Shanxi is gearing up to clamp down on illegal bauxite mining while it maintains its focus on improving local environmental conditions. But the sector fears an impact to supply flows. Market participants are concerned that fresh regulation from the Chinese government will restrict bauxite mining in Shanxi and further affect market prices for the refractory …

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El pasado 12 de junio tuvo lugar nuestro IX Congreso Nacional de Materiales, Maquinara y Montaje de Refractarios, el escenario elegido fue, una vez más, la ciudad de Oviedo. Se consiