for thermoplastics - May ‘95 issue Aug. ‘1995, p.15China — Export licences for talc, bauxite and flint clay Oct. ‘1995, p.9World — Faxe Kalk & Lezenac to co-operate commercially April ‘1996, p.34China — ...as players fight over new talc export quotas Aug. ‘1996, p.9Europe — Emerging talc force Aug. ‘1996, p.12Australia — Gwalia sells talc mine to IMI Fabi... Sept. ‘1996, p.19China — Magnesia, fluorspar, talc, bauxite exports for 1997 Dec. ‘1996, p.10Brazil — Plant modernisation doubles talc capacity Mar. ‘1997, p.9Finland — Luzenac Group to investigate talc Mar. ‘1997, p.11Hungary — Talkum’s talc mine grinds to a halt Mar. ‘1997, p.11India — Birla on track for seawater magnesia Mar. ‘1997, p.14China — CIMCO - a new force in talc July ‘1997, p.11USA — RDG Minerals enters talc production Oct. ‘1997, p.25China — Export Licence bidding rounds & rumours Dec. ‘1997, p.9Australia — Gwalia merges with Sons to form new family Mar. ‘1998, p.9USA — Zemex talc j-v with IMI-Fabi & mica acquisition April ‘1998, p.35Europe — Pluess-Staufer and WMC in three-way talc merger June ‘1998, p.13China — Talc j-v under review after CIMCO merger July ‘1998, p.11Austria — Eleven killed as disaster hits Luzenac talc mine Aug. ‘1998, p.8Australia — Gwalia sells talc mine to Normandy Nov. ‘1998, p.9Canada — Canada Talc bought by Highwood Resources Mar. ‘1999, p.9World — Luzenac opens talc mine in Italy… Mar. ‘1999, p.21World — Luzenac acquires majority stake in Sierra Talc Mar. ‘1999, p.21China — Chinese export licence latest April ‘1999, p.8Canada — Proposals invited for talc deposit April ‘1999, p.9World — IMI Fabi/Normandy global talc alliance Nov. ‘1999, p.21Slovakia — Gemerska Poloma talc deposit development Sept. ‘2000, p.19Europe — WMC withdraws from talc as Omya gains Mondo Minerals Dec. ‘2000, p.8Slovakia — Eurogas takes Belmont’s 57% share in talc project Mar. ‘2001, p.14USA — Zemex sells talc units to IMI Fabi May ‘2001, p.18Australia — WMC sells Three Springs to Rio Tinto Sept. ‘2001, p.8FILLERS AND EXTENDERSFrench talc Nov. ‘1985, p.89...and talc takeovers on both sides of the Pacific Mar. ‘1986, p.169Talc price changes... Mar. ‘1986, p.169International talc saga continues April ‘1986, p.83Cyprus talc in Alabama Oct. ‘1986, p.68Borax takes 90.6% of Luzenac Jan. ‘1989, p.66Talc buy for Ernstrom Jan. ‘1990, p.70Finminerals aquires Partek talc... Jan. ‘1991, p.70...and more on Chinese talc Jan. ‘1991, p.70Bakertalc/International Larder deal April ‘1991, p.82RTZ completes Cyprus talc purchase Aug. ‘1992, p.82IMI Fabi opens talc mine Sept. ‘1992, p.126Luzenac invests $50m. in North America Aug. ‘1993, p.78Chinese to expand talc output April ‘1994, p.161Zemex to acquire talc & barytes assets Dec. ‘1994, p.70Shetland talc down but not out Feb. ‘1995, p.70Spanish talc clarification & news June ‘1995, p.86Mexican minerals - Grupo Sierra Nov. ‘1995, p.94Ten men tragedy at talc mine Sept. ‘1998, p.110Chinese talc/bauxite exports latest Oct. ‘1998, p.118WMC to build new talc mill June ‘1999, p.106Guangxi talc prices rising Nov. ‘2000, p.86New Chinese talc source April ‘2001, p.86Omya finalises Mondo talc takeover June ‘2001, p.102

TITANIUM MINERALSARTICLESTitanium minerals - focus on production July ‘1982, p.27Titanium minerals in Brazil - progress and potential Jan. ‘1984, p.45Minerals in welding fluxes - the whys and wherefores Mar. ‘1985, p.19A proposal to rejuvenate the heavy mineral industry of the Gambia May ‘1985, p.53High-angle aeolian crossbedding. Florida (Force & Garner) Aug. ‘1985, p.55Titanium minerals: Expansions in all the continents June ‘1986, p.47Value added in the mineral sands industry: An industry for the future May ‘1987, p.40Mineral sands: Australia’s big scale time Dec. ‘1987, p.47Titanium dioxide pigment: Expansions worldwide Aug. ‘1988, p.17Kenmare in Mozambique - moving forward with mineral sands Dec. ‘1989, p.60Mineral sands - Crash of the Ti-tans Aug. ‘1992, p.19Titanium minerals outlook - India poised for strong growth April ‘1995, p.47Titaniferous feedstocks - The riddle of the sands July ‘1996, p.25Integrated TiOF(2)F pigment & minerals supply/demand (Fisher) Aug. ‘1996, p.47Indonesian mineral sands Dec. ‘1996, p.53

Asia Pacific Ti-minerals - Distribution & potential (Jayawardena) April ‘1998, p.99Ukraine’s minerals: First steppes in world market Oct. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals Review - Norway (Karlsen) Nov. ‘1998, p.67Building on sand: A TiOF(2)F feedstock review Mar. ‘1999, p.42New Zealand IMs (Christie, Douch, Winfield & Thompson) July ‘2000, p.66Murray Basin minsands - Players, progress, & plans (Komesaroff) Nov. ‘2001, p.51Rutile from Reptile - Heubach’s patented high purity synrutile process Dec. ‘2001, p.68COMMENTAustralian minsands perspectives May ‘1983, p.7Australian mineral sands increases July ‘1985, p.7Rationalisation - hard or soft option? Oct. ‘1985, p.9Minsands mating seasons Dec. ‘1985, p.7Shifting sands April ‘1991, p.7Mulling over minsands Sept. ‘1998, p.7Minsand mania - all eyes on supply Nov. ‘2000, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSAustralia — Mineral sands in 3rd quarter Mar. ‘1982, p.9Norway — Titania slag plant for 1985 July ‘1982, p.15Australia — Mineral sands show uneven results Oct. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Australian mineral sands production Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Mineral sands production to double? Dec. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Umal to assess mineral sands Dec. ‘1982, p.9Sierra Leone — Rutile operation takeover Dec. ‘1982, p.16Australia — Australian mineral sands production Jan. ‘1983, p.9USA — TiOF(2)F expansion by Kerr-McGee Feb. ‘1983, p.17Australia — Australian mineral sands production April ‘1983, p.9Sri Lanka — Tenders for mineral sands cargoes sought April ‘1983, p.12India — Don’t forget Orissa for 1984 June ‘1983, p.11USA — ...rutile prices begin to firm up Aug. ‘1983, p.19USA — As Consolidated Rutile turns to Norore... Aug. ‘1983, p.19Canada — TiOF(2)F expansion completed early Sept. ‘1983, p.11Brazil — Anatase pilot plan starts up Nov. ‘1983, p.10Australia — Rutile prices continue upwards Nov. ‘1983, p.13Australia — Consolidated Rutile’s profits drop Nov. ‘1983, p.13Norway — Go-ahead for ilmenite plant at last Jan. ‘1984, p.11UK — Tioxide fight on Feb. ‘1984, p.12Australia — Consolidated Rutile to expand... Mar. ‘1984, p.9Australia — ...as rutile prices rise further Mar. ‘1984, p.9UK — SCM to acquire Laporte’s TiOF(2)F May ‘1984, p.19Australia — Heritage for Fraser June ‘1984, p.9Australia — CRL negotiates for Stradbroke leases Aug. ‘1984, p.9Brazil — A new anatase facility Aug. ‘1984, p.9Australia — Proposed processing ventures Sept. ‘1984, p.15Australia — Decisions shortly on mineral sands Nov. ‘1984, p.9Australia — Synthetic rutile partners Mar. ‘1985, p.9Australia — CRL’s Gordon dredge commissioned April ‘1985, p.9Australia — Mineral sands output June ‘1985, p.9Norway — Ilmenite smelter under construction June ‘1985, p.11Australia — Mineral Deposits back in and committed July ‘1985, p.9Australia — Renison to proceed with syn-rutile July ‘1985, p.9Australia — TIOF(2)F Corporation to be floated Aug. ‘1985, p.9Brazil — TiOF(2)F pigment from anatase Aug. ‘1985, p.9Australia — TIOF(2)F Corp launches mineral sands project Oct. ‘1985, p.11Letter to the Editor — Mineral sands mating season (Murphy) Mar. ‘1986, p.26USA — ...and need for new TiOF(2)F resources April ‘1986, p.19Madagascar — QIT to develop Madagascan ilmenite May ‘1986, p.11USA — New heavy minerals supplier May ‘1986, p.14Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. minsands study progress Sept. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Cooljarloo reserves revised to 12m. tonnes Nov. ‘1986, p.8Mozambique — Edlow to spend $20m. on minsands exploration Nov. ‘1986, p.11West Germany — FeldmU(u)Uhle/Grace catalyst jv start up Jan. ‘1987, p.10Canada — QIT expanding and upgrading Feb. ‘1987, p.9Sierra Leone — Nord increasing output Feb. ‘1987, p.11USA — Californian ilmenite Feb. ‘1987, p.17Australia — RGC mineral sands profits rise Mar. ‘1987, p.8Australia — Westralian’s syn-rutile plant opened Mar. ‘1987, p.8Australia — More on Moreton Island minsands May ‘1987, p.8Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. declares Cooljarloo viable May ‘1987, p.8Australia — Mineral Deposits up and running May ‘1987, p.8Australia — RGC opens synthetic rutile plant May ‘1987, p.8Madagascar — QIT expanding heavy minerals project May ‘1987, p.15USA — Kerr McGee TiOF(2)F expansion consolidated Oct. ‘1987, p.19Australia — TiOF(2)F joint venture Dec. ‘1987, p.9USA — Kemira to expand Savannah Dec. ‘1987, p.16Mozambique — Mineral sands venture Jan. ‘1988, p.9Australia — CRA confirms mineral sands reserves Feb. ‘1988, p.8Australia — TIOF(2)F Corp feasibility study Mar. ‘1988, p.14China — TiOF(2)F project proposal April ‘1988, p.18Australia — Ravensthorpe to supply minsands to Onoda Cement June ‘1988, p.8

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Netherlands — Tiofine discharge plan approved June ‘1988, p.9USA — ...Du Pont TiOF(2)F expansion Aug. ‘1988, p.14USA — NL launches TiOF(2)F pigment plant Aug. ‘1988, p.14Australia — Mineral Deposits to increase minsands production Sept. ‘1988, p.16Senegal — Du Pont to evaluate beach sands Sept. ‘1988, p.25Australia — Renison sands and sums Oct. ‘1988, p.8Australia — Kerr-McGee confirms mineral sands project Oct. ‘1988, p.8Brazil — CVRD to construct TiOF(2)F plants Oct. ‘1988, p.9Cameroon — Rutile potential may add to mineral wealth Nov. ‘1988, p.8Brazil — Du Pont to go solo with TiOF(2)F project Dec. ‘1988, p.10Canada — TiOF(2)F pigment from tar sands Dec. ‘1988, p.11Australia — WIM commissions minsand plant Jan. ‘1989, p.10Australia — North Broken Hill sells minsand stake Jan. ‘1989, p.10EU — New directive on TiOF(2)F waste discharge Jan. ‘1989, p.14Saudi Arabia — NTDC TiOF(2)F plant to go ahead Jan. ‘1989, p.14Australia — Australmin minsands development Feb. ‘1989, p.10New Zealand — Fletcher ilmenite progress Feb. ‘1989, p.13Australia — Rension records record profits Mar. ‘1989, p.8USA — Kerr-McGee TiOF(2)F progress Mar. ‘1989, p.14World — Minsand prices - how far can they go? Mar. ‘1989, p.18Australia — Cooljarloo minsands state agreement signed April ‘1989, p.8Australia — Australmin minsands underway May ‘1989, p.8Singapore — Ishihara TiOF(2)F plant on stream May ‘1989, p.10Brazil — CVRD TiOF(2)F contract Aug. ‘1989, p.8EU — EU approves TiOF(2)F directive Aug. ‘1989, p.9West Germany — Sachtleben TiOF(2)F expansion approved Aug. ‘1989, p.9Latin America — Du Pont TiOF(2)F developments Aug. ‘1989, p.11New Zealand — Japanese interest in ilmenite Aug. ‘1989, p.13Australia — Queensland Mines minsands reorganisation Sept. ‘1989, p.13Australia — Cooljarloo minsands report Sept. ‘1989, p.15Mozambique — Kenmare raises minsands stake Sept. ‘1989, p.20USA — Hanson’s SCM chemicals raises TiOF(2)F capacity Sept. ‘1989, p.25Australia — Scott River mineral sands interests Oct. ‘1989, p.12Sierra Leone — Sierra Rutile expands with new deal Oct. ‘1989, p.17South Africa — RBM to expand minsands output Oct. ‘1989, p.18South Africa — RBM stalled by environmentalists Nov. ‘1989, p.13World — US minsands discovery Nov. ‘1989, p.21Denmark — Danish minsands evaluated Dec. ‘1989, p.9World — Global TiOF(2)F expansions Dec. ‘1989, p.15Australia — Ivernia VF(2)FOF(5)F/TiOF(2)F deposit evaluation Jan. ‘1990, p.8Australia — Australmin minsands production Jan. ‘1990, p.8Australia — Minproc raises profile Jan. ‘1990, p.8West Germany — Sachtleben waste acid plant start-up Jan. ‘1990, p.9USA — Rutile shortage in the 90s Jan. ‘1990, p.14Australia — Pioneer’s minsands prospect Feb. ‘1990, p.8Australia — PMA’s TiOF(2)F and salt interests Feb. ‘1990, p.8USA — Kerr-McGee plans new TiOF(2)F facility... Feb. ‘1990, p.13USA — ... TiOF(2)F slowdown is forecast Feb. ‘1990, p.14USA — Nord recovers New Jersey heavy minerals Feb. ‘1990, p.14USA — Du Pont extends Florida TiOF(2)F mine site Mar. ‘1990, p.26World — Heavy minerals prices moves Mar. ‘1990, p.29Australia — Westralian studies TiOF(2)F expansion April ‘1990, p.8Netherlands — Tiofine TiOF(2)F pigment start-up May ‘1990, p.15Australia — JV seeks offshore mining leases June ‘1990, p.8Malaysia — Tioxide’s Malaysian plant progress July ‘1990, p.11Taiwan — TiOF(2)F interests for both ISK and Du Pont July ‘1990, p.16World — TiOF(2)F producers clean up July ‘1990, p.19USA — Nord and Bomar in rutile conflict July ‘1990, p.19Australia — Government grant for PMA V/TiOF(2)F Aug. ‘1990, p.9USA — Ohio plant to use Australian rutile Oct. ‘1990, p.22Australia — Mining lease for Pivot’s TiOF(2)F project Nov. ‘1990, p.13UK — ICI acquires Cookson’s 50% stake in Tioxide Nov. ‘1990, p.20World — SCM to run down sulphate TiOF(2)F capacity Nov. ‘1990, p.25Mozambique — Minsands interest shifts Dec. ‘1990, p.10USA — RMI delays TiClF(4)F plant construction Dec. ‘1990, p.13UK — Tioxide developments as ICI ownership confirmed Jan. ‘1991, p.9USA — Du Pont new research facility and expansions Jan. ‘1991, p.13USSR — TiOF(2)F expansions Jan. ‘1991, p.14Finland — Kemira cleans up TiOF(2)F plant Feb. ‘1991, p.9China — China looks for Japanese investment in minsands Feb. ‘1991, p.9Malaysia — Hitox synthetic TiOF(2)F operation commissioned Feb. ‘1991, p.10Saudi Arabia — Cristal proposed TiOF(2)F capacity raised Mar. ‘1991, p.11Australia — First integrated minsands/TiOF(2)F project June ‘1991, p.8Australia — Mosquitos hinder Bunbury harbour plans June ‘1991, p.11Netherlands — Billiton to aquire rest of Tiofine June ‘1991, p.12South Africa — Natal minerals sands jv July ‘1991, p.9World — Streamlined Tioxide invests in world TiOF(2)F expansions July ‘1991, p.17World — AIOC takes over Derby’s minsands July ‘1991, p.17Cameroon — CRL/SERAK minsands jv Sept. ‘1991, p.17Australia — Wimmera mineral sands progress Oct. ‘1991, p.8

Canada — Tioxide picks Becancour for TiOF(2)F plant Nov. ‘1991, p.13India — KMML aims for record rutile production Nov. ‘1991, p.17Australia — Eucla Basin minsands projects culled Jan. ‘1992, p.8France — RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc looks for TiOF(2)F link up Jan. ‘1992, p.8South Africa — Anglo in Namakwa minsands project Jan. ‘1992, p.11Czechoslovakia — Precheza TiOF(2)F up for privatisation Feb. ‘1992, p.9World — Du Pont TiOF(2)F expansion update Feb. ‘1992, p.19Australia — RGC mineral sands shuffle Mar. ‘1992, p.8India — New synthetic rutile and TiOF(2)F plant underway April ‘1992, p.9Italy — Tioxide’s ultrafine TiOF(2)F plant April ‘1992, p.11Spain — Hitox pigment in Europe April ‘1992, p.13USA — US minsand price changes May ‘1992, p.29USA — Du Pont buy minsands site May ‘1992, p.30USA — Kronos commissions TiOF(2)F plant May ‘1992, p.30Australia — CRL invests in rutile abroad June ‘1992, p.8USA — New R&D centre for Kemira TiOF(2)F June ‘1992, p.13Australia — WIM minsand project phase down July ‘1992, p.9Canada — Tioxide ordered to close Tracy TiOF(2)F plant July ‘1992, p.9USA — Kemira buys into Nord Kaolin July ‘1992, p.18Canada — Tioxide gets go-ahead for TiOF(2)F plant Aug. ‘1992, p.9Australia — Sands of time run out for Woodburn Aug. ‘1992, p.9Canada — C$16m. TiOF(2)F pigment loan for Tioxide Sept. ‘1992, p.10USA — SCM commences final upgrading phase Oct. ‘1992, p.16Netherlands — Tiofine TiOF(2)F for sale Nov. ‘1992, p.16Australia — Cable proceeds with Jangardup minsands Dec. ‘1992, p.8UK — SCM opens new plant Dec. ‘1992, p.15Australia — ISK minsands development shelved Feb. ‘1993, p.9Russia — New TiOF(2)F pigment plants planned Feb. ‘1993, p.15South Africa — Namakwa sands gets go ahead Feb. ‘1993, p.16Australia — Light at the end of the minsands tunnel? Mar. ‘1993, p.8India — Cochin commences synrutile production April ‘1993, p.10South Africa — RBM awaits minsands decision April ‘1993, p.13Mozambique — ...as BHP joins Kenmare minsands project May ‘1993, p.17Australia — Westralian plans to increase synrutile capacity June ‘1993, p.11USA — DuPont commences operations at Maxville June ‘1993, p.18Canada — Tioxide in C$4m. pollution charge pay out July ‘1993, p.9Netherlands — Kemira wins Tiofine TiOF(2)F bidding July ‘1993, p.16Sierra Leone — CRL takes share in Sierra Rutile Aug. ‘1993, p.13Taiwan — DuPont delays TiOF(2)F plant opening Aug. ‘1993, p.13Australia — Austpac ERMS ilmenite progress Sept. ‘1993, p.13Malaysia — Tin closures force drop in heavy minerals recovery Sept. ‘1993, p.19Brazil — DuPont hunts for TiOF(2)F raw materials Oct. ‘1993, p.13Brazil — CVRD to develop Tapira anatase Nov. ‘1993, p.9Australia — Tiwest suspends synrutile production Dec. ‘1993, p.8Sierra Leone — Nord Resources sells 50% of SRL Jan. ‘1994, p.16Australia — ISK and Tioxide in Westralian sell-out April ‘1994, p.9Australia — CRL gets that sinking feeling May ‘1994, p.9South Africa — Iscor buys into mineral sands July ‘1994, p.13Australia — RGC to defend patent accusations Aug. ‘1994, p.8Canada — Tiomin minsands project advances Aug. ‘1994, p.11Russia — Amur plans to develop Ti deposit Aug. ‘1994, p.14China — Prima Resources assessing rutile/garnet Sept. ‘1994, p.18Malaysia — Hitox sells synrutile holding Nov. ‘1994, p.11Russia — Australian interest in Tambov mineral sands Dec. ‘1994, p.11Ukraine — RGC clinches minsands exploration deal Jan. ‘1995, p.15Australia — BHP Beenup minsand project to go ahead Feb. ‘1995, p.8India — RGC in minsands takeaway Mar. ‘1995, p.16Sierra Leone — Rebels routed as rutile mine recaptured Mar. ‘1995, p.18Australia — Westralian proceeding with new synrutile plant April ‘1995, p.9Canada — Tiomin minsands developments April ‘1995, p.9Sierra Leone — No reprieve for SRL April ‘1995, p.15Australia — RGC returns to full capacity May ‘1995, p.9Vietnam — Ilmenite jv to go ahead Aug. ‘1995, p.14Vietnam — Westralian minsands jv runs into local disputes Aug. ‘1995, p.15Australia — Licensing hold up leads RSM to Force Majeure Nov. ‘1995, p.15Australia — More uncertainty for RZM Tomago minsands Dec. ‘1995, p.9Vietnam — Westralian mine back on on-line Jan. ‘1996, p.17Canada — New upgraded Ti-slag plant for QIT Mar. ‘1996, p.9Australia — Queensland poised for inland minsands mine April ‘1996, p.23South Africa — RBM denied mine extension April ‘1996, p.31South Africa — AfriOre awarded minsands concessions April ‘1996, p.31USA — RGC develops Old Hickory minsands April ‘1996, p.33Mozambique — Gencor minsands project on the horizon May ‘1996, p.13Australia — RGC starts production of enhanced synrutile June ‘1996, p.11Indonesia — Indomin poised for minsands development June ‘1996, p.18Sierra Leone — Sierra Rutile back on site June ‘1996, p.21Vietnam — Bimal minsands jv on course for start July ‘1996, p.17Vietnam — Westralian ilmenite jv on the rocks July ‘1996, p.17Ukraine — Minsands/kyanite source aims at export markets Aug. ‘1996, p.17Finland — Kalvia ilmenite deposit up for tender Sept. ‘1996, p.28

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Mozambique — BHP/Kenmare commit to minsands jv Sept. ‘1996, p.31South Africa — RBM to build 5th mining plant Sept. ‘1996, p.33South Africa — Iscor assesses environmental study Sept. ‘1996, p.33Canada — Vulcan re-evaluates TiOF(2)F in Newfoundland Oct. ‘1996, p.8India — Potential ERMS minsand joint venture Oct. ‘1996, p.11Australia — Monto confident of ilmenite mining in 1997 Nov. ‘1996, p.9Kenya — Tiomin buys titanium minerals stake Nov. ‘1996, p.13USA — DuPont minsands expansion under scrutiny Dec. ‘1996, p.23Vietnam — Bimal inauguration & first ilmenite shipment Dec. ‘1996, p.23South Korea — World class titanium ore deposit found Jan. ‘1997, p.12Kenya — Tiomin extends mineral sands discovery Mar. ‘1997, p.14India — ERMS minsand joint venture gets go-ahead Mar. ‘1997, p.14Australia — Cable Sands proposal blocked by EPA April ‘1997, p.11Australia — RGC in new mineral sands development June ‘1997, p.11Sri Lanka — RGC investigates mineral sands project June ‘1997, p.20Madagascar — Start up of QIT’s ilmenite project creeping closer Sept. ‘1997, p.29Kenya — Tiomin edges closer to minsands production Oct. ‘1997, p.21Australia — Monto ilmenite project has potential Dec. ‘1997, p.9South Africa — RBM minsands plant investment Jan. ‘1998, p.15Brazil — Millennium buys Tibras TiOF(2)F plant & mine July ‘1998, p.9Australia — CRL minsands operation on the move Aug. ‘1998, p.9World — Tiomin receives patent for TSR process Aug. ‘1998, p.19Australia — RGC & Westralian in minsands merger worth AS1.2bn Sept. ‘1998, p.8Sierra Leone — Funding sought to re-start Sierra Rutile mine Sept. ‘1998, p.20Australia — BHP disposes of Hawks Nest minsands to Nimbus Oct. ‘1998, p.9Kenya — Tiomin considers finance options Oct. ‘1998, p.12World — RGC results improve Oct. ‘1998, p.19Mozambique — Billiton TiGen minsands completes study phase 1 Dec. ‘1998, p.16Sierra Leone — Sierra Rutile to start rebuilding Q2 1999 Jan. ‘1999, p.16World — ICI Tioxide disposal to DuPont collapses Feb. ‘1999, p.22China — Stake in minsands for Golden Thunder Mar. ‘1999, p.9Kazakhstan — Bekhtimir ilmenite project progresses Mar. ‘1999, p.13Australia — Been and gone - BHP shuts Beenup minsands April ‘1999, p.9India — Austpac/IRE synthetic rutile j-v looks close June ‘1999, p.13Canada — QIT’s 200,000 tpa UGS plant now up to capacity July ‘1999, p.9Sierra Leone — Nord washes hands of Sierra Rutile Aug. ‘1999, p.13India — Austpac and IRE finalise synthetic rutile j-v Sept. ‘1999, p.11Japan — Iwatani loses rights to trade Iluka minsands Nov. ‘1999, p.13Australia — RZM defers Murray Basin minsands project Feb. ‘2000, p.9Malaysia — Hitox to buy back Malaysian Titanium Feb. ‘2000, p.11Mozambique — Kenmare buys BHP minsands plant Feb. ‘2000, p.11Australia — Gwalia/RZM j-v for Murray Basin Mar. ‘2000, p.13Australia — Mining lease refusal for Iluka Mar. ‘2000, p.13Brazil — MIC in $31m. Upgrade of ilmenite mine Mar. ‘2000, p.14India — Mineral Deposits buys into minsand projects April ‘2000, p.14South Africa — Iscor gives go-ahead to Hillendale minsands May ‘2000, p.12Kenya — Kwale minsands feasibility upbeat June ‘2000, p.15Mozambique — Kenmare buys second Beenup plant June ‘2000, p.15Mozambique — IDC invests in Corridor Sands Aug. ‘2000, p.12Australia — Ticor and Austpac form technology aliance Sept. ‘2000, p.9Mazambique — WMC acquires Corridors Sands option Sept. ‘2000, p.17Mozambique — Kenmare places shares for Moma minsands Sept. ‘2000, p.17Australia — Iluka launches takeover of BeMax Oct. ‘2000, p.9Kenya — Bribery allegations denied as Tiomin comes under local fire Oct. ‘2000, p.18South Africa — Ticor to take control of Iscor’s minsands project Nov. ‘2000, p.8Australia — Douglas minsands moves to feasibility Nov. ‘2000, p.9Australia — Murray Basin project nears development Dec. ‘2000, p.9Australia — BeMaX rejects Iluka bid Dec. ‘2000, p.11India — MDL and Iscor form alliance for Tamil Nadu minsands Dec. ‘2000, p.12Mozambique — WMC proceeds in Corridor Sands project Dec. ‘2000, p.13Australia — Iluka to increase minsands production Feb. ‘2001, p.9Australia — Sons ofGwalia invests in BeMaX Feb. ‘2001, p.9Mozambique — Kenmare progress with Moma-Congolone minsands Feb. ‘2001, p.13Australia — Exciting Murray Basin results for BeMaX and Basin Minerals Mar. ‘2001,

p.9Australia — Magnetic acquires Mindarra Springs minsands project Mar. ‘2001, p.9India — Andhra Pradesh minsands for Western Garnet Mar. ‘2001, p.14South Africa — Ticor agrees major investment in Iscor minsand assets Mar. ‘2001,

p.15Australia — Magnetic increases Dongara minsands resource by 75% April ‘2001, p.10Kenya — Temporary injunction halts Tiomin progress at Kwale April ‘2001, p.18World — Huntsman sells stake to Bain Capital April ‘2001, p.20World — Iluka to invest $23m. In Old Hickory expansion July ‘2001, p.8Australia — Austpac success at WIM 150 minsands July ‘2001, p.9India — AusRutile on track July ‘2001, p.10Madagascar — RIT aims for environment permits by year-end Aug. ‘2001, p.14South Africa — Ticor & Iscor extend finance deadline for IHM project Aug. ‘2001, p.17Australia — Gwalia/RZM j-v makes first Wemen shipments Sept. ‘2001, p.9Australia — Southern Titanium Mindarie results Oct. ‘2001, p.9Australia — Iluka’s CRL offer expires, and resources increase by 20% Oct. ‘2001, p.9

China — Guangxi ilmenite evaluated by Victory Harvest Oct. ‘2001, p.11Australia — Dardanup minsands to proceed Nov. ‘2001, p.10Australia — Magnetic announces major resource increase Nov. ‘2001, p.10Australia — Iluka sells tin stake to focus on Ti/Zr Dec. ‘2001, p.10India — VVM and AMT to increase ilmenite shipments Dec. ‘2001, p.16World — WMC rejects Alcoa offer in favour of a demerger Jan. ‘2002, p.8Australia — Austpac/Ticor synrutile plant Jan. ‘2002, p.9Cameroon — BRGM steps up Akonolinga rutile sale Jan. ‘2002, p.10South Africa — BHP Billiton places Richards Bay “on watch” Jan. ‘2002, p.14FILLERS AND EXTENDERSNord Resources emerges as 100% owner of Sierra Rutile April ‘1983, p.73Hanson Trust gains control Mar. ‘1984, p.79SCM clinches Laporte TiOF(2)F deal Sept. ‘1984, p.133New syn-rutile plant for 1987... Dec. ‘1984, p.73Titanium prices rise Dec. ‘1984, p.73TiOF(2)F prices rise May ‘1985, p.73A buyer for Cyanamid’s TiOF(2)F - final this time? June ‘1985, p.79Richards Bay to expand slag output Aug. ‘1985, p.73Hanson to be frustrated? Sept. ‘1985, p.121NL TiOF(2)F expansion Sept. ‘1985, p.121Hanson bid for SCM - the story continues... Oct. ‘1985, p.121Minsands timetable Oct. ‘1985, p.121Kerr-McGee licence approved April ‘1986, p.83Minsands prices rising Aug. ‘1986, p.79MDL acquires Northern Rivers Rutile Aug. ‘1986, p.79Not just MMC in Malaysia Aug. ‘1986, p.79Manchester revisited Oct. ‘1986, p.68CRL to export ilmenite April ‘1987, p.89Kenmare upgrades heavy mineral reserves April ‘1988, p.179Minsand prices widen April ‘1988, p.179TiOF(2)F plant for New Zealand? July ‘1988, p.82...and now a Malaysian plant Aug. ‘1988, p.82TiOF(2)F history about turn... Aug. ‘1988, p.82US TiOF(2)F price increase Oct. ‘1988, p.90Gold to finance ilmenite Feb. ‘1989, p.78RGC to proceed with Eneabba July ‘1989, p.86Westralian wins export award Jan. ‘1990, p.70Nissho Iwai buys minsands Jan. ‘1990, p.70Giant dredge for Cooljarloo minsands Mar. ‘1990, p.163Selling sand to the Arabs Mar. ‘1990, p.163CRA adds to minsands resources May ‘1990, p.102Rutile prices May ‘1990, p.102Piedmont/Corona in heavy minsands jv June ‘1990, p.86RBM commissions dry mill Aug. ‘1990, p.70WIM minsands update Aug. ‘1990, p.70Vietnamese mineral sands Nov. ‘1990, p.91Austpac ilmenite patent Dec. ‘1990, p.82Philipp Bros minsands for sale Dec. ‘1990, p.82Piedmont/Corona venture ends Mar. ‘1991, p.78AMC collects landcare award May ‘1991, p.78Tioxide invests £90m. June ‘1991, p.98TiOF(2)F for invisible sunscreen July ‘1991, p.66CRL to mine rutile in Cameroon Aug. ‘1991, p.58Gaspesie signs ilmenite option Oct. ‘1991, p.70Tioxide Whyalla EIS complete Nov. ‘1991, p.82Tiwest jv on line Feb. ‘1992, p.74Sierra Rutile gets patent May ‘1992, p.163One giant step for min-kind June ‘1992, p.78Westralian moves into Vietnam Jan. ‘1993, p.70Jangardup enters production July ‘1994, p.74W. African rutile shortage hits prices Sept. ‘1995, p.110Gencor Mozambique minsands April ‘1996, p.170Ilmenite upsets subduction theory June ‘1996, p.78Kalvia Ilmenite open for mining Aug. ‘1996, p.74Kenmare & BHP sign Congolone jv Aug. ‘1996, p.74New minsands deposit in Kenya July ‘1997, p.74Tamil rebels sink minsands ship Oct. ‘1997, p.114Increase in Tiomin minsand reserves Dec. ‘1997, p.82RGC focuses on minsands April ‘1998, p.142RGC increases Eneabba reserves July ‘1998, p.82Beenup minsand force majeure July ‘1998, p.82Ilmenite mistaken for uranium Sept. ‘1998, p.110Go ahead for RGC/Westralian deal Nov. ‘1998, p.114Kerala tenders bids for TiOF(2)F expansion Feb. ‘1999, p.94DuPont Okefenokee minsand plan to be abandoned Mar. ‘1999, p.86Furukawa halts rutile grade TiOF(2)F Jan. ‘2000, p.70Monto Multiplex project April ‘2000, p.82Murray basin minsands to go-ahead May ‘2000, p.74Tiomin wins TSR patent/finalises Kwale EIA Jan. ‘2001, p.74

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MDL Fullerton extension approved April ‘2001, p.86BeMaX resource upgrade Nov. ‘2001, p.90SPOTLIGHTStaurolite May ‘2001, p.21

VERMICULITEARTICLESVermiculite - little growth evisaged Aug. ‘1982, p.47The European Vermiculite market - the view from Mandoval (Clark) Aug. ‘1982, p.50Perlite & Vermiculite: The market overlap Nov. ‘1986, p.39Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61Brazil set to boost vermiculite market July ‘1989, p.40Vermiculite and Perlite for animal feedstuff and crop farming (Lin) July ‘1989, p.43Lightweight insulation: Filling the market Oct. ‘1991, p.21Perlite & vermiculite - Crudely speaking, the potential is good (Lin) May ‘1998, p.55Crude vermiculite - Producers & refined markets (Ellicott) April ‘2000, p.21Chinese vermiculite - A new source for the world market (Jinyao) April ‘2001, p.65WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Upward shift in vermiculite price Aug. ‘1984, p.17UK — T & N expands board range Mar. ‘1985, p.15USA — Carolina Vermiculite Dec. ‘1985, p.13Australia — Imdex expands vermiculite Aug. ‘1986, p.8Brazil — New vermiculite project April ‘1988, p.16South Africa — Newmont sells vermiculite & zircon interests June ‘1988, p.9USA — W.R. Grace/ICI vermiculite agreement May ‘1990, p.16USA — Grace to close Libby Mine June ‘1990, p.13Zimbabwe — Shawa Vermiculite upgrades mine Nov. ‘1990, p.25Australia — Helix vermiculite shows promise Feb. ‘1992, p.8Australia — NSW vermiculite update Mar. ‘1993, p.8Brazil — Increased vermiculite ouput from UBM Oct. ‘1993, p.14Zimbabwe — New source of African vermiculite Nov. ‘1993, p.23Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe vermiculite Feb. ‘1994, p.86Zimbabwe — Shawa vermiculite expansions Mar. ‘1994, p.21Australia — New vermiculite mine for Northern Territory Sept. ‘1995, p.9USA — Montana vermiculite production planned Jan. ‘1999, p.8Brazil — Mamore modernises vermiculite plant July ‘1999, p.9South Africa — Natkruit’s new owners to expand vermiculite June ‘2000, p.17USA — Stansbury buys Sweetwater Garnet Aug. ‘2000, p.13Australia — Imdex takes 100% interest in AVI Sept. ‘2000, p.9USA — Virginia Vermiculite in the hot seat Nov. ‘2000, p.19Uganda — Canmin to begin vermiculite production Jan. ‘2001, p.18South Africa — Relief for Palabora as three week strike ends July ‘2001, p.15Zimbabwe — Samrec vermiculite doubles capacity Sept. ‘2001, p.19Australia — Imdex seeks buyer for vermiculite mine Nov. ‘2001, p.9FILLERS AND EXTENDERSHelix shelves vermiculite project May ‘1993, p.94Brazilian vermiculite exports Jan. ‘1994, p.74Shawa vermiculite clarification July ‘1994, p.74SPOTLIGHTVermiculite July ‘1999, p.21

WOLLASTONITEARTICLESWollastonite: performance filler potential Jan. ‘1986, p.19Wollastonite production: Tempo rises as markets grow Dec. ‘1990, p.15Indian wollastonite: A success story (Jain) Dec. ‘1993, p.39Wollastonite - New aspects promise growth Nov. ‘1994, p.21Chinese wollastonite - Enjoying life in the fast lane (Xian) June ‘1996, p.59Synthetic minerals (Lombardero, Regueiro, Rodriguez & Criado) Aug. ‘1998, p.45Wollastonite: Quality remains the key aspect Nov. ‘1998, p.41Wollastonite review Dec. ‘2001, p.63WORLD OF MINERALSFinland — Partek doubles wollastonite capacity June ‘1985, p.9USA — NYCO hikes wollastonite prices Feb. ‘1986, p.13Yugoslavia — Offers to revitalise Serbian wollastonite June ‘1986, p.19Letter to the Editor — Wollastonite in Australia (Johns) July ‘1986, p.19Canada — Wollastonite deposit ripe for exploitation Feb. ‘1987, p.8Canada — Potential wollastonite development Nov. ‘1987, p.8Canada — Platinova tests wollastonite Oct. ‘1988, p.11USA — Engelhard to buy NYCO & American Tripoli Nov. ‘1989, p.17USA — Major wollastonite find in Nevada Nov. ‘1989, p.19USA — Latest on Nevada wollastonite April ‘1990, p.15Canada — Wollastonite find near tidewater July ‘1990, p.8South Africa — Completion of wollastonite plant July ‘1990, p.16USA — Nevada wollastonite option for White Plains July ‘1990, p.17Canada — New wollastonite deposit Mar. ‘1991, p.9

USA — NYCO start $14.m wollastonite expansion May ‘1991, p.13Canada — Ram wollastonite project June ‘1991, p.11Norway — Synthetic wollastonite project Aug. ‘1992, p.12Spain — Wollastonite interest continues Nov. ‘1992, p.19Canada — Wollastonite progress continuing July ‘1993, p.9Greece — Mevior poised on wollastonite production Aug. ‘1993, p.10Greece — Mevior up for privatisation Oct. ‘1993, p.20Mexico — NYCO buys wollastonite deposit Mar. ‘1994, p.16Spain — Colmenar Viejo wollastonite faces protest Mar. ‘1994, p.17Canada — Ram to produce wollastonite April ‘1994, p.10China — New wollastonite mine for Lishu July ‘1994, p.8New Zealand — JV partner sought for wollastonite deposit Nov. ‘1994, p.11Canada — Orleans wollastonite study positive Jan. ‘1995, p.9Spain — Gwalia’s wollastonite joint venture June ‘1995, p.15Australia — Gwalia develops LiCO3, silica and wollastonite Dec. ‘1995, p.9Brazil — Wollastonite deposit to be sold by public tender May ‘1996, p.9Mexico — Green light for NYCO’s wollastonite operation June ‘1996, p.18China — Richeer wollastonite jv in Liaoning July ‘1996, p.9Canada — Orleans gets wollastonite financing Sept. ‘1996, p.21Spain — Crimidesa & Pydhesa to develop wollastonite July ‘1997, p.14Canada — Orleans set for wollastonite production Oct. ‘1997, p.13Morocco — BRPM industrial mineral prospects up for investment April ‘1998, p.30China — Lishu opens new wollastonite mine Jan. ‘1999, p.13South Africa — Namaqua wollastonite for sale Sept. ‘1999, p.13Canada — Orleans to re-open wollastonite plant Dec. ‘1999, p.9Canada — Second chance for Orleans wollastonite Mar. ‘2000, p.14Canada — Fresh financial problems for Orleans wollastonite Sept. ‘2000, p.10Canada — End of the road for Orleans wollastonite April ‘2001, p.14FILLERS AND EXTENDERSNYCO doubles wollastonite reserves Jan. ‘1989, p.66Engelhard out of NYCO deal Jan. ‘1990, p.70B.C. wollastonite exploration/development Oct. ‘1990, p.97Wollastonite price additions Dec. ‘1992, p.70Orleans Resources rescue plan Mar. ‘1999, p.86First Russian wollastonite project April ‘1999, p.118SPOTLIGHTWollastonite April ‘2000, p.19

ZEOLITESARTICLESZeo Agriculture ‘82 - coming down to earth July ‘1982, p.45Italian zeolites 2. (Gennaro, Colella, Aiello & Franco) Sept. ‘1984, p.97Zeolites cleaning up: From the laundry to Three Mile Island Jan. ‘1987, p.19Zeolitisation of perlite (Giordano, Recupero, Pino, & Bart) Sept. ‘1987, p.83Natural zeolites: Many merits, meagre markets Dec. ‘1995, p.40Zeolite based systems (Barsky, Kirzhner & Kirzhner) April ‘1998, p.123Eco-minerals - Opportunities on the green scene July ‘1998, p.25COMMENTNatural zeolites - jackpot or bust Aug. ‘1983, p.7Is the zeolite age upon us? Mar. ‘1998, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Phelps Dodge Zeolites to continue BNFL contract ... Mar. ‘1983, p.15USA — ... as Anaconda cuts back on zeolites Mar. ‘1983, p.15USA — Teague begins micronising zeolites Mar. ‘1983, p.16Netherlands — Synthetic zeolite plant for Gosfield Aug. ‘1983, p.10USA — Zeolite market plunge? Sept. ‘1983, p.19USA — Fitrol/Harshaw venture Oct. ‘1983, p.15USA — Carbide buys cracking catalyst May ‘1984, p.23USA — Zeolite in bleaching earth July ‘1984, p.17Switzerland — Ban on phosphates Aug. ‘1984, p.13USA — Zeolite International begins Jan. ‘1985, p.16USA — PQ in Y zeolite Aug. ‘1985, p.16USA — Tenneco into zeolites Jan. ‘1986, p.14USA — IMC diversification Feb. ‘1986, p.13Brazil — Akzo FCC expansion May ‘1986, p.8World — Engelhard plans FCC plants Dec. ‘1986, p.17Australia — Celestite and zeolite potential from Status Aug. ‘1987, p.8USA — Steelhead Resources expands into zeolites Sept. ‘1987, p.19Italy — Joint zeolite project Nov. ‘1987, p.11USA — Teague’s zeolite progress Jan. ‘1988, p.12Netherlands — Crosfield starts detergent zeolite April ‘1988, p.18Taiwan — Usil silica and synthetic zeolite Feb. ‘1989, p.13Spain — New zeolite production for Degussa Jan. ‘1990, p.11Belgium — New zeolite plant Aug. ‘1990, p.11UK — Degussa plans new zeolite plants Feb. ‘1991, p.10USA — Crosfield to build new zeolite plant Mar. ‘1991, p.16USA — PQ Corp. expands zeolites further May ‘1991, p.13

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USA — Huber to re-enter zeolite market Oct. ‘1991, p.16Indonesia — Paragon in zeolite exploration Dec. ‘1991, p.11World — PQ sodium silicate/zeolite jvs Dec. ‘1991, p.19Thailand — Synthetic zeolite output begins Dec. ‘1992, p.12UK — Crosfield to set up zeolite plant June ‘1993, p.16USA — Zeolite operation up for sale Nov. ‘1993, p.23Turkey — Enichem in zeolite jv Feb. ‘1994, p.17Australia — Zeolite Australia marketing drive May ‘1994, p.9Canada — IMPACT Minerals to enter zeolite market Sept. ‘1994, p.17Canada — Mountain Minerals buys Limeco for zeolite unit Mar. ‘1995, p.9Australia — New kaolin-based zeolite project in progress Mar. ‘1995, p.9Japan — Tosoh enlarges zirconia and zeolites Feb. ‘1997, p.16USA — New zeolite source on stream shortly April ‘1997, p.19USA — Harney zeolite deposit enters full production Mar. ‘1998, p.19Australia — Talon zeolite deal targets horticulture July ‘2000, p.9Syria — Syria opens door to mining investment Mar. ‘2001, p.15USA — US Antimony to produce zeolites in Idaho July ‘2001, p.18FILLERS AND EXTENDERSIMC leases zeolites Jan. ‘1986, p.67East West buys Anaconda zeolites Feb. ‘1986, p.70Tracking down 2m. tonnes of zeolite clays Feb. ‘1987, p.79Grace’s zeolite investment Dec. ‘1990, p.82Zeolite odour fighters Mar. ‘1991, p.78Zeolite revives Hollywood April ‘1994, p.161Zeolite doping develops catalysts Feb. ‘1996, p.86Silver & Baryte zeolite production April ‘1996, p.170Zeolite effectivemess increased Oct. ‘1996, p.98A zeolite rat trap June ‘1997, p.106

ZIRCONARTICLESZircon - in good shape after a turbulent decade (Coope) Dec. ‘1983, p.19Zirconia - growth of a specialty Feb. ‘1985, p.49Rejuvenate the heavy mineral industry of The Gambia (White) May ‘1985, p.53Fused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37High-angle aeolian crossbedding, Florida (Force & Garnar) Aug. ‘1985, p.55Zircon - in demand as availability squeezed Jan. ‘1987, p.35Mineral sands: Australia’s big scale time Dec. ‘1987, p.47Kenmare in Mozambique - moving forward with mineral sands Dec. ‘1989, p.60Zircon markets: Heavy weather ahead Nov. ‘1990, p.27Zircon - Producers gritting their teeth Sept. ‘1992, p.45The use of zircon in refractories for glass making May ‘1996, p.49Chinese zircon - Current status and potential (Shaode, Jiye) July ‘1996, p.37Zr oxides/chemicals - Sources, markets & outlook (Skidmore) Dec. ‘1998, p.35Grinding & bearing it - A zircon market insight May ‘1999, p.25A cast of thousands - A review of India’s foundry industry July ‘1999, p.45Zircon out West - Escalante Utah zircon trend (Reeves) Mar. ‘2000, p.142Zircon in ceramics - A price perspective Oct. ‘2001, p.69COMMENTAustralian minsands perspectives May ‘1983, p.7Australian mineral sands increases July ‘1985, p.7Rationalisation - hard or soft option? Oct. ‘1985, p.9But is it cricket? Feb. ‘1989, p.7Caldasite calling - Zirconia in tight supply June ‘2001, p.7WORLD OF MINERALSAustralia — Mineral sands in 3rd quarter Mar. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Mineral sands show uneven results Oct. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Australian mineral sands production Nov. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Mineral sands production to double? Dec. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Umal to assess mineral sands Dec. ‘1982, p.9Australia — Australian mineral sands production Jan. ‘1983, p.9Australia — Australian mineral sands production April ‘1983, p.9Sri Lanka — Tenders for mineral sands cargoes sought April ‘1983, p.12Australia — NILCRA promoting new zirconia ceramic Sept. ‘1983, p.11South Africa — Prime zircon from Richards Bay Nov. ‘1983, p.13South Africa — Foskor report fall Jan. ‘1984, p.12USA — Zirconia unit sold April ‘1984, p.16South Africa — Baddeleyite increases at PMC July ‘1984, p.13Australia — CSIRO and ICI to manufacture zirconia Aug. ‘1984, p.9Australia — Agreement on Stradbroke reached Oct. ‘1984, p.9Australia — Zirconia venture advances Feb. ‘1985, p.9USA — Sandia research on zirconia coatings Feb. ‘1985, p.16Australia — Mineral Deposits back in and committed July ‘1985, p.9Australia — TiOF(2)F Corporation to be floated Aug. ‘1985, p.9Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. launches mineral sands project Oct. ‘1985, p.11Australia — Z-Tech launched Nov. ‘1985, p.9Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. feasibility study Mar. ‘1986, p.14Letter to the Editor — Mineral sands mating season Mar. ‘1986, p.26

USA — New heavy minerals supplier May ‘1986, p.14USA — ICIA to expand zirconia base June ‘1986, p.17France — Zircon powder production unit for Pechiney July ‘1986, p.9Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. minsands study progress Sept. ‘1986, p.8Australia — Cooljarloo heavy mineral reserves revised to 12m. tonnes Nov. ‘1986, p.8Australia — ICI plans high purity zirconia plant Feb. ‘1987, p.8Australia — TiOF(2)F Corp. declares Cooljarloo viable May ‘1987, p.8Australia — Mineral Deposits up and running May ‘1987, p.8Australia — More on Moreton Island minsands May ‘1987, p.8USA — New Zr-based silica for enamel coatings Jan. ‘1988, p.12Madagascar — QIT expanding heavy minerals project May ‘1988, p.15South Africa — Newmont sells vermiculite and zircon interests June ‘1988, p.9Greenland — Zircon and rare earths project underway July ‘1988, p.9Mozambique — Kenmare doubles heavy mineral reserves July ‘1988, p.10Australia — Kerr-McGee’s mineral sands foray Aug. ‘1988, p.8Australia — Mineral sands research project Aug. ‘1988, p.8World — Zircon ship sinks Sept. ‘1988, p.33Brazil — Paranapaneme diversifies into zircon Dec. ‘1988, p.10USA — Dellums bill threatens zircon Feb. ‘1989, p.19UK — MEL to increase Zr chemicals capacity July ‘1989, p.15Denmark — Danish minsands evaluated Dec. ‘1989, p.9Australia — Australian minsands production Jan. ‘1990, p.8UK — Butte diversifies into Zircon Jan. ‘1990, p.13Australia — Pioneer’s minsands sale Feb. ‘1990, p.8Canada — Progress on Platinova Zr/Y deposit Mar. ‘1990, p.21Australia — ...as WA releases new minsands development strategy Aug. ‘1990, p.8Australia — Centenary in minsands find at Balladonia... Aug. ‘1990, p.8Brazil — Japanese/Brazilian group to develop heavy minerals Aug. ‘1990, p.11UK — New MEL Zr chemicals plant Sept. ‘1990, p.16Netherlands — RZM starts micronised zircon production Nov. ‘1990, p.18South Africa — RBM commissions zircon dry mill Mar. ‘1991, p.13Japan — Nikkei-MEL Zr chemicals plant start up Nov. ‘1991, p.17Australia — WIM minsand project phase down July ‘1992, p.9Australia — Sands of time run out for Woodburn Aug. ‘1992, p.9Russia — Zirconium production for the future Aug. ‘1992, p.14Russia — Baddeleyite upgrade agreement Oct. ‘1992, p.12Australia — ICI to close zirconia powder plant Nov. ‘1992, p.10Australia — Cable proceeds with Jangardup minsands Dec. ‘1992, p.8South Africa — Namakwa sands gets go ahead Feb. ‘1993, p.16Australia — Kwinana alumina/zirconia expansion May ‘1993, p.13USA — DuPont commences operations at Maxville June ‘1993, p.18Australia — AFM proceeds with fused zirconia Oct. ‘1993, p.13UK — Tioxide develops zirconia business Feb. ‘1994, p.19World — Shifts in zircon supply and demand Aug. ‘1994, p.17Australia — ICI sells zirconia plant Nov. ‘1994, p.8China — CRL zircon opacifier jv Dec. ‘1994, p.9UK — Alcan to sell zirconia subsidiary May ‘1995, p.12Australia — Licensing hold up leads to RZM Force Majeure Nov. ‘1995, p.15Australia — More uncertainty for RZM Tomago minsands Dec. ‘1995, p.9Asia — Cookson Matthey builds two new zircon plants April ‘1996, p.22South Africa — RBM to builid 5th mining plant Sept. ‘1996, p.33Japan — Tosoh enlarges zirconia and zeolites Feb. ‘1997, p.16Kenya — Tiomin extends mineral sands discovery Mar. ‘1997, p.14Norway — Baddeleyite processing plant up and running Sept. ‘1997, p.29Norway — Nako fused ZrO2 declared bankrupt Nov. ‘1998, p.13South Africa — Avmin to sell Rhino Minerals - market awaits Nov. ‘1998, p.14USA — UCM’s invests $1m. In zirconia expansion Mar. ‘1999, p.16Australia — Alkane Dubbo zirconia project to take off Sept. ‘1999, p.9Japan — Iwatani loses rights to trade Iluka minsands Nov. ‘1999, p.13Australia — CRL sells stake in SEPT Australia Dec. ‘1999, p.9Australia — Hanwha buy doubles MIC’s ZrOF(2)F capacity Mar. ‘2000, p.13South Africa — Third zirconia smelter for Foskor June ‘2000, p.17Mozambique — IDC invests in Corridor Sands Aug. ‘2000, p.12China — JM buys CRL zircon opacifier plant Jan. ‘2001, p.12Japan — Nippon Denko raises output of zirconia Feb. ‘2001, p.13Australia — Alkane’s Dubbo zirconia progress Mar. ‘2001, p.10Japan — Tosoh and Sumitomo boost zirconia capacity April ‘2001, p.16Australia — Japanese take stake in Dubbo zirconia June ‘2001, p.9USA — CMS Energy to produce zirconia from Uranium ore June ‘2001, p.17World — Iluka to invest $23m. In Old Hickory expansion July ‘2001, p.8Australia — Iluka spends A$20m. Onnew zircon plant Aug. ‘2001, p.9South Africa — Palabora zirconia operations clarified Aug. ‘2001, p.14Australia — Gwalia/RZM j-v makes first Wemen shipments Sept. ‘2001, p.9South Africa — PMC bowsout of baddeleyite production Oct. ‘2001, p.8Australia — Iluka’s CRL offer expires, and resources increase by 20% Oct. ‘2001, p.9Australia — Southern Titanium Mindarie results Oct. ‘2001, p.9Australia — Dardanup minsands to proceed Nov. ‘2001, p.10Australia — Magnetic announces major resource increase Nov. ‘2001, p.10Australia — Iluka sells tin stake to focus on Ti/Zr Dec. ‘2001, p.10South Africa — Progress at Ticor SA; Iscor unbundling complete Jan. ‘2002, p.12

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South Africa — BHP Billiton places Richards Bay “on watch” Jan. ‘2002, p.14FILLERS AND EXTENDERSZircon comes of age June ‘1983, p.97Heavy minerals from California Aug. ‘1985, p.73RGC to Allied’s rescue? Nov. ‘1985, p.89Allied Eneabba takeover Feb. ‘1986, p.70Australian sands fever Dec. ‘1986, p.83F & S gets new zircon business ... Jan. ‘1987, p.63Monazite prices (a)maze June ‘1987, p.77Minproc/TiOF(2)F update Sept. ‘1987, p.114Lakehurst zircon operator finalised Feb. ‘1988, p.78Dispute over Lakehurst zircon Mar. ‘1988, p.78Lakehurst zircon settlement Sept. ‘1988, p.109Official opening of zirconia plant Nov. ‘1988, p.106Zircon price volatility Dec. ‘1990, p.82UK zirconia production Mar. ‘1994, p.82Zircon prices march upwards Oct. ‘1995, p.94New zircon plant for IRE Oct. ‘1997, p.114Increase in Tiomin minsand reserves Dec. ‘1997, p.82RGC focuses on minsands April ‘1998, p.142RGC increases Eneabba reserves July ‘1998, p.82Millennium buys Hanwha zirconia Feb. ‘2000, p.74Luxfer to invest in MEL Oct. ‘2000, p.114PMC zirconia plant closure June ‘2001, p.102SPOTLIGHTBaddeleyite June ‘1999, p.23PROFILESKovdor - Russia’s answer to Phalaborwa (Lyakhov) Sept. ‘2000, p.64

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ABRASIVESARTICLESFused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37Abrasive blast cleaning - Evolution or revolution? Feb. ‘1994, p.25Synthetic minerals (Lombardero, Regueiro, Rodriguez & Criado) Aug. ‘1998, p.45WORLD OF MINERALSUK — A new synthetic material from 3M Jan. ‘1983, p.19USA — Carborundum abandons abrasives April ‘1983, p.21USA — Carborundum from the ashes July ‘1983, p.19Japan — Carborundum-Hitachi joint venture to produce high performance ceramics

Aug. ‘1983, p.10Australia — Garnet mill to begin operation Jan. ‘1984, p.9Surinam — End for abrasive grade bauxite Feb. ‘1984, p.11USA — Further divesting of abrasives by Sohio Feb. ‘1984, p.16EU — Anti-dumping procedure extended Sept. ‘1984, p.17EU — Allegation of silicon carbide dumping Oct. ‘1984, p.10USA — Garnet expansion in Maine July ‘1985, p.17India — New SiC capacity on stream Feb. ‘1986, p.10Belgium — Diamant Boart completes acquisition June ‘1988, p.8Europe — Resolute/Scangrit garnet jv Dec. ‘1993, p.10Germany — Starck’s Lonza acquisition finalised Dec. ‘1993, p.12India — Valley abrasives starts up April ‘1994, p.16UK — Arrow spears Abrasive Specialities Oct. ‘1994, p.14UK — Norton establishes UK marketing arm Oct. ‘1994, p.14South America — Saint-Gobain expands in abrasives Mar. ‘1997, p.16UK — Saint-Gobain to buy Unicorn International July ‘1997, p.17Australia — Silica sand banned for abrasive blasting in WA Aug. ‘1997, p.9UK — Sale of Unicorn to Saint-Gobain finalised Sept. ‘1997, p.32China — China to expand SiC production and exports Sept. ‘1997, p.35Germany — Saint-Gobain silicon carbide purchase Oct. ‘1997, p.19South Africa — Saint-Gobain acquires ABCOR abrasives Feb. ‘1998, p.19Japan — Cabot to build fumed silica abrasive plant April ‘1998, p.30Japan — Saint-Gobain buys Japan Abrasives Aug. ‘1999, p.13Poland — Saint-Gobain buys 51% of Korund Oct. ‘1999, p.12India — New $1m. IBC barytes mine to produce 200,000 tpa July ‘2000, p.13

CEMENTARTICLESA US cement scenario 1981-86 Mar. ‘1982, p.71Energy and the US Portland cement industry Nov. ‘1982, p.31Western European cement Nov. ‘1983, p.41Growing foreign involvement in US cement Nov. ‘1983, p.55North American cement - US recovery but Canada still suffers Jan. ‘1984, p.51Cement consumption for the USA and Canada Aug. ‘1984, p.75US cement - the import alternative (Grancher) Nov. ‘1984, p.75US cement - Record imports and reaction (Grancher) Oct. ‘1985, p.101US cement - Record demand and basic change Nov. ‘1986, p.61Cement trade and industry - charting its changing course Nov. ‘1987, p.23US cement - the demand/supply inbalance (Grancher) Nov. ‘1987, p.51Yugoslavian cement: Raw materials and production (Salatic) Nov. ‘1991, p.59European cement industry - The big get bigger Sept. ‘1993, p.61Cement kiln refractories - Spinels still in the heat of the action Mar. ‘1998, p.25Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Building cement on stone waste (Soares, Delgado & Gomes) May ‘1999, p.70New kid on the block - Can CRS make the grade? July ‘1999, p.37Nervous of steel - Calcined & tabular alumina market review Sept. ‘1999, p.25WA limestone/sand - Developments and future potential (Abeysinghe)June ‘2000, p.60New Zealand’s industrial mineral potential (Christie, & Thompson) July ‘2000, p.66The ABC of special cements (Ellicott) Sept. ‘2000, p.73Alumina cement - Lining up against steel & sewage Dec. ‘2000, p.35All squared up - Mexican tile producers in good shape Feb. ‘2001, p.52COMMENTUS cement imports - friend or foe? Feb. ‘1985, p.7The thin end of the cement wedge Sept. ‘1986, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSRTZ agrees to buy rest of Tunnel Mar. ‘1982, p.81Ideal completes cement sales Feb. ‘1984, p.63Martin Marietta sheds last two cement plants Mar. ‘1984, p.79More on Far Eastern cement trade Nov. ‘1987, p.86Siam cement expansions Sept. ‘1988, p.107St. Lawrence cement in NY Sept. ‘1988, p.107RMC to buy Rudersdorf Oct. ‘1990, p.97

Euroc merger plans thwarted by Aker Feb. ‘1991, p.82US ITC decides on Venezuelan cement July ‘1991, p.66Spain - Cement producers raise anti-dumping issue Dec. ‘1991, p.70Cemex looks toward Spanish cement Aug. ‘1992, p.82Korea cements its tyres Sept. ‘1992, p.126Western Lime & Cement add new kiln April ‘1993, p.86Cement cartel cleared Nov. ‘1993, p.86French cement chief detained Oct. ‘1995, p.94Sewage replaces clay in cement Aug. ‘1997, p.74Beijing has high hopes for concrete Sept. ‘1997, p.126Catedral cement project in Chile Mar. ‘1998, p.82Lafarge’s stake in Republic Cement Mar. ‘1998, p.82China exports cement to USA Mar. ‘1998, p.82Cement setting secret revealed Sept. ‘1998, p.110Lafarge on cement acquisition trail Nov. ‘1998, p.114Cement controls to curb cocaine Sept. ‘1999, p.126Refocussed Rugby cement ripe for takeover Nov. ‘1999, p.90BCI’s £800m. Share buy-back May ‘2000, p.74BCI sees off Lafarge and looks stateside June ‘2000, p.90Alumina cements in India Dec. ‘2000, p.78Fowl fuel for Belgian cement Dec. ‘2000, p.78WORLD OF MINERALSUK — RTZ continues forward Jan. ‘1982, p.14Philippines — Cement plant to triple capacity Feb. ‘1982, p.12UK — RTZ gets Ward with 70.76% Feb. ‘1982, p.15USA — Cement consumption falls again Aug. ‘1982, p.21UK — Blue Circle’s £45m. modernisation Sept. ‘1982, p.19India — New company to enter cement industry Oct. ‘1982, p.11UK — Latin American downturn hits Blue Circle Oct. ‘1982, p.19UK — Blue Circle - profits fall despite UK improvement Nov. ‘1982, p.13USA — Portland cement comparisons more favourable Dec. ‘1982, p.19Greece — New cement plant proposals Jan. ‘1983, p.11USA — Cement dumping investigation Feb. ‘1983, p.20Indonesia — Construction boom causes cement growth Mar. ‘1983, p.11UK — Blue Circle wants Aberthaw Mar. ‘1983, p.13USA — Martin Marietta shedding assets to cover debt April ‘1983, p.19India — SAIL cement proposal thwarted May ‘1983, p.12USA — Blue Circle and Martin Marietta - buying and selling May ‘1983, p.15UK — Blue Circle complete Martin Marietta deal June ‘1983, p.15USA — ... cement for sale June ‘1983, p.20UAE — White cement plant construction July ‘1983, p.12USA — Cement dumping investigations July ‘1983, p.17UK — Blue Circle - new for old Aug. ‘1983, p.13UK — Investment planned at Ketton Cement Oct. ‘1983, p.11USA — Ideal closes idled cement plant Oct. ‘1983, p.15Greece — Heracles charges Nov. ‘1983, p.13USA — Martin Marietta restructured Nov. ‘1983, p.17Korea — Cement in demand Jan. ‘1984, p.10South Africa — Cement industry expansion threatened Jan. ‘1984, p.12France — Lafarge pick-up Mar. ‘1984, p.11Japan — Cement marketing reorganisation... Mar. ‘1984, p.12Japan — ... while exports increase Mar. ‘1984, p.13South Africa — ...as Blue Circle’s profits fall Mar. ‘1984, p.13South Africa — Cement import delay Mar. ‘1984, p.13Europe — Dumping of asbestos-cement sheets April ‘1984, p.10South Africa — Blue Circle in share exchange deal April ‘1984, p.11Australia — QCL bid for cement May ‘1984, p.15Canada — Lafarge plans cement research July ‘1984, p.9Japan — Blast furnace slag plant July ‘1984, p.11Indonesia — Cement imports still growing July ‘1984, p.11South Africa — Cement plan on schedule July ‘1984, p.12South Africa — Cement set to import July ‘1984, p.12Sweden — Euroc-Norcem cementing relations July ‘1984, p.14USA — Ash use and production Sept. ‘1984, p.24USA — Kaiser write-off Oct. ‘1984, p.14Dominican Republic — USA’s ideal temporary solution Nov. ‘1984, p.10EU — Cement set to stabilise Nov. ‘1984, p.11China — Cement plant for Fujian Dec. ‘1984, p.9USA — Ciments Français to take over Louisville Cement Dec. ‘1984, p.15India — IFC - cementing pact with Modi and Blue Circle Jan. ‘1985, p.11Hong Kong — China Cement buy-out proposal Feb. ‘1985, p.11South Africa — End of the road for cement cartel Feb. ‘1985, p.15Japan — Cement capacity closures April ‘1985, p.11Belgium — CBR cement expansion May ‘1985, p.9USA — Blue Circle to acquire Atlantic Cement May ‘1985, p.13USA — Cement alliance formed May ‘1985, p.13

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USA — Cement consumption climbing... May ‘1985, p.14USA — ...imports set for record tonnages May ‘1985, p.15USA — Moore McCormack modernises June ‘1985, p.16USA — Canadian purchase of cement capacity Sept. ‘1985, p.19Egypt — Kobe Steel to build cement plant Feb. ‘1986, p.10Spain — Holderbank expands cement operations June ‘1986, p.13China — Shunchang cement plant on target July ‘1986, p.8World — Euroc/Norcem international cement July ‘1986, p.17Belgium — CBR acquires Genstar’s cement Oct. ‘1986, p.8USA — Beazer buying Gifford-Hill Oct. ‘1986, p.17EU — Greeks reject cement dumping allegations Nov. ‘1986, p.11Australia — Cement joint venture rationalises market Nov. ‘1986, p.17USA — Cement dumping antitrust Dec. ‘1986, p.14EU — Decision on Greek cement subsidies Jan. ‘1987, p.10UK — Changes afoot for Blue Circle Jan. ‘1987, p.12USA — Hanson bids for Kaiser Cement... Jan. ‘1987, p.13USA — ...as Tarmac joins with Lone Star Jan. ‘1987, p.16USA — No cement dumping Jan. ‘1987, p.17India — New cement works Feb. ‘1987, p.11Australia — Boral buys Blue Circle Southern Mar. ‘1987, p.9UK — Cement cartel cracked Mar. ‘1987, p.13USA — Hanson ties up Kaiser deal April ‘1987, p.21Japan — Cement firms face low cost imports May ‘1987, p.11Jamaica — State owned cement group to be floated off June ‘1987, p.9Egypt — Cement starts up Aug. ‘1987, p.9Italy — State cement company to be sold Aug. ‘1987, p.10UK — Market economics returns to cement pricing Aug. ‘1987, p.13Saudi Arabia — Cement tariff row Sept. ‘1987, p.13UK — Rugby to sell US cement interests Oct. ‘1987, p.15USA — Commerce Dept. assesses US cement changes Nov. ‘1987, p.17Australia — Queensland Cement in Pozzolanic move Dec. ‘1987, p.8South Korea — Cement makers diversify Feb. ‘1988, p.10USA — Kaiser Cement plant sold to Mitsubishi Mar. ‘1988, p.13UK — RTZ opts out of cement April ‘1988, p.20USA — Tarmac expands US cement interests April ‘1988, p.23North America — Holderbank consolidates cement interests June ‘1988, p.9Australia — Capacity increase for Australian Cement Aug. ‘1988, p.9UK — RTZ sells Thomas Ward Aug. ‘1988, p.11USA — Onoda to buy California Portland Cement Aug. ‘1988, p.15Kenya — BPCC losses continue for cement Oct. ‘1988, p.14South Korea — Cement anti-dumping complaint filed Oct. ‘1988, p.17Sweden — Euroc and Cement(a) performance Nov. ‘1988, p.10Hong Kong — Cheung Kong bid for Green Island Cement Dec. ‘1988, p.14Australia — CSR Hebel concrete venture Feb. ‘1989, p.11UK — Blue Circle raises cement prices Feb. ‘1989, p.18North America — Blue Circle discusses cement sales June ‘1989, p.9France — Lafarge acquires control of Cementia July ‘1989, p.10South Korea — Tong Yang Cement increases capacity July ‘1989, p.13Belgium — CBR’s ongoing consolidation Sept. ‘1989, p.12Mexico — Cementos Tolteca sold to Cemex Sept. ‘1989, p.20Turkey — French cement investment Oct. ‘1989, p.18Uganda — UCC cement rehabilitation project Oct. ‘1989, p.21USA — Alleged cement dumping by Mexico Dec. ‘1989, p.12Turkey — Lafarge’s Turkish delight Jan. ‘1990, p.11UK — ECC in Greek cement jv Jan. ‘1990, p.13UK — Castle to boost Padeswood capacity Mar. ‘1990, p.24Denmark — FLS forges ahead providing cement equipment April ‘1990, p.8Turkey — Ciment Français buys into Turkey April ‘1990, p.11Norway — Aker consolidates cement position April ‘1990, p.11Spain — Cement purchase for Ciments Français April ‘1990, p.11UK — Castle constructs cement terminal April ‘1990, p.13Zimbabwe — United Cement to increase production April ‘1990, p.16Greece — Ciments Français still acquiring May ‘1990, p.11Italy — Turkish asbestos-cement pipe dumping May ‘1990, p.12Denmark — Danish interest for Blue Circle June ‘1990, p.9Thailand — Thai Petrochemical cement expansion July ‘1990, p.17East Germany — Lafarge takes control of Karsdorf Aug. ‘1990, p.15USA — Holman expands cement interests Aug. ‘1990, p.18UK — Blue Circle buys Ceramica Dolomite Sept. ‘1990, p.15UK — Exit CSR, enter Lafarge Sept. ‘1990, p.16USA — Cement deal for Beazer and Pioneer Oct. ‘1990, p.20Malaysia — APMC upgrades cement plant Dec. ‘1990, p.10USA — CBR cements west coast presence Dec. ‘1990, p.13Morocco — Polysius expands cement kiln line Jan. ‘1991, p.9USA — Lone Star Chapter 11 Jan. ‘1991, p.10South Korea — Cement producers in powder battle Mar. ‘1991, p.13USA — Beazer sells US cement plants Mar. ‘1991, p.16Malaysia — APMC to increase cement capacity April ‘1991, p.10Thailand — Siam cement growth April ‘1991, p.12South Korea — Tong Yang Cement on stream April ‘1991, p.12

UK — Recession hits Castle Cement July ‘1991, p.10Czechoslovakia — Cementing ties Aug. ‘1991, p.9Greece — Moves to privatise Heracle Cement Aug. ‘1991, p.9UK — Construction downturn hits Blue Circle Oct. ‘1991, p.12USA — Venezuelan cement dumping charges Dec. ‘1991, p.17Greece — Heracles Cement sale sparks interest Jan. ‘1992, p.9Morocco — Lafarge consolidates in cement Jan. ‘1992, p.11Europe — EC cement industry probe Feb. ‘1992, p.9Europe — Interest shown in Greek and Czech cement Mar. ‘1992, p.9Greece — Italian cement purchase finalised April ‘1992, p.8South Africa — Blue Circle plans cement sale April ‘1992, p.11Norway — Blue Circle opens Scandinavian account April ‘1992, p.11UK — Evered Bardon slag cement divestment April ‘1992, p.13Mozambique — France refits Maputo cement works May ‘1992, p.23France — All change at Ciments FranC(c)Cais July ‘1992, p.12Greece — Action against the EC over Heracles’ decision July ‘1992, p.12Korea — Cement capacity expansions boost supplies July ‘1992, p.14World — Anti-dumping update July ‘1992, p.21Turkey — Ciment FranC(c)Cais acquisitions confirmed Aug. ‘1992, p.15France — Questionable losses at Ciments FranC(c)Cais Nov. ‘1992, p.13Peru — Cement interests to be privatised Dec. ‘1992, p.10Europe — Argument over cement cartel case Jan. ‘1993, p.8France — Ciments FranC(c)Cais reveals source of losses Jan. ‘1993, p.9UK — Construction slump hits cement capacity Jan. ‘1993, p.14Europe — Cement cartel escapes court ruling Feb. ‘1993, p.11Greece — Halkis Cement saga April ‘1993, p.9Pakistan — Cement plants under consideration June ‘1993, p.16Poland — Cement unions fight to retain control Aug. ‘1993, p.13Belgium — Heidelberger cements Belgian involvement Nov. ‘1993, p.9Poland — State to sell off more cement Nov. ‘1993, p.19World — Lafarge expansion moves Dec. ‘1993, p.21Japan — Cement companies to combine forces Jan. ‘1994, p.13China — Ssangyong/Baoshan cement jvs Mar. ‘1994, p.9UK — Producers accused of concrete cartel Mar. ‘1994, p.18France — Holderbank buys Cedest cement June ‘1994, p.12World — Cement dumping June ‘1994, p.16Europe — Cement industry hit by EC fines Jan. ‘1995, p.10China — Lafarge Coppee expands cement interests Mar. ‘1995, p.13UK — Further fines for cement companies Sept. ‘1995, p.22Malaysia — New kiln for APMC Oct. ‘1995, p.16Vietnam — Stone & Webster to build new cement plant Oct. ‘1995, p.23Sweden — Scandinavian cement jv Nov. ‘1995, p.27India — Lafarge to build two cement plants Dec. ‘1995, p.15Poland — CRH invests in Polish cement Dec. ‘1995, p.16Switzerland — Swiss cement producer strengthens its position Jan. ‘1996, p.10Turkey — CBR acquires Turkish cement producer Jan. ‘1996, p.13Asia — SE Asia to become cement exporter in 1988 Mar. ‘1996, p.9Europe — EU cement anti-dumping procedure abandoned Mar. ‘1996, p.13China — Asia Cement invests in two cement plants Aug. ‘1996, p.9Poland — RMC increases share in cement market Aug. ‘1996, p.14Oman — Oman Cement’s expansion programme Sept. ‘1996, p.31Philippines — Cement demand spurs on expansions.... Sept. ‘1996, p.33Philippines — ....whilst stance toughens on environment Sept. ‘1996, p.33Switzerland — Holderbank has been out in the cold Nov. ‘1996, p.15Egypt — Holderbank invests in Egyptian Cement Jan. ‘1997, p.9China — Polysius cements contract with Daewoo Jan. ‘1997, p.9Egypt — Suez Cement to float shares on LSE Jan. ‘1997, p.10Europe — EC halts anti-dumping action on Spanish cement imports April ‘1997, p.15Bulgaria — Holderbank invests in Bulgarian cement May ‘1997, p.9UK — Bardon and CAMAS cement merger May ‘1997, p.18South East Asia — Harbison-Walker/Siam Cement refractory jvs June ‘1997, p.19Chile — ..while SQM invests in Chilean cement July ‘1997, p.11Germany — Holderbank to merge German subsidiaries July ‘1997, p.11Saudi Arabia — Cement industry expands capacity July ‘1997, p.14Romania — Holderbank purchases Romanian cement Aug. ‘1997, p.16Thailand — Siam Cement profits wiped out by baht float Aug. ‘1997, p.19Egypt — Government to sell stake in Al-Ameriyah cement Sept. ‘1997, p.23Egypt — Cement capacity to increase in south Sept. ‘1997, p.23India — Redland & Birla in ready-mixed concrete j-v Sept. ‘1997, p.24Spain — Proposed Spanish cement merger rejected Sept. ‘1997, p.31Malaysia — Blue Circle Asian cement expansion Oct. ‘1997, p.22Chile — Holderbank’s cement expansion continues Jan. ‘1998, p.11UK — New £180m cement plant for Blue Circle Feb. ‘1998, p.20UK — Blue Circle invest £35m. In Dunbar cement May ‘1998, p.13USA — Southdown/Medusa deal forms US cement giant June ‘1998, p.21World — Increased activity in world cement market Aug. ‘1998, p.19Germany — RMC sells German cement to Lafarge Oct. ‘1998, p.12World — Blue Circle expands in Asia - closes UK plants Oct. ‘1998, p.19World — Holderbank cement acquisition trail Oct. ‘1998, p.19India — Birla group cement consolidation Nov. ‘1998, p.13

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Argentina — Holderbank strengthens position in Argentina Dec. ‘1998, p.9Malaysia — Blue Circle continues expansion in Malaysia Dec. ‘1998, p.15Europe — Italcementi on globalisation trail Jan. ‘1999, p.14China — Lafarge invests $25m. In AlF(2)FOF(3)F cement plant April ‘1999, p.9USA — TXI and Southdown plan largest cement plant in USA May ‘1999, p.16Greece — Blue Circle buys controlling interest in cement companies July ‘1999, p.12India — Maithan set to expand alumina cement capacity Oct. ‘1999, p.10USA — Dyckerhoff to pay $1.2bn. For Lone Star Oct. ‘1999, p.15Azerbaijan — Holderbank takes control of Azerbeijan cement Nov. ‘1999, p.9Belgium — Heidelberger in CBR takeover body Nov. ‘1999, p.9Romania — Holderbank buys Lafarge plant Nov. ‘1999, p.17Germany — RMC hit by DM102m. concrete cartel fine Dec. ‘1999, p.9UK — RMC to take over Rugby cement Dec. ‘1999, p.13Asia — James Hardie signs MOU with UAC Berhad Feb. ‘2000, p.9Europe — Lafarge in hostile bid ofr Blue Circle Mar. ‘2000, p.17Europe — Lafarge responds to BCI defence document April ‘2000, p.10India — Drought impacts cement as M&A’s continue apace July ‘2000, p.13India — Blue Circle eyes Indian cement plants July ‘2000, p.13USA — Blue Circle courts Southdown July ‘2000, p.17Yugoslavia — Holderbank to lease Sharr Cement July ‘2000, p.19World — Blue Circle finally concedes to Lafarge Feb. ‘2001, p.18USA — California energy crisis affectsmineral producers Mar. ‘2001, p.16

CERAMICSARTICLESUK structural clay products - building on firmer ground Jan. ‘1984, p.19Japanese fine ceramics - a high-tech boom May ‘1984, p.155Ceramic whiteware - an overview of raw materials supply Sept. ‘1984, p.31IM Annual Seminar - Mar. ‘1985, p.43Advances ceramics - a plea to know more April ‘1985, p.75The manufacturing of burnt chamotte (Defour & Klenner) Oct. ‘1985, p.93War and the ceramics industry in Lebanon: (Khawlie & Attiyeh) Oct. ‘1986, p.59US Whitewares: Battling imports April ‘1987, p.45Raw materials for technical ceramics (Campbell) April ‘1987, p.61Clay deposit account: Money in the bank (Hamilton) April ‘1987, p.74

Charente clays in ceramics: A tentative answer to evolving market needs (Teyton &Vaucquelin) Feb. ‘1988, p.54Frits and glazes - from tiles to tableware Mar. ‘1988, p.33Trends in usage of prepared ceramic bodies (Groll & Kuch) Mar. ‘1988, p.47Optimising supplies to meet ceramic market trends April ‘1988, p.144Glass and ceramic spheres (Harben) May ‘1988, p.52Developments in ceramics manufacture (Baraldi & Fontana) May ‘1988, p.70Ceramic raw materials of Ecuador (Muff & Fiederling) Oct. ‘1988, p.55Whiteware developments - A European perspective Sept. ‘1989, p.29The Italian tile industry: Designs on quality exports June ‘1990, p.37Refactories and ceramics: Reshaping for the future (Skinner) Sept. ‘1990, p.45The US sanitaryware industry: Fixtures in the plumbing industry Oct. ‘1990, p.54SOKA’s forty years in kaolin: Specialising in ceramics May ‘1991, p.57German ceramic raw materials - Meeting market demands July ‘1992, p.23European tableware - Quality and technology dictate the pace Sept. ‘1992, p.53The changing German market for ceramics (Fiebiger & Kapteinat) May ‘1993, p.69Ceramic glazes - Lead to the brink July ‘1994, p.39China’s ceramics boom - Firing up in Foshan Sept. ‘1994, p.69Minerals for technical ceramics - In the premier league (Hampson) April ‘1995, p.79US frits and glazes - Under pressure from imports May ‘1995, p.79China’s ceramics market - Showing off in strength July ‘1995, p.35Tiles on trial Sept. ‘1995, p.69Ceramics in Spain - (Regueiro, Sanchez, Criado, Solana) Sept. ‘1996, p.75Ceramics on show - Exhibition overkill? Sept. ‘1996, p.90Asian tiles - Production satisfies demand (Tsai) Oct. ‘1996, p.61Japanese ceramics and ball clays (Inagaki) Feb. ‘1997, p.41Advanced ceramics - The next generation (Hart) June ‘1997, p.89Asian feldspar sources - Strong growth in ceramics (Toye) July ‘1997, p.37Red ceramics in Spain (Regueiro, Damaso Padros, Sanchez) Oct. ‘1997, p.61European sanitaryware - Production moves east Feb. ‘1998, p.27Perlite & vermiculite - Crudely speaking, the potential is good (Lin) May ‘1998, p.55Lithium minerals - In a state of flux (McCracken & Haigh) Aug. ‘1998, p.57Synthetic minerals (Lombardero, Regueiro, Rodriguez & Criado Sept. ‘1998, p.57Ukraine’s minerals: First steppes in world market Oct. ‘1998, p.21US ball clay - Ceramic challenge Oct. ‘1998, p.53Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Wollastonite: Quality remains the key aspect Nov. ‘1998, p.41It’s all tiled up for Italy and Spain - A review of EU’s tile leaders Feb. ‘1999, p.43Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21Ceramic casting: Challenges for US ball clays (Bougher) April ‘1999, p.77Friedland clay vs bentonite (Zwahr & Schomburg) June ‘1999, p.83Cookson disposes of TAM Ceramics to Ferro Aug. ‘1999, p.19A view to changing horizons: Germany’s minerals reviewed Aug. ‘1999, p.25Nervous of steel - Calcined & tabular alumina market review Sept. ‘1999, p.25

Taking a cold bath - Italian sanitaryware reviewed (Bergomi) Sept. ‘1999, p.67Blending benefits - Kaolin for European ceramics (Canning) Mar. ‘2000, p.75A mixed bag - Feldspar for the sanitaryware industry (Mottet) Mar. ‘2000, p.81New age materials - US advanced ceramics (Abraham) April ‘2000, p.40Keeping the plates spinning - A european tableware focus (Delzer) Oct. ‘2000, p.77Mexican sanitaryware sitting pretty Oct. ‘2000, p.87COMMENT‘New’ ceramics - the quest for commercialisation Mar. ‘1985, p.7Our high-tech future April ‘1986, p.7Lead in ceramics - purely a US concern? Sept. ‘1989, p.11Love triangle in UK brick industry Jan. ‘1992, p.7Merged or flushed away - Sanitaryware sector shrinks Oct. ‘1999, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSLead Industries acquires Podmore & Sons Aug. ‘1982, p.70Japan’s pottery problem Sept. ‘1983, p.89Steetley expands brick production Aug. ‘1985, p.73Baggeridge fires kilns Mar. ‘1989, p.86Nights out on the tiles? May ‘1992, p.163Damrec opens ceramic research lab Aug. ‘1993, p.78Ceramics - the washing solution? Oct. ‘1995, p.94Ceramics in Bosnia mission Feb. ‘1996, p.86Cookson Matthey expands stain ranges May ‘1996, p.78Need a new knee? Look undersea! June ‘1996, p.78The hot topic of ceramics Jan. ‘1998, p.62KPCL acquires Hutschenreuther Feb. ‘1998, p.90Blue circle to sell Armitage Shanks Nov. ‘1998, p.114Imetal’s new organisational structure revealed Mar. ‘1999, p.86WBB expands in Portugal Oct. ‘2001, p.106IM SPECIAL PUBLICATIONSEuropean Tile Distributors Directory on CD-ROM Dec. ‘2000, p.0ACG in 2000 on CD-ROM Feb. ‘2001, p.0MARKET FOCUSGlass & Ceramics Nov. ‘2000, p.27Glass & Ceramics Feb. ‘2001, p.23Glass & Ceramics June ‘2001, p.27Glass & Ceramics Dec. ‘2001, p.25WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Glass and ceramic raw material forecasts April ‘1982, p.26UK — Pottery sales - 1st quarter ‘82 Sept. ‘1982, p.17Japan — Nippon enters ceramic fibres field Dec. ‘1982, p.13China — Ceramic fibre plant Jan. ‘1983, p.11USA — Ceramic coated glass fibre - a new product June ‘1983, p.20UK — Lucas and Cookson in ceramics venture Aug. ‘1983, p.14UK — Structural clay products - 1st quarter ‘83 sales Aug. ‘1983, p.14Australia — NILCRA promoting new zirconia ceramic Sept. ‘1983, p.11Japan — New materials available Oct. ‘1983, p.11Sweden — New development company for ceramics Oct. ‘1983, p.11UK — Hepworth advances Oct. ‘1983, p.15South Africa — Prime zircon from Richards Bay Nov. ‘1983, p.13UK — MMC delays the agony for Steetley and Hepworth Nov. ‘1983, p.15USA — Exolon and ESK to join Dec. ‘1983, p.15UK — London Brick to fight takeover Feb. ‘1984, p.12UK — No merger for Hepworth and Steetley Mar. ‘1984, p.13Australia — B & P firms in Hanson’s wake April ‘1984, p.9UK — Why Hepworth’s bid for Steetley failed April ‘1984, p.11USA — Zirconia unit sold April ‘1984, p.16UK — Ibstock leaps into the black May ‘1984, p.19UK — Tarmac extends - and moves into bricks June ‘1984, p.11USA — Morgan acquires TCI June ‘1984, p.12USA — Beryllia ceramic expansion Aug. ‘1984, p.16USA — Kyocera to expand in Washington Oct. ‘1984, p.13W. Germany — Stephan Schmidt consolidates Oct. ‘1984, p.17UK — Redland moves into clay tiles Nov. ‘1984, p.14Italy — Italian tile-makers win increased Greek quota Jan. ‘1985, p.11W. Germany — Catalyst carrier construction Mar. ‘1985, p.10UK — NIMP research called for Mar. ‘1985, p.15UK — Fairey to develop specialist ceramics Mar. ‘1985, p.15UK — Sensing markets for PZT April ‘1985, p.13UK — Fairey buys Allied Insulators May ‘1985, p.11USA — Conductive ceramic commercialised May ‘1985, p.11Australia — Ceramics joint venture planned July ‘1985, p.9USA — Old Virginia Brick bought Aug. ‘1985, p.16Japan — NKK sialon progress Oct. ‘1985, p.15Australia — Z-Tech launched Nov. ‘1985, p.9Australia — Z-Tech zirconia plans Dec. ‘1985, p.9Italy — Ceramic tiles - record exports but domestic difficulties Dec. ‘1985, p.12UK — Pottery export growth Dec. ‘1985, p.12Belgium — NGK in catalyst carriers venture Jan. ‘1986, p.8

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Sweden — KemaNord advanced ceramics interest grows Jan. ‘1986, p.11Japan — Aiming for international fine ceramic standards Mar. ‘1986, p.21UK — Ceramic engines handled with CARE Mar. ‘1986, p.23W. Germany — Degussa-ceramics to the forefront... April ‘1986, p.12World — ...Italy links with USA April ‘1986, p.19World — Advanced ceramics - West German interest intensifies... April ‘1986, p.19W. Germany — Ceramic fibre products plant commissioned May ‘1986, p.9UK — Butterley’s Blaby doubles capacity June ‘1986, p.13UK — LIQ’s £150m. Wedgwood bid referred to MMC July ‘1986, p.14UK — EU expands at Cliffe Vale Aug. ‘1986, p.13USA — Alcoa forms ceramic packages company Aug. ‘1986, p.13USA — Cookson boosts high tech ceramic base Aug. ‘1986, p.14UK — Baggeridge Brick opens new Hartlebury plant Oct. ‘1986, p.9USA — Howmet-Pechiney synergy for advanced ceramics Oct. ‘1986, p.12UK — Waterford clinches Wedgwood bid Nov. ‘1986, p.17W. Germany — Auto catalyst jv begins production Dec. ‘1986, p.9W. Germany — Bayer prepares way for advanced ceramics Dec. ‘1986, p.9Australia — International link for Lamberti ceramic chemicals Jan. ‘1987, p.8W. Germany — WBB’s £350m. expansion Feb. ‘1987, p.9UK — Expansions in brick industry Feb. ‘1987, p.13UK — Marley makes offer for Nottingham Brick Mar. ‘1987, p.13UK — T & N makes ceramic acquisition July ‘1987, p.17UK — Breakthrough in clay-pipe technology Aug. ‘1987, p.13Australia — Redland gains subsidiary Sept. ‘1987, p.10UK — Tarmac acquires new brickmaker Jan. ‘1988, p.11UK — Blue Circle buys Ockley Brick Jan. ‘1988, p.12USA — New Zr-based silica for enamel coatings Jan. ‘1988, p.12Australia — Redland takes over Monier tiles Feb. ‘1988, p.8China — OCI wins brick and plaster Feb. ‘1988, p.9UK — Hanson in brickmaker bid Feb. ‘1988, p.11UK — Baggeridge installs new brick production line Feb. ‘1988, p.13USA — Morgan acquires US brickmaker Feb. ‘1988, p.14UK — ...while Brick & Tile joins Tarmac April ‘1988, p.20UK — Salvesen’s new brick plant commissioned June ‘1988, p.11UK — New plant for Baggeridge Brick June ‘1988, p.11USA — Ibstock’s new brick purchases Aug. ‘1988, p.12USA — Marley in brick acquisition Sept. ‘1988, p.28UK — Tarmac buys brickmaker Oct. ‘1988, p.20UK — McAlpine sells Scottish brickmaker Nov. ‘1988, p.13Australia — Redland and CSR in brick & tile j-v Jan. ‘1989, p.10USA — Ibstock’s mid-west brick acquisition Feb. ‘1989, p.18Canada — Clayburn acquired by IXL Mar. ‘1989, p.8UK — Cookson commissions new body plant April ‘1989, p.11UK — London Brick reduces output Sept. ‘1989, p.23Botswana — Interkiln in brick plant j-v Dec. ‘1989, p.9UK — Steetley invests in tile production Jan. ‘1990, p.13Portugal — WBB prepared body plant Aug. ‘1990, p.15Portugal — Cookson Ceramics enters market Oct. ‘1990, p.19UK — Steetley and Imetal roof tile jv Oct. ‘1990, p.20USA — Fibre investment for Carborundum Oct. ‘1990, p.22UK — Cookson Ceramics expands operations Nov. ‘1990, p.22Germany — Degussa moves eastward Dec. ‘1990, p.9Yugoslavia — Redland title jv Mar. ‘1991, p.19Germany — Fuchs-Ton acquires Didier Clay operations May ‘1991, p.17USA — Union Carbide’s new ceramic powder June ‘1991, p.14Portugal — Cerapasta ups ceramic body capacity Sept. ‘1991, p.22Germany — Redland to acquire brick plant & clay reserves Oct. ‘1991, p.9USA — California sues over ceramic lead limits Dec. ‘1991, p.17Italy — BCI expands sanitaryware production April ‘1992, p.9UK — Cookson launches unleaded glazes & colours April ‘1992, p.13UK — Tarmac to close four brick plants Oct. ‘1992, p.15UK — Further woes for brick industry Jan. ‘1993, p.17UK — Redland seals brick jv with Koramic May ‘1993, p.15Europe — Bayer consolidates in TiOF(2)F and ceramics June ‘1993, p.12Germany — Starck buys Lonza fused Al2O3 SiC units July ‘1993, p.14China — ITC to continue probe on SiC exports Oct. ‘1993, p.18UK — James Kent emerges from Bayer’s ceramics Oct. ‘1993, p.25Germany — Starck’s Lonza acquisition finalised Dec. ‘1993, p.12Japan — Advanced materials jv May ‘1994, p.14UK — Cookson Matthey ceramics established May ‘1994, p.16USA — Saint-Gobain set to buy BP’s Carborundum Mar. ‘1995, p.21UK — Hewitt completes Keith Ceramic’s acquisition Sept. ‘1995, p.22USA — Cookson buys Hi-Tech Ceramics Sept. ‘1995, p.25China — Three more ceramic joint ventures for Interform Nov. ‘1995, p.19China — Saint-Gobain in fused Al2O3 and ceramics jvs Feb. ‘1996, p.10China — Elf Atochem ceramics opacifier plant Feb. ‘1996, p.10Europe — Redland undertaking brick & tile restructuring Mar. ‘1996, p.13Brazil — CMC gains ceramic suppliers July ‘1996, p.9UK — OFT steps into Ibstock/Redland Bricks deal Aug. ‘1996, p.21China — Morgan Crucible in technical ceramics jv Dec. ‘1996, p.10

UK — Ibstock sells brick plants to Ambion for £53m. April ‘1997, p.19Jordan — Alumina ceramics producers merge May ‘1997, p.17Iran — New refractory clay production set to start June ‘1997, p.17India — ART and ACC for ceramics partnership June ‘1997, p.17Belgium — ART enters Europe with advanced ceramics j-v Jan. ‘1998, p.9Germany — Waterford Wedgewood acquires control of Rosenthal Feb. ‘1998, p.15Malaysia — Harima/Micron silica filler plant opens Feb. ‘1998, p.17UK — Johnson Matthey takes control of CMC Mar. ‘1998, p.16UK — Royal Doulton cuts jobs as sales drop Jan. ‘1999, p.16Europe — Blue Circle sells sanitaryware units to American Standard Mar. ‘1999, p.11Europe — Keramik Laufen looks for sanitaryware ally Mar. ‘1999, p.12World — Cookson to axe 700 jobs world-wide Mar. ‘1999, p.19Germany — Stephan Schmidt takes over Marx Bergbau June ‘1999, p.12Europe — Sanitec & Phinx in sanitaryware mega merger July ‘1999, p.11Europe — Roca to acquire Laufen for Euro263m. Oct. ‘1999, p.9Spain — WBB acquires red-firing clay sources Dec. ‘1999, p.11Brazil — Anfacer to nurture tile exports Oct. ‘2000, p.10Germany — dmc² to spin off Cerdec construction ceramics Oct. ‘2000, p.13Australia — Unimin acquires ACI Industrial Minerals April ‘2001, p.10Germany — Degussa agrees sale of dmc² to OM Group June ‘2001, p.12Germany — WBB invests to extend life of Abendtal clay mine Sept. ‘2001, p.11

CHEMICALSARTICLESMaking the most of sulphuric acid (meeting report) Jan. ‘1982, p.45Technology and uses of Ba and Sr chemcials (Massonne) June ‘1982, p.65North American salt and chloralkalis May ‘1983, p.21Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemicals Feb. ‘1984, p.47IM Annual Seminar (Rea and Simkins) Mar. ‘1985, p.53Fluorine chemicals: What future after the big freeze? Nov. ‘1988, p.77Chlor-alkali: The end of the cycle? (Capps & Harriman) June ‘1991, p.69FGD and chemical gypsum (Harben) July ‘1991, p.47Zircon millers - inside the secret society April ‘1997, p.23Mg compounds in the USA - More than magnesia (Kramer) Dec. ‘1998, p.45FILLERS AND EXTENDERSDrax FGD plant approval Oct. ‘1988, p.90HCFC debate April ‘1992, p.90Police trials for CFC substitute Jan. ‘1997, p.114Foseco acquires SMC Oct. ‘1997, p.114R-P to spin-off rest of Rhodia Oct. ‘1999, p.82Asahi and Mitsubishi acquire F2 Chemicals Mar. ‘2000, p.162

MARKET FOCUSChemicals Aug. ‘2000, p.21Chemicals Dec. ‘2000, p.29Chemcials Mar. ‘2001, p.27Chemicals Aug. ‘2001, p.23Chemicals Jan. ‘2002, p.19WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Sulphuric acid - some stabilisation Jan. ‘1982, p.15Chile — Lithium carbonate facility improved Feb. ‘1982, p.11Canada — Canadians buy H2SO4 plants April ‘1982, p.17USA — Fluorcarbons - friend or foe April ‘1982, p.27USA — Lithium hydroxide for the GSA May ‘1982, p.11USA — DAF price controversy May ‘1982, p.12Japan — H2SO4 imports to double June ‘1982, p.11UK — H2SO4 consumption down again June ‘1982, p.15France — Chemical reorganisation July ‘1982, p.13France — Chemicals change faces delay Aug. ‘1982, p.11USA — New chrome chemicals plant Aug. ‘1982, p.19USA — Kerr-McGee expands sodium chlorate Aug. ‘1982, p.21UK — H2SO4 continues downward trend Sept. ‘1982, p.22Italy — Sardinia’s new sulphuric acid plant Oct. ‘1982, p.11USA — ...with sulphuric repercussions Oct. ‘1982, p.20France — The state of the chemical industry Dec. ‘1982, p.12Morocco — Sulphuric plant contract Dec. ‘1982, p.13UK — Sulphuric acid slide continues Dec. ‘1982, p.18UK — H2SO4 consumption continues downward trend April ‘1983, p.17EU — Lithium dumping decision anticipated May ‘1983, p.10France — Rhône-Poulenc plans growth May ‘1983, p.11Netherlands — Full scale membrane plant Aug. ‘1983, p.10UK — H2SO4 downward consumption trend halts Aug. ‘1983, p.13USA — Chlorine going up Aug. ‘1983, p.17France — Elf merge chemical interests Sept. ‘1983, p.15UK — H2SO4 figures show increases Sept. ‘1983, p.17USA — ...and PPG out of antimony oxide... Sept. ‘1983, p.22

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USA — ...whilst modernising other operations Sept. ‘1983, p.22USA — Filtrol/Harshaw venture Oct. ‘1983, p.15USA — Salt Lake closure Oct. ‘1983, p.15Sweden — ECC consolidates in Sweden Nov. ‘1983, p.13USA — Chemical Products serves notice to US imports Nov. ‘1983, p.17USA — Du Pont to sell Asarco acid Nov. ‘1983, p.18UK — ...while 3rd quarter show decrease Dec. ‘1983, p.14UK — H2SO4 consumption figures amended... Dec. ‘1983, p.14USA — BaClF(2)F and BaCOF(3)F dumping suit Dec. ‘1983, p.17UK — Taddale acquire Mechema business Jan. ‘1984, p.13Argentina — British sulphuric acid investment Mar. ‘1984, p.9UK — H2SO4 production/consumption up Mar. ‘1984, p.14USA — Dow purchases chlor-alkali patents Mar. ‘1984, p.18World — Acid rain - a burning issue Mar. ‘1984, p.19World — Aerosol scare dispelled Mar. ‘1984, p.20North America — Sodium chlorate expansions April ‘1984, p.10USA — Dow sells half of Dowell April ‘1984, p.13UK — Chlor-alkali interest sold by BP June ‘1984, p.11USA — Sulphuric acid follows sulphur June ‘1984, p.12USA — Chlor-alkali price rise again June ‘1984, p.12USA — ...as off list prices rise July ‘1984, p.16USA — Chlor-alkali modernisation July ‘1984, p.16W. Germany — Kali-Chemie expands BaCO3/SrCO3 capacity Aug. ‘1984, p.11Chile — Amax and Molymet win lithium concession Sept. ‘1984, p.17Israel — Speciality magnesia plant for 1986 Sept. ‘1984, p.19World — Acid rain - further debate... Sept. ‘1984, p.27World — ...as plants are debated and developed Sept. ‘1984, p.28UK — Laporte - broadens into electronics Oct. ‘1984, p.11USA — More membrance chlor-alkali plants Oct. ‘1984, p.12USA — PQ expands technical service Oct. ‘1984, p.15USA — Laporte breaks into US sealants market Nov. ‘1984, p.17USA — Barium chloride dumping duties Nov. ‘1984, p.18Israel — ICL continues diversification Dec. ‘1984, p.11France — Atochem plan chlorine plant conversion Dec. ‘1984, p.11Brazil — ...as Fosfértil ups production Jan. ‘1985, p.10EU — Acid rain storm rumbles on Jan. ‘1985, p.10Spain — New H2SO4 capacity Mar. ‘1985, p.12UK — ICI replaces HF plant Mar. ‘1985, p.14UK — H2SO4 production/consumption Mar. ‘1985, p.15USA — PPG expands flame retardant production Mar. ‘1985, p.17Australia — CSBP busy May ‘1985, p.9USA — Olin and Du Pont to build chlor-alkali plant... May ‘1985, p.15USA — ...as chlorine demand strengthens May ‘1985, p.15USA — ...Allied closes chrome chemicals plant June ‘1985, p.17Canada — Jacobs contract in BC Aug. ‘1985, p.10Morocco — OCP phosphoric acid exports increase Sept. ‘1985, p.15World — Sulphuric acid consumption rises Sept. ‘1985, p.23Mexico — Extended SrCO3 facility comes on stream Oct. ‘1985, p.15Australia — Z-Tech launched Nov. ‘1985, p.9Australia — Z-Tech zirconia plans Dec. ‘1985, p.9W. Germany — Joint venture licenses catalysts Dec. ‘1985, p.11Belgium — Société Générale de Belgiquie restructures chemicals Feb. ‘1986, p.9USA — IMC diversification Feb. ‘1986, p.13USA — Dow/Martin Marietta joint venture April ‘1986, p.14Argentina — Mineral salt development June ‘1986, p.8USA — ICIA to expand zirconia base June ‘1986, p.17USA — Dow/Martin Marietta no deal June ‘1986, p.19China — SCM in potential TiOF(2)F venture July ‘1986, p.9Chile — Soquimich develops new refined sodium nitrate Aug. ‘1986, p.9Singapore — Yet another TiOF(2)F Aug. ‘1986, p.10Taiwan — Du Pont’s TiOF(2)F plant hits snag Aug. ‘1986, p.13USA — Ethyl plans new flame retardants plant Aug. ‘1986, p.16USA — Olin to produce potassium chemicals Aug. ‘1986, p.17Australia — SCM converts to chloride TiOF(2)F Sept. ‘1986, p.8UK — Technology acquisition by Morgan Dec. ‘1986, p.10USA — Essex Chemical mothballs HF Feb. ‘1987, p.17Canada — ... and S from H2S May ‘1987, p.9Canada — Sulphuric acid saviour... May ‘1987, p.9Latin America — Sulphuric acid production to take off May ‘1987, p.14USA — Alum contract for Coastal May ‘1987, p.16USA — EMD capacity increase? May ‘1987, p.17Far East — Further BaCO3/SrCO3 capacity planned June ‘1987, p.9UK — ICI acquires Stauffer Chemical July ‘1987, p.15USA — American Colloid buys desiccant July ‘1987, p.18USA — Ethyl Corp. ties up Dow Bromine deal July ‘1987, p.18USA — Final round in phosphoric acid dumping Aug. ‘1987, p.17USA — Dow to increase chlorine capacity Aug. ‘1987, p.17Netherlands — Tiofine to eliminate acid discharge Oct. ‘1987, p.13USA — Aluminium fluoride reduction Oct. ‘1987, p.13World — CFC pact starts substitute race Nov. ‘1987, p.19

Switzerland — ATH contract for Matter Dec. ‘1987, p.12UK — Steetley sells chemical activities April ‘1988, p.20Finland — Flue gas developments May ‘1988, p.9USA — Beazer/Koppers chemical deal collapse Sept. ‘1988, p.28USA — Dravo in FGD/NOx removal process Sept. ‘1988, p.28Canada — Du Pont CFC subsitute plant Aug. ‘1989, p.8Netherlands — Hoogovens wins FGD order Aug. ‘1989, p.13Canada — PPG modernises chlor-alkali plant May ‘1991, p.8USA — Natural caustic gains momentum July ‘1991, p.13USA — Tenneco expands caustic sulphite output July ‘1991, p.14UK — ICI to close chlorine plant Jan. ‘1993, p.14USA — HF increase for Allied-Signal Jan. ‘1993, p.17Sweden — Kemira starts up sulphuric acid plant Feb. ‘1993, p.19USA — Allied Signal boosts CFC substitutes Mar. ‘1993, p.12Europe — HFC phase out to be hastened July ‘1993, p.10Israel — Flame retardants jv Sept. ‘1993, p.19USA — GSL’s trench boosts potassium sulphate Dec. ‘1993, p.20Israel — DSP/DSBG Mg(OH)2 flame retardant jv Jan. ‘1994, p.13Australia — Possible lithium chemicals from Gwalia Feb. ‘1994, p.8World — Mixed outlook for HF Feb. ‘1996, p.20Germany — Solvay to acquire Hoechst’s fluorcarbons Mar. ‘1996, p.15Spain — Minersa buys HF plant Aug. ‘1996, p.16World — New alternative to chlorofluorocarbons Oct. ‘1996, p.18Europe — Delays to EU ban on CFCs Oct. ‘1997, p.16UK — New sodium bicarb. Plant for Brunner Mond Oct. ‘1997, p.22Turkey — New Chromic acid plant for Kromsan Dec. ‘1997, p.14France — R-P to sell 30% stake in Rhodia this summer June ‘1998, p.14Austria — Kemira acquires Neste Chemicals Dec. ‘1998, p.9Germany — Degussa-Huls merger finalised Dec. ‘1998, p.13USA — Rhodia exits sodium bicarbonate market Dec. ‘1998, p.19UK — Elementis starts new chromic acid plant June ‘1999, p.16World — Imetal sells Calgon July ‘1999, p.19North America — Solvay expands in fluorochemcials Feb. ‘2000, p.14Belgium — Solvay to double capacity of HFC line Sept. ‘2000, p.9Germany — Degussa-Hüls/SKW merger imminent Oct. ‘2000, p.12World — Atofina expands HFC capacities Nov. ‘2000, p.23Italy — Potential buyers wait in wings for Ausimont Sept. ‘2001, p.13

FERTILISERSARTICLESFertilisers - current lull masks long term optimism April ‘1983, p.27Fertiliser ‘83 - discussing current challenges Dec. ‘1983, p.55Impact of phosphate rock quality on fertiliser market uses May ‘1984, p.127Fertiliser ‘85 - raw materials for the industry Mar. ‘1985, p.69An F for US Farmland, Fertilisers, and Food? (Harben) June ‘1986, p.70Phosphate fertiliser industry - Processing technology (Habashi) Mar. ‘1994, p.65Wet process phosphoric acid - Production problems (Schorr, Lin) April ‘1997, p.61Fertilisers bear fruit - IM projects in Jordan and Saudi Arabia Nov. ‘2000, p.49COMMENTOn to pastures new Oct. ‘1996, p.7Law of the land - Fertiliser industry tackles cyclical decline Jan. ‘2001, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSBomar acquires Asoma fertiliser business June ‘1984, p.71Norsk Hydro closes P fertiliser plant Sept. ‘1986, p.113ICI sell rest of Stauffer July ‘1987, p.97IMC to sell part of fertiliser plant Sept. ‘1987, p.114Fertilisers facing faeces foe? June ‘1994, p.90Fertiliser from wastewater Jan. ‘1995, p.66All clear for potash fertilisers June ‘1995, p.86Agrium to buy Nu-West Sept. ‘1995, p.110Czech fertiliser plant privatised April ‘1996, p.170WORLD OF MINERALSSouth Africa — Foskor’s income down... Jan. ‘1982, p.12South Africa — ...whilst suffering volatile acid Jan. ‘1982, p.13USA — Fertiliser plans for Wyoming Jan. ‘1982, p.17UK — Norsk Hydro to buy Fisons fertilisers Mar. ‘1982, p.14USA — Half year fertiliser figures Mar. ‘1982, p.17USA — Ammonium nitrate for sale May ‘1982, p.11USA — DAP price controversy May ‘1982, p.12Turkey — Fertiliser modernisation plans June ‘1982, p.12Indonesia — Countertrade for fertilisers Aug. ‘1982, p.11USA — Bad year for fertilisers Sept. ‘1982, p.23France — Proposed fertiliser changes Oct. ‘1982, p.11Turkey — Fourth fertiliser facility Dec. ‘1982, p.16Taiwan — New fertiliser plant Dec. ‘1982, p.16UK — Kemira takes-over fertiliser firm Dec. ‘1982, p.17Australia — Phosphoric acid venture planned Mar. ‘1983, p.9USSR — Expansion for fertiliser capacity Mar. ‘1983, p.17

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Senegal — Fertiliser developments in prospect April ‘1983, p.12USA — Fertiliser index woes April ‘1983, p.18Angola — First fertiliser plant July ‘1983, p.9Brazil — IMC into fertilisers July ‘1983, p.9Pakistan — Fertiliser study to evaluate future needs July ‘1983, p.11UK — ...and fertiliser expansion July ‘1983, p.14USA — Agrico sells retail fertiliser units July ‘1983, p.19India — 19 Fertiliser plants to help meet increased demand Aug. ‘1983, p.10USA — Exports saviour for agribusiness Aug. ‘1983, p.15Canada — Esso-Sherritt link-up Sept. ‘1983, p.11UK — ICI to take A&W Fertilisers? Sept. ‘1983, p.17USA — Monsanto out of fertiliser... Sept. ‘1983, p.22Canada — ...and signs of recovery Oct. ‘1983, p.9USA — Salt Lake closure Oct. ‘1983, p.15USA — Fertiliser Index on record Oct. ‘1983, p.17UK — ICI to acquire A&W Fertilisers... Nov. ‘1983, p.13World — Fertiliser recovery in 1984 Nov. ‘1983, p.19Bangladesh — Second fertiliser complex Dec. ‘1983, p.9Mexico — Fertiliser expansion re-started Jan. ‘1984, p.11USA — Fertilisers looking good Jan. ‘1984, p.15Canada — Fertiliser complex for CdF Chimie Feb. ‘1984, p.9Spain — Cros consider closure Feb. ‘1984, p.10Sweden — Norsk-Boliden phosphate venture Feb. ‘1984, p.12USA — Phibro divests Conserve Feb. ‘1984, p.15India — Ammonia contracts April ‘1984, p.10USA — Estech for sale April ‘1984, p.13USA — Fertiliser recovery continues April ‘1984, p.16World — USDA fertiliser predictions April ‘1984, p.17Jordan — NPK to follow phosphate May ‘1984, p.17USA — EX-IM delays Moroccan loan May ‘1984, p.22USA — Fertiliser’s record improves July ‘1984, p.15USA — Kaiser to move out of mixed fertilisers Aug. ‘1984, p.14USA — Fertiliser year improvement Sept. ‘1984, p.26USA — Fertiliser sales strong Oct. ‘1984, p.13USA — Kaiser selling two business lines Oct. ‘1984, p.14Yugoslavia — World Bank loan for fertilisers Nov. ‘1984, p.19Morocco — OCP negotiates fertiliser projects... Dec. ‘1984, p.12Spain — Fertilisers - rationalisation to start Jan. ‘1985, p.13Netherlands — Kemira acquires fertiliser complex Feb. ‘1985, p.11Saudi Arabia — Sabic sales strong Feb. ‘1985, p.13USA — TVA budget problems Feb. ‘1985, p.15W. Germany — ICL buys fertiliser company Mar. ‘1985, p.10Spain — Fertiliser plan - agreement reached Mar. ‘1985, p.12Europe — Norsk Hydro - fertilisers still growing July ‘1985, p.11North America — Fertiliser woes Jan. ‘1986, p.10UK — Norsk consolidates fertiliser facilities Mar. ‘1986, p.21Spain — Fertiliser restructuring talks May ‘1986, p.13UK — L&K acquires NIS Fertilisers May ‘1986, p.13India — Fertilisers reshuffle July ‘1986, p.11USA — Ailing US fertiliser industry faces new challenges Sept. ‘1986, p.18Finland — Kemira expands European fertiliser base Jan. ‘1987, p.10Denmark — Kemira and Superfos in joint fertiliser venture Feb. ‘1987, p.9Spain — ERT and Cros to merge fertiliser business Mar. ‘1987, p.12Finland — Kemira expands internationally April ‘1987, p.9North America — Cominco rationalises fertiliser interests June ‘1987, p.11Jordan — New chemical fertiliser plant Aug. ‘1987, p.10France — Shuffling of French fertiliser operations Aug. ‘1987, p.10United Arab Emirates — Fertiliser complex contract Nov. ‘1987, p.12China — Fertiliser imports in 1987 Jan. ‘1988, p.8France — Norsk Hydro completes Cofaz purchase Feb. ‘1988, p.9Netherlands — Kemira suspends fertiliser negotiations July ‘1988, p.10Netherlands — Green light for Kemira fertiliser swap Aug. ‘1988, p.11Australia — Ausmintec mineral developments Dec. ‘1988, p.10Finland — Kemira acquires Boliden Kemi June ‘1989, p.8Netherlands — Amfert shows profit on fertilisers June ‘1989, p.9China — China to boost fertiliser output Aug. ‘1989, p.9Israel — ICL restructures fertilisers Sept. ‘1989, p.20World — Thai office for Kemira Feb. ‘1990, p.15Jordan — Jordan fertiliser capacity increase April ‘1990, p.9USA — Duties remain on Israeli phosphoric acid Mar. ‘1991, p.16India — MMTC faces fertiliser financing setbacks Sept. ‘1991, p.21USA — New KMgSO4 plant for Western Ag Minerals Dec. ‘1991, p.17Netherlands — Kemira crops fertiliser output Dec. ‘1992, p.10USA — Freeport signs fertiliser deal Mar. ‘1993, p.14USA — Further phosphate fertiliser fusion April ‘1993, p.14Spain — Ercros to sell fertiliser arm May ‘1993, p.18USA — Freeport/IMC deal finalised Sept. ‘1993, p.21USA — Freeport to manage Fesa Nov. ‘1993, p.23Canada — Sherritt to acquire fertilisers Mar. ‘1994, p.8Chile — Minera Yolanda fertiliser progress Mar. ‘1994, p.9

USA — Tosco sells remaining fertiliser business Mar. ‘1994, p.18Brazil — Arafertil privatisation June ‘1994, p.9Brazil — Privatised fertiliser sector improves June ‘1994, p.10Brazil — Caraiba joins Bafertil in fertiliser plant Aug. ‘1994, p.9Spain — Freeport acquires Fertiberia Dec. ‘1994, p.12China — Major new fertiliser complex Jan. ‘1995, p.10Vietnam — Phosphate fertiliser to replace imports Jan. ‘1995, p.23Vietnam — New fertiliser joint venture Oct. ‘1995, p.25Europe — Industry and EU to limit cadmium in phosphates Nov. ‘1995, p.23India — IMC Global and Vigoro Corp. to merge Dec. ‘1995, p.15Saudi Arabia — Bids being assessed for phosphate scheme July ‘1996, p.11China — Fertiliser feasibility gets go-ahead Sept. ‘1996, p.23USA — Freeport-Arcadian fertiliser merger Sept. ‘1996, p.35Australia — Phosphate fertiliser project for WMC Feb. ‘1997, p.9China — Cargill jv sets up fertiliser facility Feb. ‘1997, p.11China — Kemira Agro in first Chinese j-v Sept. ‘1997, p.19Jordan — Norsk-Hydro in fertiliser j-v Oct. ‘1997, p.21Malaysia — Kemira in fertiliser j-v Dec. ‘1997, p.13Sri Lanka — IMC-Agrico finalises Sri Lank deal Jan. ‘1998, p.15Estonia — Kemira sets up new fertiliser transit facility April ‘1998, p.24Jordan — Kermira/Arab Potash speciality fertiliser j-v June ‘1998, p.14Brazil — Bunge invests $1,000m. In its fertiliser businesses July ‘1998, p.9Algeria — Fertiberia phosphoric acid plant project Jan. ‘1999, p.9South Africa — Indian Ocean Fertilizer phosacid expansion April ‘1999, p.13Germany — K & S to take on BASF fertiliser businesses Nov. ‘1999, p.10World — Soda ash and fertiliser closures for IMC Jan. ‘2000, p.15The Netherlands — Kemira Agro to close operations at Pernis Feb. ‘2000, p.14Asia — Fertiliser disinvestment programmes progress Jan. ‘2001, p.9World — WMC rejects Alcoa offer in favour of a demerger Jan. ‘2002, p.8

GLASSARTICLESTroubled times for Italy’s glass and ceramics industries Mar. ‘1983, p.21The US glass industry - a mixed batch Sept. ‘1985, p.91Seen through glass darkly (Reynolds) Mar. ‘1986, p.97European Glass: Seeking batch cost-efficiency Aug. ‘1986, p.39Special glasses: The importance of raw materials (Mennemann) April ‘1987, p.53Glass markets: Added value impetus Aug. ‘1987, p.33Lightweighting and recycling IReynolds) Mar. ‘1988, p.51Glass and ceramic spheres (Harben) May ‘1988, p.52Lebanese glass industry during crisis(Khawlie) Sept. ‘1989, p.71US glass industry: Overcapacity shadows strong demand Feb. ‘1990, p.34Economic evaluation of glass raw materials (Ansems) June ‘1990, p.57Glass raw materials: Aspects of quality, quantity, and prices (Harben) July ‘1991, p.31Refactories in the glass industry: Speciality products dominate Aug. ‘1991, p.35Minerals in fibre glass: Current malaise in a growth industry Nov. ‘1991, p.27European container glass industry Mar. ‘1993, p.35Specialty glass minerals - The defining ingredients June ‘1996, p.35European flat glass - Recover mirrors markets Dec. ‘1997, p.37China’s glass processing industry (Wenyi) April ‘1998, p.119Soda ash review - A natural bias for trona (Pechey) May ‘1998, p.23Perlite & vermiculite - Crudely speaking, the potential is good (Lin) May ‘1998, p.55US container glass - Food for thought June ‘1998, p.23Barytes - Mexican producers markets (Alatorre, Barker & Santini) July ‘1998, p.37Lithium minerals - In a state of flux (McCracken & Haigh) Aug. ‘1998, p.57Specilty glass minerals (Henderson & Simpson) Dec. ‘1998, p.55Handle with care - Reflections on the UK glass industry Nov. ‘1999, p.45Lifting the lid off glass recycling Dec. ‘1999, p.25Bright lights, big cities - The North American flat glass industry April ‘2000, p.52Potential of Saudi industrial minerals Feb. ‘2001, p.60European container glass - It’s got a lot of bottle April ‘2001, p.35The real deal - Brazil’s industrial minerals markets & supply Aug. ‘2001, p.26FILLERS AND EXTENDERSChinese glass plant on stream Aug. ‘1987, p.87Waterford to cut crystal output Sept. ‘1987, p.114Guardian-Hungarian glass Aug. ‘1989, p.86Norton/Saint-Gobain merger May ‘1990, p.102Guardian glass plant for India Jan. ‘1991, p.70New glass applications Oct. ‘1991, p.70PPG receives efficiency awards Aug. ‘1992, p.82Waterford acquires Stuart Crystal Sept. ‘1995, p.110EU support for waste glass tiles Mar. ‘1997, p.90New recycling method for glass Sept. ‘1997, p.126Guardian to build second Brazilian float plant Jan. ‘2002, p.82MARKET FOCUSGlass & Ceramics Nov. ‘2000, p.27

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Glass & Ceramics Feb. ‘2001, p.23Glass & Ceramics June ‘2001, p.27Glass & Ceramics Dec. ‘2001, p.25WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Rockware to close St. Helens plant Jan. ‘1982, p.13UK — Pilkington down at halfway Jan. ‘1982, p.14France — BSN sells off flat glass interests Feb. ‘1982, p.11USA — Glass unit for sale Mar. ‘1982, p.17UK — United Glass reports continued losses April ‘1982, p.21USA — Glass and ceramic raw material forecasts April ‘1982, p.26Japan — Corning eyes optical fibres market July ‘1982, p.15UK — Pilkington profits fall July ‘1982, p.16UK — Glass container sales down, but better than expected July ‘1982, p.17UK — Redfearn reduces losses July ‘1982, p.19UK — Corning sells laboratory glassware units Aug. ‘1982, p.15UK — Further closures by United Glass Aug. ‘1982, p.17Australia — New glass plant for Pilkington Oct. ‘1982, p.9Japan — Debts push Nippon Glass into bankruptcy Nov. ‘1982, p.12USA — Pilkington buys stake in US glass industry Nov. ‘1982, p.17Mozambique — Glass industry reconstruction Dec. ‘1982, p.13South Africa — Doulton Glass sale Dec. ‘1982, p.16UK — Pilkington’s interim profits fall Jan. ‘1983, p.18USA — Cohart sells for Dyson Jan. ‘1983, p.20USA — Corning restructures Feb. ‘1983, p.17USA — Optical fibres advance May ‘1983, p.17Indonesia — Corning leaves venture July ‘1983, p.10USA — Corning offers laboratory services Oct. ‘1983, p.15UK — Fall in first quarter glass sales Dec. ‘1983, p.13UK — South Africa interest grows in glass Dec. ‘1983, p.14UK — Third quarter glass sales improving... Mar. ‘1984, p.16UK — ...as containers move out of red Mar. ‘1984, p.16USA — Optical fibre patent fight May ‘1984, p.23UK — Pilkington announces increased earnings Aug. ‘1984, p.13Spain — US interest in glass April ‘1985, p.11USA — Float glass for Northwest April ‘1985, p.14World — International glass research April ‘1985, p.15China — PPG to build in China June ‘1985, p.9Norway — Plans for Norway’s first float glass plant take form Sept. ‘1985, p.17USA — Flat glass trade deficit Oct. ‘1985, p.19USA — The British are coming... Pilks buys glass unit April ‘1986, p.19Italy — Vitrofil glass fibre to be sold to Saint Gobain July ‘1986, p.11UK — Pilkington sells some fibreglass operations July ‘1986, p.14France — St. Gobain to be privatised Oct. ‘1986, p.8USA — Owens-Corning restructures Oct. ‘1986, p.12UK — Cutting glass manufacturing energy costs Nov. ‘1986, p.14UK — Waterford clinches Wedgwood bid Nov. ‘1986, p.17USA — Corning joint venture Dec. ‘1986, p.14UK — BTR’s bid for Pilkington on hold Jan. ‘1987, p.12USA — Owens-Ilinois buyout offer Jan. ‘1987, p.17UK — BTR abandons bid for Pilkington Feb. ‘1987, p.12USA — O-I bid rejected then sweetened Feb. ‘1987, p.18USA — O-I accepts offer Mar. ‘1987, p.15Canada — Indal and PPG coated glass joint venture July ‘1987, p.9UK — Pilkington profits exceed forecast July ‘1987, p.17UK — Rockware diversifies into printing Aug. ‘1987, p.12Italy — Government aid for flat glass industry Sept. ‘1987, p.11India — Pilkington float glass process for India Dec. ‘1987, p.12USA — New glass plant for AFG Dec. ‘1987, p.17USA — Asahi plans second auto-glass plant Feb. ‘1988, p.14World — Pilkington set to increase float glass price Feb. ‘1988, p.15UK — Saint-Gobain bid for TSL Mar. ‘1988, p.12USA — Owens-Ilinois to acquire Brockway April ‘1988, p.21World — Acquisitive Saint Gobain May ‘1988, p.15Australia — Pilkington secures 100% PACI June ‘1988, p.8UK — Pilkington’s new float glass investment July ‘1988, p.12USA — Corning/Asahi plan TV glass joint venture Aug. ‘1988, p.13UK — Pilkington decides on St. Helens for float glass Nov. ‘1988, p.13Hungary — Guardian float glass j-v with Hungarian Glass Works Dec. ‘1988, p.14USA — New PPG Georgia float glass plant Jan. ‘1989, p.19Venezuela — Guardian float glass j-v Jan. ‘1989, p.21Venezuela — PPG jv fibreglass plant on stream April ‘1990, p.15Netherlands — PPG plans fibreglass acquisition July ‘1990, p.14USA — PPG/Essilor ophthalmics venture July ‘1990, p.17Germany — Pilkington new glass factory on stream Dec. ‘1990, p.10Venezuela — Guardian opens Vimosa glass plant Jan. ‘1991, p.14China — Guardian glass plans? Feb. ‘1991, p.9Poland — Pilkington float glass jv Feb. ‘1991, p.10Australasia — Pilkington rationalises Mar. ‘1991, p.8North America — Corning/Vitro houseware glass jv Oct. ‘1991, p.11

UK — BTR to buy Rockware Oct. ‘1991, p.14UK — Pilkington to relocate HQ in Europe Nov. ‘1991, p.19South Africa — Pilkington sells SA glass interests Feb. ‘1992, p.11Poland — Pilkington involved in £100m. glass project June ‘1992, p.10USA — Tosoh acquires stake in General Chemical Soda Ash July ‘1992, p.18China — PPG to build float glass plant Dec. ‘1992, p.8Italy — Pilkington’s auto-glass purchase Aug. ‘1993, p.10USA — Pilkington can increase its cut Mar. ‘1994, p.17Germany — Quartz glass producer privatised April ‘1994, p.16China — New float glass plant opens June ‘1995, p.10USA — Pilkington wins massive GM glass contract June ‘1995, p.19India — New Indian glass fibre jv Feb. ‘1996, p.14India — Pilkington poised for Indian float glass plant Sept. ‘1996, p.31Czech Republic — Asahi Glass invests in Czech producer Oct. ‘1996, p.9USA — Vitro sells Anchor Glass to Ball-Foster Oct. ‘1996, p.16China — Pilkington jv suffers as flat galss prices shatter Feb. ‘1997, p.11UK — Saint-Gobain plans float glass plant for Britain Dec. ‘1997, p.15Egypt — Pilkington secures float glass plant stake Feb. ‘1998, p.12UK — BTR to sell Rockware container glass unit Feb. ‘1998, p.20Spain — Pilkington/Glaerbel j-v to build new glass plant Mar. ‘1998, p.16India — Saint-Gobain to set up flat glass plant April ‘1998, p.30World — Owens-Illinois buys BTR’s Rockware April ‘1998, p.39Europe — PPG exits European glass industry May ‘1998, p.9Europe — Glaverbel buys PPG’s European flat glass unit Oct. ‘1998, p.12Czech Republic — Calumite enters East European market Feb. ‘1999, p.13Europe — Danone and CVC j-v after Gerresheimer exits container glass July ‘1999,

p.11World — Pilkington to slash 2,500 jobs July ‘1999, p.19Frace — New glass plant for Pilkington Nov. ‘1999, p.10Spain — EIB loan for j-v with Glaverbel Nov. ‘1999, p.18Japan — Asahi Glass to buy stake in HEG Jan. ‘2000, p.11USA — Pilkington autoglass jv with Visteon July ‘2000, p.16Australia — Unimin acquires ACI Industrial Minerals April ‘2001, p.10Asia — Asahi Glass increases influence July ‘2001, p.9Turkey — Sisecam strike halts 90% of glass production July ‘2001, p.18World — Nippon Sheet Glass doubles stake in Pilkington Nov. ‘2001, p.21

METALLURGYARTICLESFluxes in iron and steel - becoming a refined process Sept. ‘1984, p.81Minerals in welding fluxes - the whys and wherefores Mar. ‘1985, p.19IM Open Forum - Welding’s mineral needs (Bateman) Jan. ‘1986, p.49Steel industry minerals - adding value provides the key Oct. ‘1989, p.27Minerals in foundry casting May ‘1990, p.39Investment casting (Smart) Feb. ‘1992, p.51Investment casting - Moulding the future June ‘1993, p.27Welding market - Putting minerals on the spot Aug. ‘1996, p.57Foundry minerals - Recycling: the new name of the game Dec. ‘1996, p.29An industry set for take off - Investment casting (Smart) June ‘1997, p.67FILLERS AND EXTENDERSFoseco announces new China factory Nov. ‘1996, p.110WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Foundry takeover Oct. ‘1983, p.14UK — James Durrans acquires Carl Dellman Dec. ‘1991, p.16World — Carbon grain - a new foundry sand Jan. ‘1992, p.19UK — UCAR mothballs part of carbon plant May ‘1993, p.21Canada — Mazarin to enter calcium aluminates market July ‘1996, p.9Europe — Bohler & Thyssen to join welding operations Aug. ‘1996, p.12China — Foseco expands in foundry supply Dec. ‘1996, p.15

OILWELL DRILLINGARTICLESEstimation of barytes consumption during oilwell drilling July ‘1984, p.63

IM Annual Dinner -The future North sea market for minerals, chemicals, and relatesservices (Rea and Simkins) Mar. ‘1985, p.53$20 oil forces drilling to rock bottom (Harben) Feb. ‘1986, p.60Standardisation of minerals for drilling fluids (Lundie) Mar. ‘1986, p.113Oilwell drilling: Survival of the fittest Nov. ‘1986, p.21Drilling in the US Gulf: Cautious optimism for muddy future Feb. ‘1989, p.48Oil well drilling: Competition in a turbulent market Mar. ‘1991, p.19Drilling outlook - Oil fired up Oct. ‘1994, p.47South East Asia focus - Oil and gas drilling Dec. ‘1996, p.56Far from just boring - The outlook for drilling mud Aug. ‘2000, p.56COMMENTDepth of recession bites into drilling euphoria Mar. ‘1982, p.7Oil’s woes that ends well? Mar. ‘1986, p.13FILLERS AND EXTENDERS

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Not so glorious mud Jan. ‘1997, p.114WORLD OF MINERALSSpain — IMCO buys Unibario June ‘1984, p.11USA — ECC holds on to IDF but expands in USA Sept. ‘1984, p.23USA — Newpark acquires and develops Nov. ‘1984, p.15World — Seeking international drilling mineral standards Oct. ‘1985, p.21USA — Drilling rig count out continues April ‘1986, p.14Brazil — Atzo FCC expansion May ‘1986, p.8USA — Drilling mud merger Sept. ‘1986, p.11USA — Another mud mega-merger Nov. ‘1986, p.17Europe — Drilling fluids standardisation progress Nov. ‘1987, p.11UK — EU agrees sale of IDF for £13.1m. July ‘1991, p.10USA — Dresser/Baroid merger Oct. ‘1993, p.27

OTHER CONSUMERSARTICLESMinerals in animal feedstuffs - food for thought April ‘1982, p.71Kline on fillers and extenders June ‘1983, p.84Flame retardants - legislation needed to fire markets Aug. ‘1983, p.89Dimension stone - a rock steady market July ‘1984, p.19Water treatment - clarifying the market for minerals Aug. ‘1985, p.35UK cosmetics - make up minerals Sept. ‘1985, p.75Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61Minerals in adhesives & sealants - solving a sticky problem Feb. ‘1988, p.32Minerals in pharmaceuticals - The key is quality assurance Aug. ‘1988, p.32Steel industry minerals - adding value provides the key Oct. ‘1989, p.27Brake linings: The past, present and future (Pugh) Mar. ‘1991, p.49Flame retardants: Legislation fires markets May ‘1991, p.35Lightweight insulation: Filling the market Oct. ‘1991, p.21Minerals in animal feed - Future use assured in shrinking market (Allen) Jan. ‘1992,

p.35European cat litter - Absorbing market growth Aug. ‘1992, p.46Minerals in detergents - Forever blowing bubbles Nov. ‘1992, p.37Industrial minerals for acid neutralisation (Stokowski, Shapiro & Pincomb) Nov. ‘1992,

p.67Minerals in animal feed - In a stable market Mar. ‘1993, p.19Minerals in water and effluent treatment May ‘1993, p.29Water filtration through granular materials (Ives) May ‘1993, p.41Industrial minerals in soil sealants & waste dump linings (Fiebiger & Schellhorn) Feb.

‘1994, p.41Mineral requirements for flame retardants (Rothon) Dec. ‘1994, p.51Industrial minerals in pharmaceuticals Aug. ‘1995, p.52Bentonite in animal feed - A living mineral (Saeed) July ‘1996, p.47Steel - The good times are back - but for how long? (May) Oct. ‘2000, p.29FILLERS AND EXTENDERSRaw Materials for the Aerospace industry Jan. ‘1982, p.55Beach sands for clear beer June ‘1988, p.86Revolutions spark colourful markets Aug. ‘1989, p.86ICI to sell powder coatings Mar. ‘1993, p.82TiOF(2)F for water treatment Sept. ‘1994, p.112Environmentally friendly FRs Feb. ‘1997, p.82TSM/Krupp trading merger July ‘1999, p.86WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Housing starts on the increase Mar. ‘1984, p.18Switzerland — Ban on phosphates Aug. ‘1984, p.13Europe — Welding rationalisation continues Aug. ‘1985, p.11UK — Further developments in plasterboard Dec. ‘1987, p.16Netherlands — Huber markets flame retardants in Europe July ‘1991, p.9USA — Du Pont plans £100m. HFC plant Nov. ‘1991, p.20Europe — Anti-Br flame retardants issue smoulders on Sept. ‘1995, p.17UK — Delamin/Incemin flame retardants & huntite deal Aug. ‘1996, p.18Germany — Bayer plans to sell off enamels business Sept. ‘1997, p.24

PAINT/PIGMENTS/PLASTICSARTICLESMarket outlook for titanium dioxide pigments (Collingwood) July ‘1982, p.21Titanium dioxide pigments - focus on production Oct. ‘1982, p.45Calcium carbonate fillers - plastics and paper to grow? Mar. ‘1984, p.23IM Annual Seminar - prospect for titanium dioxide pigment (Callow) Feb. ‘1985, p.59Minerals for paint Dec. ‘1985, p.49Coloured pigments: News of the hues Oct. ‘1986, p.19US plastics a growing mineral market Feb. ‘1987, p.50Minerals in plastics (Haskin & Eckert) Mar. ‘1987, p.54White carbonate filters: An ocean of difference Aug. ‘1987, p.65Plastics packaging - Friend or Foe (Lushington) April ‘1988, p.150TiOF(2)F pigment - Overcapacity hits again June ‘1992, p.37An introduction to the evaluation of mineral filler deposits (Bristow) June ‘1992, p.59

Minerals in European plastics - Polypropylene in the driving seat April ‘1993, p.19European paint - Coloured by environment issues Aug. ‘1993, p.39Inorganic coloured pigments - Iron oxides looking for a rosy future Feb. ‘1994, p.49Chinese filler materials - Reinforcing export potential June ‘1994, p.47North American coatings - Turning green Aug. ‘1994, p.19Plastic compounding - Where mineral meets polymer Dec. ‘1994, p.35Mineral requirements for flame retardants (Rothon) Dec. ‘1994, p.51Current and future use in high performance coatings (Mitchell) Jan. ‘1995, p.37Surface modification of mineral fillers (Goodman) Feb. ‘1995, p.49Integrated TiOF(2)F pigment & minerals supply/demand (Fisher) Aug. ‘1996, p.47Plastic fillers - A maturing market in Europe (Jones) May ‘1997, p.61European market trends (de Decker) Dec. ‘1997, p.29Flame retardants - Minerals’ growth in plastics (Mureinik) Jan. ‘1998, p.45Kemira Pigments - Committed to a future in the TiOF(2)F industry April ‘1998, p.67Minerals and polymers - high performance, high value (Baker) June ‘1998, p.73Powder processing: grinding of minerals for filler markets (Schwarz) Oct. ‘1998, p.63Wollastonite: Quality remains the key aspect Nov. ‘1998, p.41Calcium carbonate: Markets in Latin America (Renha) Nov. ‘1998, p.91Minerals in paint & coatings - Focus on alternative technologies Dec. ‘1998, p.23In the line of fire: Flame retardants overview (Schmidt) Mar. ‘1999, p.37Pigment in the middle - A TiOF(2)F industry focus July ‘1999, p.56White minerals in plastics - Market development (De Decker) Sept. ‘1999, p.59Paint technology - Its impact on pigments & minerals (Busato) Nov. ‘1999, p.61Mineral flame retardants - Overview & future trends (Weber) Feb. ‘2000, p.19Paper pigments - Market dynamics & outlook (Ionides) June ‘2000, p.29Stopping the rot - Anti-corrosion properties of paint minerals (Gysau) June ‘2000, p.41Natural born fillers - Vast potential on India’s doorstep Aug. ‘2000, p.34Mineral-filled plastics - Design and development (Hutley) Sept. ‘2000, p.35Covering the bases …and the walls, cars, and ships Feb. ‘2001, p.44All right on the white? TiOF(2)F versus alternative white minerals May ‘2001, p.27Asian paper - Caught in a capacity crunch May ‘2001, p.39COMMENTTiOF(2)F shortage in sight Aug. ‘1984, p.7TiOF(2)F pigment expansions - timing the key April ‘1992, p.7TiOF(2)F heads for boom and bust - again Jan. ‘1994, p.7Filling a need Nov. ‘1994, p.7All aboard the carousel Sept. ‘1996, p.17Glossing over the competition May ‘1998, p.7TiOF(2)F - bigger players, smaller margins May ‘1999, p.7Flame retardant markets await ignition Feb. ‘2000, p.7Surfing the e-wave Mar. ‘2000, p.11FILLERS AND EXTENDERSIron oxide paints a golden picture Nov. ‘1990, p.91Laporte restructures, buys pigments business May ‘1992, p.163Laporte acquires iron oxide producer Feb. ‘1993, p.74Kemira Pigments ISO 9001 award Sept. ‘1995, p.110TiOF(2)F market up 4% in ‘95 - DuPont Jan. ‘1996, p.70Kemira/Ishihara TiOF(2)F jv on hold Aug. ‘1996, p.74Plastic recycling without sorting Feb. ‘1997, p.82A concrete cure for pollution Mar. ‘1997, p.90Kemira explosion update April ‘1997, p.86Millennium reorganises TiOF(2)F business Jan. ‘1999, p.102Kerala tenders bids for TiOF(2)F expansion Feb. ‘1999, p.94Mitsubishi disposes of TiOF(2)F unit May ‘1999, p.94Czech TiOF(2)F debottlenecking Sept. ‘1999, p.126Global TiOF(2)F price increases Oct. ‘1999, p.82Cristal ups TiOF(2)F capacity Nov. ‘1999, p.90Sakai to buy Mitsubishi TiOF(2)F Feb. ‘2000, p.74Kemira streamlines divisions Oct. ‘2000, p.114Travancore TiOF(2)F reopens Jan. ‘2001, p.74Kerr-McGee confirms Antwerp closure Dec. ‘2001, p.86MARKET FOCUSPigments & Fillers Sept. ‘2000, p.31Pigments & Fillers Jan. ‘2001, p.25Pigments & Fillers May ‘2001, p.23Pigments & Fillers July ‘2001, p.25Pigments & Fillers Oct. ‘2001, p.25WORLD OF MINERALSSpain — Tioxide buys ERT stake in Titanio Aug. ‘1982, p.13Europe — Minerals for plastics - a Europeean review Sept. ‘1982, p.15USA — NL closes Sayreville Oct. ‘1982, p.20USA — TiOF(2)F expansion by Kerr-McGee... Feb. ‘1983, p.17USA — TiOF(2)F plant sale Aug. ‘1983, p.19Japan — New materials available Oct. ‘1983, p.11USA — Filtrol/Harshaw venture Oct. ‘1983, p.15Brazil — Anatase pilot plant starts up Nov. ‘1983, p.11USA — TiOF(2)F pigment prices rising Nov. ‘1983, p.18W. Germany — TiOF(2)F expansion at Leverkusen Dec. ‘1983, p.11

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UK — Tioxide fight on Feb. ‘1984, p.12UK — Plastics set to improve Feb. ‘1984, p.13USA — TiOF(2)F pigment imports rise Feb. ‘1984, p.16USA — Titanium dioxide improvement Feb. ‘1984, p.17USA — Du Pont sells coloured pigments, but keeps Feb. ‘1984, p.17France — ICI strengthen paint position May ‘1984, p.15UK — SCM to acquire Laporte’s TiOF(2)F May ‘1984, p.19France — TiOF(2)F bid by RhOR(o)ORne-Poulenc June ‘1984, p.9USA — More TiOF(2)F at Hamilton June ‘1984, p.14World — Titanium dioxide outlook June ‘1984, p.15UK — Tioxide to acquire Sibit TiOF(2)F Sept. ‘1984, p.23USA — Witco - back into Continental Oct. ‘1984, p.15Australia — ...and SCM’s TiOF(2)F Nov. ‘1984, p.9USA — More TiOF(2)F changes Nov. ‘1984, p.15UK — SCM to expand Stallingborough TiOF(2)F Jan. ‘1985, p.13USA — NL drops Cyanamid TiOF(2)F bid following FTC block Mar. ‘1985, p.17UK — Paint-makers’ profits squeezed May ‘1985, p.11Brazil — TiOF(2)F pigment from Anatase Aug. ‘1985, p.9Taiwan — More TiOF(2)F capacity Sept. ‘1985, p.17USA — Hanson drops bid for SCM Oct. ‘1985, p.21Taiwan — Du Pont go-ahead for TiOF(2)F Nov. ‘1985, p.13Europe — F & E markets to grow Feb. ‘1986, p.10W. Germany — Sachtleben - technological surprise up its sleeve? Mar. ‘1986, p.19South Korea — TiOF(2)F developments - Du Pont and Kerr-McGee April ‘1986, p.12W. Germany — ...and backing the black April ‘1986, p.12UK — Cookson forges ahead with new materials technology June ‘1986, p.14Spain — Akzo takes share in paint group July ‘1986, p.13Taiwan — Du Pont’s TiOF(2)F plant hits snag Aug. ‘1986, p.13Australia — SCM converts to chloride TiOF(2)F Sept. ‘1986, p.8USA — Glidden purchase gives ICI world paint lead Sept. ‘1986, p.15World — TiOF(2)F prices set to rise? Sept. ‘1986, p.18USA — TiOF(2)F pigment prices rise and hold Oct. ‘1986, p.17Saudi Arabia — Kerr-McGee TiOF(2)F pigment venture Nov. ‘1986, p.14UK — New powder coatings plant Nov. ‘1986, p.15USA — Phelps Dodge moves into pigments Feb. ‘1987, p.15Taiwan — Du Pont’s TiOF(2)F project moved April ‘1987, p.12Singapore — Titanium dioxide plant construction June ‘1987, p.11Australia — SCM expands TiOF(2)F capacity Aug. ‘1987, p.8Saudi Arabia — TiOF(2)F plant planned for Yanbu Aug. ‘1987, p.10USA — NL to convert TiOF(2)F plants Sept. ‘1987, p.19USA — ECC America to expand paper pigments capacity Feb. ‘1988, p.13Finland — Partek moves into pigments May ‘1988, p.9USA — Engelhard raises pigment capacity June ‘1989, p.14USA — New mineral pigment facility Aug. ‘1991, p.13Canada — Tioxide ordered to close Tracy TiOF(2)F plant July ‘1992, p.9USA — Kemira buys into Nord Kaolin July ‘1992, p.18Canada — Tioxide gets go-ahead for TiOF(2)F plant Aug. ‘1992, p.9Canada — C$16m. TiOF(2)F pigment loan for Tioxide Sept. ‘1992, p.10USA — SCM commences final upgrading phase Oct. ‘1992, p.16Netherlands — Tiofine TiOF(2)F for sale Nov. ‘1992, p.16UK — SCM opens new plant Dec. ‘1992, p.15Russia — New TiOF(2)F pigment plants planned Feb. ‘1993, p.15World — Tioxide instigates TiOF(2)F price hike Feb. ‘1993, p.25Finland — Kemira expands mica pigment Mar. ‘1993, p.9Saudi Arabia — Cristal pushing TiOF(2)F into Europe Mar. ‘1993, p.11India — New Orissa TiOF(2)F plant Mar. ‘1993, p.11USA — Tioxide pigment venture with Kronos Mar. ‘1993, p.17Japan — Tioxide in TiOF(2)F supply deal April ‘1993, p.10Canada — Kronos boosts TiOF(2)F slurry output May ‘1993, p.13Europe — Bayer consolidates in TiOF(2)F and ceramics June ‘1993, p.12Japan — ISK plans TiOF(2)F plant June ‘1993, p.15Canada — Tioxide in C$4m. pollution charge pay out July ‘1993, p.9Netherlands — Kemira wins Tiofine TiOF(2)F bidding July ‘1993, p.16Taiwan — DuPont delays TiOF(2)F plant opening Aug. ‘1993, p.13World — DuPont joins TiOF(2)F price hike Nov. ‘1993, p.23Europe — Akzo/Nobel merger creates paint giant Dec. ‘1993, p.10Saudi Arabia — Cristal & Kerr McGee modify TiOF(2)F marketing Dec. ‘1993, p.17India — New TiOF(2)F plant nearing commissioning Jan. ‘1994, p.13Norway — CML acquires Larvik zinc pigment Jan. ‘1994, p.14Europe — Bureaucracy holds up Cefic TiOF(2)F report Mar. ‘1994, p.9Europe — SCM seeks European TiOF(2)F production site Mar. ‘1994, p.11China — Tioxide negotiating TiOF(2)F jv April ‘1994, p.15UK — Reckitt sells ultramarine pigments May ‘1994, p.19Australia — Kerr-McGee seeks bigger Tiwest stake July ‘1994, p.8World — TiOF(2)F producers back price rises July ‘1994, p.16World — RP-Ferro jv to replace cadmium pigments July ‘1994, p.16Belgium — Prayon plans ultramarine pigment Oct. ‘1994, p.8South Africa — Iscor already planning TiOF(2)F pigment production Oct. ‘1994, p.13USA — Engelhard boosts kaolin pigments Oct. ‘1994, p.19World — DuPont & Tioxide expand TiOF(2)F capacity Nov. ‘1994, p.17

China — Cerdec in coloured pigment joint venture Dec. ‘1994, p.9Spain — Tioxide expands materials business Dec. ‘1994, p.11World — SCM adds to TiOF(2)F expansions Dec. ‘1994, p.17China — Nippon Paint expands into China Jan. ‘1995, p.10Europe — Kemira to raise TiOF(2)F pigment capacity Jan. ‘1995, p.13USA — Teck acquires TiOF(2)F project Jan. ‘1995, p.17USA — Engelhard increases kaolin pigment capacity Jan. ‘1995, p.20World — Kerr McGee plans TiOF(2)F expansions Jan. ‘1995, p.23Malaysia — Importers suffer TiOF(2)F duty Feb. ‘1995, p.11Indonesia — ICI paint expansion Feb. ‘1995, p.11Singapore — ISK studying TiOF(2)F capacity rise Feb. ‘1995, p.12World — DuPont details TiOF(2)F capacity increases Feb. ‘1995, p.19Malaysia — Tioxide alleviates TiOF(2)F tariff turmoil Mar. ‘1995, p.18France — Rhone-Poulenc brings new LIFE to pigments April ‘1995, p.11Brazil — Tibras TiOF(2)F expansion May ‘1995, p.9Germany — Bayer seeks TiOF(2)F partner May ‘1995, p.10South Korea — New TiOF(2)F plant underway May ‘1995, p.12USA — Laporte expands pigments portfolio May ‘1995, p.17Finland — Kemira increases gypsum pigment June ‘1995, p.13South Africa — Tioxide confirms TiOF(2)F expansion June ‘1995, p.15USA — ICI bidding to expand US paints business June ‘1995, p.19Taiwan — DuPont expands pigment plant July ‘1995, p.16Australia — SCM considers TiOF(2)F expansions Aug. ‘1995, p.9Malaysia — TiOF(2)F tariff halved? Aug. ‘1995, p.12Germany — Restructured Sachtleben expanding TiOF(2)F capacity Sept. ‘1995, p.17Israel — Dead Sea Works considers TiOF(2)F Sept. ‘1995, p.21Germany — Laporte acquires Brockhues Oct. ‘1995, p.13Malaysia — Copperas plant for Tioxide Oct. ‘1995, p.19China — Akzo Nobel ups shares in leading paintmaker Dec. ‘1995, p.9France — New lease of life for Rhône-Poulenc TiOF(2)F Dec. ‘1995, p.12India — ICI and Tioxide in TiOF(2)F joint-venture Dec. ‘1995, p.13India — DuPont eyes TiOF(2)F plant Jan. ‘1996, p.9UK — SCM to expand Stallingborough plant Jan. ‘1996, p.15Australia — End of the road for Burnie TiOF(2)F Feb. ‘1996, p.9Brazil — Kemira to enter TiOF(2)F by-product market Feb. ‘1996, p.9China — Tioxide announces Sichuan TiOF(2)F plant Feb. ‘1996, p.10Czech Republic — Majority share in TiOF(2)F producer for sale Mar. ‘1996, p.11Argentina — ICI Takes Bunge plunger April ‘1996, p.22Australia — SCM to expand TiOF(2)F at Kemerton June ‘1996, p.11Singapore — Kemira and ISK plan TiOF(2)F joint venture June ‘1996, p.21Russia — Coatings projects paint a rosy picture July ‘1996, p.11Singapore — Kemira and ISK end talks about TiOF(2)F jv Sept. ‘1996, p.33South Africa — Iscor assesses environmental study Sept. ‘1996, p.33World — Hanson under pressure as SCM falters Sept. ‘1996, p.39China — ICI seeks new TiOF(2)F deal as Yu Gang jv ends Oct. ‘1996, p.8Canada — Vulcan re-evaluates TiOF(2)F in Newfoundland Oct. ‘1996, p.8Finland — Kemira postpones Finnish TiOF(2)F expansion Oct. ‘1996, p.9Finland — Share offer from Kemira as TiOF(2)F struggles Nov. ‘1996, p.11France — New lease of life for Neolor pigments Nov. ‘1996, p.11World — SCM price hike fails to gain acceptance Nov. ‘1996, p.18South Africa — Iscor’s TiOF(2)F project gets go-ahead Dec. ‘1996, p.18South Africa — Namakwa’s TiOF(2)F slag production interrupted Jan. ‘1997, p.12World — DuPont/SCM raise TiOF(2)F prices & predict good ‘97 Jan. ‘1997, p.13Europe — A new lick of paint for Courtaulds Feb. ‘1997, p.11USA — Solv-Ex seeks to develop TiOF(2)F pigment Feb. ‘1997, p.19World — ICI to float Tioxide Mar. ‘1997, p.8India — ICI paints plans more coverage in India Mar. ‘1997, p.14Netherlands — Explosion halts Kemira TiOF(2)F production Mar. ‘1997, p.16India — Is Travancore TiOF(2)F plant to close? April ‘1997, p.17USA — SCM Chemicals assumes new Millennium name April ‘1997, p.21World — Asian price rises for titanium dioxide pigment April ‘1997, p.21UK — Gas leak forces Tioxide plant closure July ‘1997, p.17USA — DuPont to close Antioch TiOF(2)F plant.. July ‘1997, p.18World — ICI sells Tioxide division to DuPont Aug. ‘1997, p.22India — Paint company activities hot up in India Sept. ‘1997, p.27Finland — Kemira sells pearlescent pigments buisness Dec. ‘1997, p.11Finland — Kemira TiOF(2)F pigment expansion resumes Jan. ‘1998, p.11USA — NL selling Rheox for $465m. Feb. ‘1998, p.8Europe — Kerr-McGee buys Bayer’s European TiOF(2)F facilities Mar. ‘1998, p.11South Korea — Engelhard buys Semo Chemical’s pigments Mar. ‘1998, p.15World — DuPont’s Tioxide purhcase halted by FTC Mar. ‘1998, p.19World — ISK confident TiOF(2)F plant will go ahead Mar. ‘1998, p.19Europe — ICI expands European coatings business May ‘1998, p.9Turkey — Akzo Nobel wins 61% stake in Marshall Boya May ‘1998, p.13UK — Akzo Nobel makes a move on Courtaulds May ‘1998, p.14World — ICI’s TiOF(2)F sale to DuPont under FTC scrutiny June ‘1998, p.21Brazil — Millennium buys Tibras TiOF(2)F plant & mine July ‘1998, p.9World — Akzo set to win Courtaulds July ‘1998, p.14World — Akzo advised to sell coating assets Aug. ‘1998, p.19USA — Kerr-McGee boosts TiOF(2)F output Aug. ‘1998, p.19

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World — FTC still stalling ICI’s TiOF(2)F sale to DuPont Aug. ‘1998, p.21World — TiOF(2)F markets weather Asian storm Aug. ‘1998, p.21USA — NL Industries buys Tioxide’s US operations Sept. ‘1998, p.25World — Millennium restructures and concludes Tibras buy Sept. ‘1998, p.27World — Third TiOF(2)F price hike in USA and Europe Oct. ‘1998, p.17World — DuPont set to acquire Herberts from Hoechst Dec. ‘1998, p.21World — Millennium achieves $200/tonne TiOF(2)F cost cuts Dec. ‘1998, p.21Finland — Kemira expands Specialty TiOF(2)F at Pori Feb. ‘1999, p.13World — ICI Tioxide disposal to DuPont collapses Feb. ‘1999, p.22UK — Tioxide HCI waste spills into marshland April ‘1999, p.14UK — Huntsman to snap up Tioxide in £1,700m. ICI deal May ‘1999, p.8USA — Hitox ends negotiations with Zemex June ‘1999, p.16Ukraine — ITA funds Krym Titan TiOF(2)F plant overhaul Aug. ‘1999, p.18Finland — Kemira looks set to divest TiOF(2)F business Dec. ‘1999, p.8USA — Borax & Albemarle flame retardant j-v Feb. ‘2000, p.14USA —Kerr-McGee becomes world no.3 Mar. ‘2000, p.12India — State cabinet clears KMML TiOF(2)F expansion Mar. ‘2000, p.20Japan — Sakai Chemcial to buy Tohkem’s TiOF(2)F Mar. ‘2000, p.20USA — Third TiOF2F line for DuPont at Tennessee April ‘2000, p.15USA — Millennium considers buyout to add value May ‘2000, p.15World — Huntsman capacity hikes in Spain and Malaysia May ‘2000, p.17China — Huntsmen eyes China for greenfield TiOF(2)F plant Aug. ‘2000, p.10Australia — Kwinana TiOF(2)F capacity hike for Kerr-McGee Oct. ‘2000, p.9Malaysia — Huntsman Tioxide awards Asian contract Oct. ‘2000, p.18Saudi Arabia — Kerr McGee divests Cristal interest Nov. ‘2000, p.16UK — Huntsman £50m. TiOF(2)F brownfield expansion Nov. ‘2000, p.19UK — ICI divests remaining equity to Huntsman Dec. ‘2000, p.14World — Millennium’s outlook for TiOF(2)F - 2001 and beyond Dec. ‘2000, p.19France — Lafarge to divest specialities businesses Jan. ‘2001, p.13Europe — Ankerpoort buys Incemin and White Minerals Feb. ‘2001, p.12Europe — Kerr-McGee acquires Bayer’s 20% TiOF(2)F stake Feb. ‘2001, p.12Finland — Kemira raises TiOF(2)F capacity at Pori April ‘2001, p.16World — Huntsman sells stake to Bain Capital April ‘2001, p.20World — Huntsman chooses China for TiOF(2)F Aug. ‘2001, p.20Belgium — Kerr-McGee considers Antwerp closure Nov. ‘2001, p.13Finland — Chemical union questions Kemira sale Dec. ‘2001, p.14Spain — Kemira acquires CaSOF(4)F pigment plant Dec. ‘2001, p.17

PAPERARTICLESPaper outlook 1980-85 - a revised forecast Aug. ‘1982, p.57Calcium carbonate fillers - plastics and paper to grow? Mar. ‘1984, p.23European Paper - Coated graphics provides market gloss Dec. ‘1987, p.73Minerals in paper - a quality paradox (McConnell) April ‘1988, p.155Industrial minerals in paper chase (McVey & Harben) Dec. ‘1989, p.41North American paper industry - Showing the strain Dec. ‘1992, p.39European paper - Overcapacity crumples profits Jan. ‘1994, p.23Minerals in paper - The weighting game Sept. ‘1997, p.61European market trends (de Decker) Dec. ‘1997, p.29CaCO3 in paper - PCC versus the competition (Harben) Mar. ‘1998, p.39Alumina trihydrate - Chemical attraction May ‘1998, p.35Nordic Minerals Review - Finland: Paper pigments growth (Pekkala) Nov. ‘1998, p.57Calcium carbonate: Markets in Latin America (Renha) Nov. ‘1998, p.91New trends in kaolin for paper - Synthetic pigments reviewed Feb. ‘1999, p.63Paper for the population - Changing demand for paper grades in NA Feb. ‘1999, p.69Paper pigments - Market dynamics & outlook (Ionides) June ‘2000, p.29Natural born fillers - Vast potential on India’s doorstep Aug. ‘2000, p.34Asian paper - Caught in a capacity crunch May ‘2001, p.39The real deal - Brazil’s industrial minerals markets & supply Aug. ‘2001, p.26COMMENTSotra Enso should be more than a paper tiger July ‘1998, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSNew paper mill for Scotland Oct. ‘1985, p.121UPM completes Haindl aqcquisition Jan. ‘2002, p.82WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Paper in ‘81 Feb. ‘1982, p.16USA — Paper below forecast level Aug. ‘1982, p.21North America — Sodium chlorate expansions April ‘1984, p.10North America — Pulp and paper recovery June ‘1984, p.10USA — Wilkinson Minerals appoints agents Oct. ‘1984, p.15Europe — Overcapacity forecast for European paper Dec. ‘1984, p.11Finland — Paper predictions Mar. ‘1985, p.9Europe — Pulp, paper, and board statistics Dec. ‘1985, p.11Europe — F & E markets to grow Feb. ‘1986, p.10Europe — Third quarter pulp, paper, and board statistics Mar. ‘1986, p.16Finland — Lean year ahead for Finnish pulp and paper April ‘1986, p.10Europe — EPI statistics 1985 June ‘1986, p.9Japan — Paper’s ups and downs June ‘1986, p.11

Europe — 1st quarter ‘86, pulp and paper statistics Sept. ‘1986, p.9USA — Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper expansions June ‘1987, p.15USA — US paper growth slows Jan. ‘1991, p.13USA — Paper trends July ‘1991, p.17Europe — EPI/CEPAC paper groups merge Feb. ‘1992, p.9USA — Kemira expands in paper through Nord Kaolin April ‘1993, p.17Finland — Kymmene/Repola merge to form paper giant Nov. ‘1995, p.23Finland — MTI branches into groundwood paper April ‘1997, p.15Brazil — CVRD to restructure into ores, alumina and paper Sept. ‘1997, p.17World — Stora and Enso create $8.500m. Paper giant July ‘1998, p.14World — StoraEnso will cut 2,000 jobs to save Ecu300m. per year Mar. ‘1999, p.21World — Stora Enso buys Consolidated Papers for Euro 4.9bn April ‘2000, p.17Japan — Integration of Nippon and Daishowa Paper May ‘2000, p.11Norway — Norske Skog paper buy gets 99% approval Aug. ‘2000, p.12Italy — Imerys wins contract for Burgo paper mill Nov. ‘2000, p.14

REFRACTORIESARTICLESMinerals in the refractories industry - (abstract and biographies) Sept. ‘1982, p.29The refractory raw materials of China (Lebauer) Sept. ‘1982, p.39Italian refractories industry in 1982 May ‘1983, p.45The Japanese refractories industry - technology leading the way Mar. ‘1984, p.53Magnesia S.A. - a profile June ‘1984, p.51Fused minerals - the high purity, high performance oxides July ‘1985, p.37The manufacturing of burnt chamottes (Defour & Klenner) Oct. ‘1985, p.93Making the grade: Refractory demands (Brown) Mar. ‘1986, p.105Flint clay: A hard refractory market April ‘1986, p.63Restructured and rationalised: Sept. ‘1986, p.45The refractories business - guidelines for survival (McCracken) Mar. ‘1987, p.41Steel industry minerals - adding value provides the key Oct. ‘1989, p.27Speciality refractory minerals, market position and future availability Oct. ‘1989, p.79Cement kiln refractories: Down to basics Jan. ‘1990, p.37Refractories and ceramics: Reshaping for the future (Skinner) Sept. ‘1990, p.45Chinese refractory raw materials in the 1990s (McCracken & Holroyd) Jan. ‘1991, p.29The expanding role of synthetic minerals in industry (Wellborn) April ‘1991, p.53Refractories in the glass industry: Speciality products dominate Aug. ‘1991, p.35Refractories: The next decade (Whiteley) Sept. ‘1991, p.27Changing demand patterns for UK refractories (Carswell) Jan. ‘1992, p.41Refractory mineral resources in BC, Canada (Simandl, & Fischl) May ‘1992, p.67Refractory raw materials from China - Development and future (Holroyd & McCracken)

July ‘1992, p.59Refractory majors - Plagued by overcapacity Sept. ‘1992, p.23Calcined refractory clays - High grade for export Aug. ‘1993, p.59Merelani flake - New source refractory graphite (Martineau) Sept. ‘1993, p.49Graphite in refractories - Past, present and future (Kenan) Sept. ‘1993, p.73South Korean refractories - POSCO steels the market Oct. ‘1993, p.71Recycling of refractories - What price waste? Aug. ‘1994, p.32California calcined clays - NARCO restructures Ione operations Dec. ‘1994, p.45Prospects for aluminosilicate brick in Nigeria (Aliyu & Adegbesan) Jan. ‘1995, p.41Steel industry monolithics - Castables setting the pace Nov. ‘1995, p.33Refractories in Taiwan - Steel surge sparks hot demand Nov. ‘1995, p.47Refractory clays - Dump and be damned Mar. ‘1996, p.55Polish refractories - Steel industry restructuring (Wojsa & Czechowski)April ‘1996, p.65Glass refractories - Oxy-fuel impact fires debate May ‘1996, p.39The use of zircon in refractories for glass making (Urffer) May ‘1996, p.49Refractory magnesia - Hot topics reviewed Sept. ‘1996, p.65Spanish Refractories - overview (Regueiro, Sanchez, Criado, Solana) Feb. ‘1997, p.53Refractory trends in the UK - Forecasting future markets (Jarvis) Mar. ‘1997, p.51Refractories industry - status and trends (Semler) May ‘1997, p.29European refractory industry update - Tough times ahead June ‘1997, p.35East Asian refractories - Thai-ed up with steel Aug. ‘1997, p.25Lafarge Refractaires Monolithiques - producer looks East Sept. ‘1997, p.101High alumina refractory aggregates Oct. ‘1997, p.51Shanxi bauxite - Fired up for world markets Feb. ‘1998, p.39Refractories in India - Raw materials review (Murugappan) April ‘1998, p.89Refractory dolomite - Stainless reputation June ‘1998, p.35Synthetic minerals - Product review Part 1 (Lombardero, & Criado) Aug. ‘1998, p.45Chinese magnesia for refractories (Bo & Yulian) Sept. ‘1998, p.29Russian refractories (Kuznetsov) Sept. ‘1998, p.39Poland’s refractory raw materials ( Wojsa & Lukwinski) Sept. ‘1998, p.47Italy’s minerals: Poised for ceramic markets Nov. ‘1998, p.21Nordic Minerals Review - Sweden (Beckius & Thomaeus) Nov. ‘1998, p.79North American Refractories: All change at the top Jan. ‘1999, p.25Talking Turkey: an update on the Turkish minerals industry April ‘1999, p.21The heat is on - A review of the non-ferrous refractories market July ‘1999, p.23Nervous of steel - Calcined & tabular alumina market review Sept. ‘1999, p.25Tricks of the trade - Germany’s mineral traders Sept. ‘1999, p.51The Chinese invasion Feb. ‘2000, p.28

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Clays under fire - The supply of refractory clays reviewed April ‘2000, p.29The switch to imports - consumption in Poland (Galos) Oct. ‘2000, p.57Alumina cements - Lining up against steel & sewage Dec. ‘2000, p.35Bauxite in 2001 - Getting a grip on supply Feb. ‘2001, p.27A cracking hot market - Refractories in petroleum refining April ‘2001, p.29China’s refractories market - Bulletin from Beijing July ‘2001, p.53Refractory minerals - Trends & developments in supply & demand Nov. ‘2001, p.33The Polish minerals industry Dec. ‘2001, p.28COMMENTRefractory evolution Oct. ‘1982, p.7Refractory reshuffles rage on April ‘1998, p.21Refractories world shrinks further with RHI/Global merger Aug. ‘1999, p.7Irons in the fire - Beleaguered refractory players assess future options Dec. ‘2001, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSDresser sells refractories and abrasives June ‘1986, p.81BH-F diversifies into refractories April ‘1987, p.89Didier-Werke to acquire NARCO Aug. ‘1989, p.86Baymag’s MgO plant runneth over April ‘1991, p.82New basic refractories producer in Greece Sept. ‘1991, p.121Dresser mining and industrials spin-off April ‘1992, p.90JE Baker gets ISO award May ‘1992, p.163Refractories firms join forces July ‘1992, p.86DSF celebrates centenary Sept. ‘1992, p.74Lhoist Group acquires Didier plants Nov. ‘1992, p.90Ellamag amendment Dec. ‘1992, p.70Shell talks of Billiton sale to Gencor July ‘1993, p.66EPA to monitor refractory fibres July ‘1993, p.66Alpine refractories deal complete Feb. ‘1998, p.90BHP sells refractories business April ‘1998, p.142Krosaki & Harima to merge Aug. ‘1999, p.82Vesuvius Indian refractory acquisition Oct. ‘1999, p.82Alumina cements in India Dec. ‘2000, p.78Hostombe restructures - Delamore departs Sept. ‘2001, p.94Morgan makes firebrick cutbacks Oct. ‘2001, p.106MARKET FOCUSRefractories Oct. ‘2000, p.25Refractories April ‘2001, p.25Refractories Sept. ‘2001, p.31Refractories Nov. ‘2001, p.27PROFILESA profile of Magnesitas Navarras, Spain Sept. ‘2001, p.21WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Plymouth meeting setback Sept. ‘1982, p.24UK — Refractories sales during ‘82 Feb. ‘1983, p.15Japan — Refractories in ‘82 June ‘1983, p.13USA — Grefco sell building products June ‘1983, p.13USA — New refractory mixture for maintenance Aug. ‘1983, p.17USA — Martin Marietta restructured Nov. ‘1983, p.17USA — Three Kaiser plants for sale Nov. ‘1983, p.17Denmark — Aalborg closes Dania refractory plant Jan. ‘1984, p.9South Africa — Raphaely bows out April ‘1984, p.11UK — Vesuvius in France May ‘1984, p.19Italy — Refractories rationalisation June ‘1984, p.10Pakistan — Refractory bricks proposal July ‘1984, p.12USA — Kaiser selling two business lines Oct. ‘1984, p.14France — Lafarge merges refractories operations Dec. ‘1984, p.11Australia — Morganite refractory acquisitions Jan. ‘1985, p.9Italy — Isostatic refractories venture Jan. ‘1985, p.11USA — Corning sells Corhart Mar. ‘1985, p.17USA — Didier expansion April ‘1985, p.14UK — GR Stein merges with BSC June ‘1985, p.11USA — Kaiser International spun off June ‘1985, p.15USA — Narco sale Nov. ‘1985, p.15Pakistan — Refractory joint venture signed Jan. ‘1986, p.10USA — Zedmark buy out Sept. ‘1986, p.17USA — A.P. Green in two plant closure Sept. ‘1986, p.18USA — A.P. Green sale Nov. ‘1986, p.19USA — Corhart closes Pascagoula refractories Feb. ‘1987, p.15USA — A.P. Green deal cancelled Feb. ‘1987, p.17USA — A.P. Green spun off July ‘1987, p.18USA — SEPR offer for Corhart July ‘1987, p.19UK — Cookson buys more refactories Oct. ‘1987, p.16USA — A.P. Green spin-off almost complete Feb. ‘1988, p.14USA — Manville sells refractory operations... April ‘1988, p.23Australia — HCI to open refractory plant... May ‘1988, p.8Australia — ...and to supply Pilkington May ‘1988, p.8UK — ...Steetley Refractories invests Aug. ‘1988, p.12UK — Morgan Crucible acquires Manville refractory fibres Oct. ‘1990, p.20

China — World’s largest monolithics plant Dec. ‘1990, p.8UK — Morgan Crucible purchase referred to MMC Mar. ‘1991, p.16India — Continuous casting manufacture increases June ‘1991, p.12Japan — Cookson to sell Plibrico to Asahi Oct. ‘1991, p.11China — Dalian Morgan refractory plant opens Nov. ‘1991, p.14Australia — CRL and SEPR refractories j-v Dec. ‘1991, p.8Mexico — Wesco’s new refractories plant Dec. ‘1991, p.12UK — New synthetics plant for Cermatco Mar. ‘1992, p.14USA — DC furnace favours magnesite monoliths May ‘1992, p.30USA — ART/ICL SiC whisker operation in production June ‘1992, p.13USA — Fairmont acquires foundry supplier Dec. ‘1992, p.15UK — DSF Refractories for sale June ‘1993, p.16UK — DSF Refractories sold July ‘1993, p.17Greece — Fimisco restarts refractory production Aug. ‘1993, p.9Brazil — Vesuvius Brasil opens refractories factory Dec. ‘1993, p.9India — Alcoa in Alumina refractory jv Dec. ‘1993, p.12Iran — KHD fireclay plant for Iran April ‘1994, p.16India — SEPR to plan fused refractories plant May ‘1994, p.13USA — Koppers buys SPQ refractories May ‘1994, p.19USA — AP Green to purchase General Refractories June ‘1994, p.15India — Tata Refractories investments Sept. ‘1994, p.18Europe — Vesuvius/Dolmitwerke in refractory jv Sept. ‘1994, p.18China — Orissa plans Bayuquan refractories plant Oct. ‘1994, p.8Indonesia — AP Green to build refractory plant Dec. ‘1994, p.10Europe — Veitsch-Radex in alliance with Didier-Werke Jan. ‘1995, p.13Chile — Indresco acquires Resca Mar. ‘1995, p.9South Africa — Iscor completes Cullinan takeover April ‘1995, p.15India — ACC Refractories expanding strongly May ‘1995, p.10China — Minermet building refractory processing plant July ‘1995, p.10Pakistan — New state of the art refractory plant Aug. ‘1995, p.12India — Refractory producers suffer from tariffs Sept. ‘1995, p.19Hungary — Alumina/refractories producer MOTIM for sale Nov. ‘1995, p.24UK — Hepworth Refractories for sale Nov. ‘1996, p.15UK — Anniversary celebrations for AP Green Nov. ‘1996, p.16Taiwan — Baker Refractories sets up monolithics plant Dec. ‘1996, p.20USA — Refractory producer GRP sold to Cookson Dec. ‘1996, p.23China — Veitsch-Radex refractory jv on stream April ‘1997, p.12UK — Hepworth Refractories sold to Alpine Group May ‘1997, p.8UK — Refractories future discussed in Cirencester June ‘1997, p.20Pakistan — Magnesite Refractories to set up $50m. Plant July ‘1997, p.13UK — TYK refractory plant expansion July ‘1997, p.17Poland — Jaro develops refractory aggregate Sept. ‘1997, p.29China — Export licence bidding rounds & rumours Dec. ‘1997, p.9USA — Premier’s refractories latest buy for Alpine Dec. ‘1997, p.18Germany — H-W acquires its first European refractory site Mar. ‘1998, p.15

USA — Global Industrial Technologies to pay $218m. for A.P. Green April ‘1998, p.22Europe — Minteq signs refractory deal with Hoganas Bjuf April ‘1998, p.24UK — Cookson’s refractories boosted by £50m. April ‘1998, p.33Australia — Shinagawa/Morgan j-v eyes BHP Refractories May ‘1998, p.9China — Vesuvius refractory plant to start-up in Suzhou 2nd half 1998 May ‘1998, p.9Australia — Morgan/Shinagawa j-v & BHP Refractories buy June ‘1998, p.9UK — Fosbel acquiries refractories business June ‘1998, p.18USA — Harbison-Walker plant closures Sept. ‘1998, p.25South Africa — Iscor/Verref/refractories j-v under consideration Nov. ‘1998, p.14South Africa — Allied Mineral Products refractory j-v Dec. ‘1998, p.16Germany — Lafarge heading East with acquisition Feb. ‘1999, p.15Japan — Shinagawa & Kobe to merge refractory assets April ‘1999, p.10World — Cookson strengthens refractories with $410m. Premier buy June ‘1999, p.8South Africa — Hernic to buy Iscor Refractories June ‘1999, p.14World — RHI to buy Global in $500m. Refractories merger Aug. ‘1999, p.8Japan — Showa Denko withdraws from refractory grade alumina Nov. ‘1999, p.8Australia — CRL sells stake in SEPR Australia Dec. ‘1999, p.9USA — C-E Minerals buys NAPCO Jan. ‘2000, p.8China — Monolithics plant for Allied Mineral Products Jan. ‘2000, p.9South Africa — Hernic acquires Union Fireclay Jan. ‘2000, p.11World — RHI completes $300m. GIT acquisition Feb. ‘2000, p.8Japan — Kyushu invests in new refractories plant Feb. ‘2000, p.11China — Clayburn-China comes on-stream April ‘2000, p.10Russia — Kombinate Magnezit completes a century April ‘2000, p.15Japan — Harima/Krosaki tie-up refractory merger June ‘2000, p.14USA — Resco snaps up RHI refractory assets June ‘2000, p.17Japan — Steel refractories slide July ‘2000, p.15Germany — Dolomite consolidation - Lhoist/ Wulfrath with Baker Oct. ‘2000, p.8UK — Vesuvius to close Manuel refractories Nov. ‘2000, p.16Turkey — Haznedar expands with new refractories plant Nov. ‘2000, p.16France — Lafarge to divest specialities businesses Jan. ‘2001, p.13Germany — Coferal branches out into IM Feb. ‘2001, p.12UK — UK refractories industry prepares for Corus steel closures Mar. ‘2001, p.8UK — UK Refractories market hit again - Baker’Worksop plant to closeJune ‘2001, p.8Malaysia — RHI sells Malaysia refractory operation July ‘2001, p.14

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World — Vesuvius closures in wake of steel crisis Nov. ‘2001, p.8World — Refractory market woe continues - RHI’s CEO steps down as short term out-look for refractory suppliers remains grim Dec. ‘2001, p.8

SYNTHETIC FIBRESARTICLESSynthetic mineral fibres: From rocks to riches Sept. ‘1986, p.20Minerals in fire protection: Construction supports market Sept. ‘1987, p.61Reinforcements fibreglass - New market trends (Vandiere) Feb. ‘1988, p.52Minerals in fibre glass: Current malaise in a growth industry Nov. ‘1991, p.27Synthetic minerals (Lombardero, Regueiro, Baltuille, & Criado) Aug. ‘1998, p.45Synthetic minerals: 2 (Lombardero, Rodriguez & Criado Sept. ‘1998, p.57COMMENTOut of the frying pan Aug. ‘1987, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSCarbon fibre into new racket Sept. ‘1983, p.89Ceramic fibre from Morganite Mar. ‘1986, p.169Pilkington centralises rockwool production June ‘1986, p.81BP sells Rockwool interest July ‘1986, p.89Wilson adds another string to its frame July ‘1986, p.89PPG to buy T&N’s fibre interest Oct. ‘1987, p.90PPG to expand UK fibreglass plant Nov. ‘1988, p.106Evans gains in fibreglass market Sept. ‘1989, p.103WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Courtaulds/Dexter carbon fibre venture May ‘1983, p.17UK — RK open carbon fibre plant June ‘1983, p.15France — Carbon fibre shelved Dec. ‘1983, p.10World — Carbon fibre future Jan. ‘1984, p.17UK — Morganite expands fibre range May ‘1984, p.21World — Further carbon fibre developments May ‘1984, p.23USA — Optical fibre patent fight May ‘1984, p.23USA — Gypsum fibre filter Aug. ‘1984, p.14UK — Pilkington to purchase Cape’s fibre insulation Jan. ‘1985, p.15Canada — Plans for diopside fibre Feb. ‘1985, p.10UK — CBCF on-stream at Calcarb April ‘1985, p.13Mexico — Penoles into Ceramic Fibre May ‘1985, p.10W. Germany — New ceramic fibres venture Oct. ‘1985, p.13UK — ICI to build fibre reinforcement plant Oct. ‘1985, p.19USA — Aramid eroding asbestos markets Nov. ‘1985, p.19UK — Green light for Morganite ceramic fibre factory Jan. ‘1986, p.13France — R-P in ceramic fibres joint venture Mar. ‘1986, p.19Italy — Ceramic fibre from Fibertek April ‘1986, p.12Italy — Vitrofil glass fibre to be sold to Saint Gobain July ‘1986, p.11UK — Pilkington sells some fibreglass operations July ‘1986, p.14Sweden — Mineral wool moves Oct. ‘1986, p.9UK — OCF glass fibre acquisition on course Nov. ‘1986, p.17USA — Fibre optics slowdown Dec. ‘1986, p.10UK — Morganite Ceramic Fibres logs a first Feb. ‘1987, p.13Venezuela — PPG Sudamtex in fibre glass venture Jan. ‘1988, p.13USA — Manville launches Superwool April ‘1988, p.25UK — PPG in glass fibre expansion May ‘1988, p.12W. Germany — New ceramic fibre plant July ‘1988, p.14World — Morgan/Isolite ceramic fibre collaboration Oct. ‘1988, p.25West Germany — RATH opens fibre plant Oct. ‘1989, p.13Japan — Rock fibre joint venture Nov. ‘1989, p.11Japan — Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal merge rockwool assets. Sept. ‘2000, p.13

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GENERAL INTERESTARTICLESAssociations related to the industrial minerals field July ‘1982, p.37Mining in jeopardy (Sutulev) Feb. ‘1983, p.48The industrial minerals/metallic bridge June ‘1983, p.76Industrial minerals as world travellers July ‘1983, p.63The United Nations and mineral development (Harben) Aug. ‘1986, p.60Could every acid rain cloud have a limestone lining? (Harben) Aug. ‘1986, p.64Society’s changing requirements for primary raw materials (Bristow) Feb. ‘1987, p.59Industrial minerals - lightweight or spherical or both (Dower) Feb. ‘1987, p.66Financing mining companies (Wellesley-Wood) Jan. ‘1989, p.37Health regulation - Let realism replace prejudice (Grange) Jan. ‘1989, p.41BS5750: its relevance to the mineral processing industries (Russell) Mar. ‘1989, p.66Industrial Minerals - Can we live without them? (McVey) April ‘1989, p.74Energy in N. America - The power behind industrial minerals June ‘1989, p.19Mineral-associated health problems Nov. ‘1989, p.91An introduction to the evaluation of mineral filler deposits (Bristow) June ‘1992, p.59Industrial minerals and rocks - Classification of end uses (Virta, Lorenz & Regueiro)

April ‘1994, p.65Assessment of the health effects of mineral dusts - The sepiolite case (Santaren &

Alvarez) April ‘1994, p.101Industrial mineral maps - Why do we need them? (Regueiro & Lombardero)April ‘1994,

p.133EC anti-dumping - Does it make commercial sense (Devlin) Aug. ‘1994, p.41Flame retardant minerals - Bromine issue smoulders on Jan. ‘1995, p.29Inspection and damage prevention of industrial minerals (Wilting) Jan. ‘1996, p.56Aspects of the mineral supply chain - From a Chinese perspective (Entwistle) April

‘1996, p.109What is IMA? Europe’s Industrial Minerals Association profiled April ‘1998, p.43IMA - Europe: Standing firm in the frontline Aug. ‘1998, p.62Caught up in the Web? Industrial minerals & e-commerce explained (Scarr) Nov.

‘2000, p.55COMMENTAcid rain-check Nov. ‘1983, p.7SPC - the key to quality and productivity Feb. ‘1986, p.7Towards a new economic order May ‘1986, p.7The buyout debtors Oct. ‘1986, p.7Opportunities, trends and developments Nov. ‘1986, p.7FGD competing for poll position Dec. ‘1986, p.7Applied geology - the unkindest cut of all June ‘1988, p.7Shaping up to a greener future Nov. ‘1988, p.7Impressions from a Workshop June ‘1989, p.7Overcoming the odds Nov. ‘1989, p.7The environment - one man’s feast, another’s famine Mar. ‘1992, p.7Green fever April ‘1993, p.7More value, more chance Nov. ‘1993, p.7Bye Bye Bureau of Mines? Feb. ‘1994, p.71994 and all that Nov. ‘1994, p.7A free market? July ‘1995, p.7Who dares wins - but not always Aug. ‘1995, p.7Anti-dumping: in whose interest? Sept. ‘1995, p.7The good, the bad, and the ugly Jan. ‘1996, p.7Hippo-crisy? April ‘1996, p.21FILLERS AND EXTENDERSLand to be removed from Death Valley National Monument July ‘1982, p.60Companies seek mining amendments in Death Valley National Monument July ‘1982,

p.60Cars with plastic bodies Mar. ‘1983, p.67Synthetic cat’s eye Sept. ‘1983, p.89Give a dog a (ceramic) bone Nov. ‘1983, p.71Not so rare snail darter Jan. ‘1984, p.75Is everybody equal? May ‘1984, p.195MRC cuts threaten health research July ‘1984, p.79Calibration in the space age Aug. ‘1984, p.73Salt contradiction Aug. ‘1984, p.77Bats - hit on a growing market Sept. ‘1984, p.133Glass diet for cattle and sheep! Sept. ‘1984, p.133BaClF(2)F dumping injury proved Oct. ‘1984, p.77World’s biggest bore? Oct. ‘1984, p.101Baking soda, acid rain and scrambled egg Nov. ‘1984, p.101Statistical information to be suppressed Dec. ‘1984, p.73Mining equipment makers hit by coal strike Dec. ‘1984, p.73Food additives - good or bad? Jan. ‘1985, p.71

Evidently a big bore is not enough Jan. ‘1985, p.71BGS to dissolve within NERC Mar. ‘1985, p.84Protesters up the chimney April ‘1985, p.100Ceramics fill an uncracking market April ‘1985, p.100Further stats suppressions July ‘1985, p.81Higher-tech materials? Sept. ‘1985, p.121Metal Bulletin in Tokyo Nov. ‘1985, p.89Healthy CaCOF(3)F Mar. ‘1986, p.169Royal kiln Sept. ‘1986, p.113US stone promotion Sept. ‘1986, p.113Those maddening metals May ‘1987, p.81Papermaking secret Aug. ‘1987, p.87SOF(2)F/NOF(x)F, one stage clean up April ‘1990, p.78Cooling system run on a sound basis Sept. ‘1990, p.89Glass shrould for waste Sept. ‘1990, p.89Clay storage heaters Oct. ‘1990, p.97Clean Air Act passes US Congress Nov. ‘1990, p.91Lurgi desulphurisation unit Nov. ‘1990, p.91Minerals in bone surgery May ‘1991, p.78UK energy users take up price rise Aug. ‘1991, p.58Minerals in the UK Mar. ‘1992, p.74Quarry production has sting in the tail April ‘1992, p.90Scientists hit new depths for minerals May ‘1992, p.163Mining industry condemned Sept. ‘1992, p.126Eyes in the sky Oct. ‘1992, p.74Canada/Nova Scotia agreement signed Oct. ‘1992, p.74Surprise in store for ICI Dec. ‘1992, p.70Environmental centre set up Jan. ‘1993, p.70Marine minerals technology paper contest Mar. ‘1993, p.82Prices update May ‘1993, p.94North & South Korea Sept. ‘1993, p.90Price changes Oct. ‘1993, p.106Latest Mabo decision Nov. ‘1993, p.86Ship ownership clarification Nov. ‘1993, p.86Landowners liability overturned May ‘1995, p.106USBM - Going, going, almost gone? Aug. ‘1995, p.74Time ticking away... Jan. ‘1996, p.70Ionian Sky stroy part 3 April ‘1996, p.170WORLD OF MINERALSUSA — Mining reform bill introduced April ‘1991, p.15UK — DoE reviews IDO planning permission April ‘1991, p.15USA — Du Pont closes CFC plant May ‘1991, p.10UK — Proposed planning and compensation bill June ‘1991, p.14World — Fibre Safety Group formed Aug. ‘1991, p.15USA — Chromium detoxification technology Aug. ‘1991, p.15Canada — INCO cuts emissions, recovers SOF(2)F Dec. ‘1991, p.9UK — Grimley exposes IDO loophole Jan. ‘1992, p.12UK — IDO legislation update Feb. ‘1992, p.12UK — New PFA treatment plant to go ahead Mar. ‘1992, p.12World — IMM celebrates centenary May ‘1992, p.33Peru — Support for miners of non-metallics Aug. ‘1992, p.12UK — HSC publishes EU asbestos regulations Aug. ‘1992, p.15USA — Mineral stockpile sale Aug. ‘1992, p.16Namibia — New tax laws favour minerals outlook Sept. ‘1992, p.17Australia — A$2m. boost for processing research Oct. ‘1992, p.9Sweden — Mineral interests to be privatised Oct. ‘1992, p.12UK — Builders complain over plasterboard prices Oct. ‘1992, p.15USA — Ammendments to mining law Oct. ‘1992, p.16Europe — Canal opens up East-West traffic Nov. ‘1992, p.13UK — Group aims to boost manufacturing Nov. ‘1992, p.19USA — Engelhard/Procatlyse catalysts jv Jan. ‘1993, p.17Australia — New government to boost WA mining April ‘1993, p.9India — Mining sector opens up April ‘1993, p.10USA — Mining Congress opposes mining levy April ‘1993, p.14World — Prices round up April ‘1993, p.17Letter to the Editor — Re: The US Bureau of Things May ‘1993, p.23China — Mine law reform plan launched June ‘1993, p.12Argentina — New mining law to attract investors Aug. ‘1993, p.8Turkey — Etibank to split mining and banking arms Aug. ‘1993, p.14UK — CDC funds cut but mine funding sustained Aug. ‘1993, p.16Brazil — Mineral investment opportunities Oct. ‘1993, p.14France — Hoogovens supplies FGD plants Oct. ‘1993, p.20Uganda — Association formed to develop minerals sector Oct. ‘1993, p.25Letter to the editor: Re: Charity begins at home - Dec ‘94 issue Feb. ‘1994, p.23Letter to the editor: Re: EC anti-dumping - Aug. ‘94 issue Nov. ‘1994, p.17

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UK — Mineral access policy up for review April ‘1995, p.16USA — Stay of execution for US Bureau of Mines Sept. ‘1995, p.25World — OECD report criticises anti-dumping duties Nov. ‘1995, p.31USA — January deadline for US Bureau of Mines Jan. ‘1996, p.17Nigeria — New incentives aim to attract investment May ‘1996, p.14USA — US anti-dumping dangers May ‘1996, p.16World — Mining Leaders join e-marketplace Nov. ‘2000, p.21

MINERALS PROCESSINGARTICLESPolcal - an economical process for calcining magnesium hydrate Nov. ‘1982, p.37Small diameter hydrocyclones Jan. ‘1983, p.33Industrial minerals processing (1) - crushing and grinding June ‘1983, p.55Industrial minerals processing (2) - screening and classification July ‘1983, p.45Industrial minerals processing (3) - froth flotation June ‘1984, p.35

Electrostatic seperation of potassium-magnesium salts from crude mineral salts-aninteresting alternative (Dutta) Nov. ‘1984, p.71The Torbed process - a new technique for mineral processing Dec. ‘1984, p.57From mineral flotation to mineral foams (Anani & Attari) April ‘1985, p.67Industrial minerals processing (4) - Magnetic separation May ‘1985, p.21IM Annual Seminar - New products from minerals (Currell) May ‘1985, p.35

Processing minerals - Manipulation of mineral properties by reagents and solid addi-tives in relation to beneficiation processesLin) May ‘1985, p.43The manufacture of burnt chamotte (Defour & Klenner) Oct. ‘1985, p.93Production of white carbonate paper fillers by a new ultra-fine wet grinding technology

Nov. ‘1985, p.67IM Open Forum - The processor’s dilema (Chapman) Jan. ‘1986, p.45Foam suppressants - an alternative for dust control (Parrett) Jan. ‘1986, p.52IM Open Forum - processing nature to suit industry’s need - (Kaplein) Feb. ‘1986, p.50Iron from quartz sands - a microbial approachGrooder & Groudeva) Mar. ‘1986, p.81Processing tale in Canada: A review of studies at CANMET (Andrews)June ‘1986, p.63Surface modified minerals - more than just a cover-up Oct. ‘1987, p.23Developments in superconducting magnetic separation (Stadtmuller, Goode & Riches)

May ‘1988, p.58Dewatering & densification by hydrocycloning-thickening (Lin) Aug. ‘1988, p.44Fine grinding: A review April ‘1989, p.57Pyroprocessing techniques - the fiery world of industrial minerals Aug. ‘1989, p.54Non-metallic mineral flotation: Reagent technology (Crozier) Feb. ‘1990, p.55

Baie Verte wet process plant: Project development and construction (Stewart, French& Anthony) June ‘1990, p.51Screens for all seasons: Catering for every need April ‘1991, p.39The changing role of XRF: Elemental analysis (Robson) April ‘1991, p.63Filtration: High pressure, high performance Sept. ‘1991, p.63Process control: In-stream analysis with IDC (Cameron) Sept. ‘1991, p.72Magnetic separation - An ever more exacting science Mar. ‘1992, p.39Triboelectricity - a tool for solids flow measurement (Dechene & Farmer) May ‘1992,

p.131Froth flotation - New technologies bubbling under Feb. ‘1993, p.47Celestite & strontianite - Review of ore processing and exploitation (Wei) June ‘1993,

p.55Phosphate fertiliser industry - Processing technology (Habashi) Mar. ‘1994, p.65Process control systems - Principles and application May ‘1994, p.39Airless drying - Energy savings are not just hot air July ‘1994, p.51Surface modification of mineral fillers (GoodmanII) Feb. ‘1995, p.49New Jameson Cell flotation of industrial minerals June ‘1995, p.61Magnetic separation using an induced ferrous matrix Oct. ‘1995, p.71Zircon millers - inside the secret society April ‘1997, p.23Wet process phosphoric acid - Production problems and solutions (Schorr, Lin) April

‘1997, p.61Superconducting magnetic separation (Stadtmuller, Newcombe, Fooks, Richards,

Knoll, Allen) Oct. ‘1997, p.79Filtration with ceramic membranes (Ekberg) Oct. ‘1997, p.87Processing of ultra-fine minerals (Schneider) Oct. ‘1997, p.91Powder processing: Ultrafine grinding of minerals for filler markets (Schwarz) Oct.

‘1998, p.63Modern plant design: Processing techniques for industrial minerals (Keating &

Williams Oct. ‘1998, p.75Processing Boron: Eti holding upgrades Bigadic (Anac, Bilek & Kanali)Jan. ‘1999, p.45Optimised dry ball mill grinding (Kolacz) April ‘1999, p.49The final frontier: Kaolin processing liquidity (Adler) April ‘1999, p.59Process technology - A key to increasing profits in industrial minerals (Valji)Sept. ‘1999,

p.89Optimising Control Systems - Improving profitability in minerals processing (Broussaud& Guyot) Sept. ‘1999, p.101Increasing profits thorugh improved communication (Orser) Sept. ‘1999, p.109Powder processing: The dry way to two microns for limestone and talc (Rottle) Oct.

‘1999, p.57Ultrafine jetmill grinding - New developments (Thaler) Feb. ‘2000, p.39

At your service - UK trading and processing May ‘2000, p.23Enhancing mineral quality through magnetic separation (Elder & Domenico)July ‘2000,

p.27Advanced lime shaft kiln technology - Energy costs in the limelight (Jahn) July ‘2000,

p.35Fluosilicic acid - An laternative source of HF (Dreveton) July ‘2000, p.43Present and future trends in dry fine grinding Jan. ‘2002, p.69FILLERS AND EXTENDERSUltrafine grinding of industrial minerals proving popular April ‘1983, p.73Boliden Allis completes acquisition Aug. ‘1988, p.82Bunzyl divests minerals arm Oct. ‘1988, p.90Eriez Magnetics achieves BS5750 Feb. ‘1993, p.74

WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Southampton offers HGMS facilities Aug. ‘1982, p.17USA — Unimin continues to grow Jan. ‘1984, p.16Japan — Blast furnace slag plant July ‘1984, p.11South Korea — Magnetic separators for glass sand Jan. ‘1985, p.12USA — Growth forecast in chemically-modified minerals market Nov. ‘1985, p.17USA — Magnet passes test Mar. ‘1986, p.25USA — Tiona in desulpherisation Mar. ‘1986, p.25USA — NL continues separation study... May ‘1987, p.17USA — Spinks and SPC for clay July ‘1987, p.19Finland — Crusher companies combine Dec. ‘1987, p.12UK — Vector processing starts Feb. ‘1988, p.13UK — Mining equipment focus on Retford May ‘1988, p.12Sweden — Boliden Allis expansion in North America June ‘1988, p.11Finland — Rauma-Repola expands into USA Mar. ‘1989, p.9World — Eriez magnetic separator developments May ‘1989, p.13Sweden — Trelleborg grows through acquisitions May ‘1989, p.13USSR — Outokumpu and MNTK in j-v June ‘1989, p.14Sweden — UK acquisition for Trelleborg July ‘1989, p.13USA — NAPCO - a new processing jv Feb. ‘1990, p.13Belgium — ECCI’s Lixhe plant opens June ‘1990, p.8Canada — New test grinding centre Jan. ‘1991, p.8USA — NAPCO expands processing Feb. ‘1991, p.13Sweden — Mineral plant supplier Svedala realigns image May ‘1991, p.9UK — Delamin - new mineral supplier Aug. ‘1991, p.11Israel — Ellicott dredgers for salt removal Sept. ‘1991, p.22China — Mineral processor starts up at Tianjin Oct. ‘1993, p.17France — BEFS links up with MPSP processing Oct. ‘1993, p.20USA — United unveils surface treatment plant April ‘1994, p.26UK — Svedala buys milling business Aug. ‘1994, p.14UK — M-I acquires Yarmouth processing facilities Sept. ‘1994, p.25Poland — New FGD plants at Belchatow Nov. ‘1994, p.11Venezuela — C-E fusion plant upgrade Jan. ‘1995, p.23China — Minermet building refractory processing plant July ‘1995, p.10Greece — White Minerals’ huntite progess Aug. ‘1995, p.11Netherlands — WBB buys Vingerling clay processor Sept. ‘1995, p.22Italy — Minerali Industriali buys processing plant Oct. ‘1995, p.16UK — F&S in Fordamin takeover Feb. ‘1996, p.17Australia — Go-ahead for NSW mineral processing park Sept. ‘1996, p.19China — CMP expands processing facilities at Tianjin Dec. ‘1996, p.15China — F&S announces Tianjin processing jv Jan. ‘1997, p.9Italy — Maffei rhyolite & processing plants May ‘1997, p.15Germany — Mineralien Logistik starts processing plant Mar. ‘1998, p.15USA — Polar Minerals builds new $6m. Plant Oct. ‘1999, p.12China — Minmetals joins Tanggu processing set June ‘2000, p.12Finland — Metso offers Euro 1,105m.for Svedala processing Aug. ‘2000, p.11Germany — MMRR takes over former Minlog processing plant Oct. ‘2000, p.16Finland — EU clears Metso/Svedala processing deal Mar. ‘2001, p.11The Netherlands — Alcoa sells Moerdijk plant to Fordamin July ‘2001, p.14

MINERALS TRADERSARTICLESTrading in industrial minerals - abstracts and biographies Oct. ‘1983, p.73Japan’s merchant elite - the sogo shosha Aug. ‘1984, p.47How does countertrade impact industrial minerals? Oct. ‘1984, p.57The changing economic environment for minerals (Read et al) Feb. ‘1985, p.55Japan’s sogo shosha - trading on tradition Oct. ‘1989, p.45Mineral Services Rotterdam bridges the gap April ‘1990, p.57Trading places: Netherlands’ gateways to Europe Oct. ‘1991, p.37Dutch mineral trade - More to it than meets the eye Mar. ‘1995, p.51Tricks of the trade - Germany’s mineral traders Sept. ‘1999, p.51At your service - UK trading and processing May ‘2000, p.34

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COMMENTCountertrade - preparing for the inevitable Sept. ‘1983, p.9UK trade statistics - all or nothing? May ‘1985, p.7FILLERS AND EXTENDERSSteetley Berk’s Humberside operations Feb. ‘1988, p.74

WORLD OF MINERALSSouth Africa — Raphaely bows out April ‘1984, p.11UK — Milling facility for Norwegian Talc Feb. ‘1986, p.12Netherlands — Eggerding expands milling operations June ‘1986, p.11W. Germany — Minerals grinding expansion for Schmidt May ‘1987, p.11UK — New toll briquette plant Dec. ‘1988, p.16UK — Croxton & Garry - Blue Circle joint venture Jan. ‘1989, p.21UK — CSM management buyout April ‘1989, p.11Netherlands — Eggerding milling expansion Jan. ‘1991, p.9Germany — Possehl acquires C. Welsch milling June ‘1991, p.12UK — Delamin - new mineral supplier Aug. ‘1991, p.11Letter to Editor - The Dog, the Pig, and the Trader Mar. ‘1995, p.25Brazil — New floating terminal to ease congestion Oct. ‘1995, p.9

MINERALS TRANSPORTATIONARTICLESModern aerial ropeways and the environment Oct. ‘1982, p.57Fare comment: Transport decisions and cost evaluation May ‘1986, p.43New Orleans Port: Gateway to mid-continent America June ‘1986, p.57A brokers comment on today’s charter market (De Luca Jr) Jan. ‘1987, p.47Innovations in potash distribution systems (Logsdail) Mar. ‘1987, p.61Freight futures: A tool for risk management (Parker) May ‘1987, p.56Industrial minerals transportation: Delivering the goods (Rothschild) May ‘1987, p.64The port of Amsterdam: Integrated port processing and distribution (Woude) June

‘1987, p.57Transportation within a single European market (Shuter) Mar. ‘1989, p.68The latest in static-conductive FIBC’s Aug. ‘1989, p.71Minerals Movement in 1993 (Pearce) Mar. ‘1990, p.111Shipping practices (Crouch) Sept. ‘1993, p.39Shipping Chinese minerals - Problems and solutions (Devlin) Sept. ‘1994, p.51The Port of Durban (Nomvete) Feb. ‘1997, p.57Dry cargo freight - Market forces & future outlook (Hayley-Bell & Lee) April ‘1999, p.97Mineral transport - A view on logistic concepts Nov. ‘1999, p.71Getting back on track - Moving minerals by rail in North America May ‘2001, p.52FILLERS AND EXTENDERSGans office in Amsterdam Oct. ‘1991, p.70Richards Bay port expansion Sept. ‘1997, p.126WORLD OF MINERALSUK — Railfreight secures kaolin traffic Jan. ‘1987, p.13World — Baltic freight index revised Oct. ‘1988, p.25UK — Redland’s self-discharge train May ‘1989, p.13UK — Bardon to open new rail terminal Dec. ‘1989, p.11Netherlands — Swarttouw invests G70m. in terminal upgrading July ‘1991, p.9World — Mid-Ship sets up Moscow venture Aug. ‘1993, p.17South Africa — Richards Bay port expansion project Oct. ‘1997, p.22Belgium — Manuport & Northern Shipping to merge Mar. ‘2000, p.14

OTHER CONFERENCES

Opportunites in the Algerian mineral industry: “Now is the time to invest” Jan. ‘1999,p.19

ARTICLESCeramics on show - Exhibition overkill> Sept. ‘1996, p.90Quebec on a mission - Investment opportunities in mineral explorationDec. ‘1996, p.50

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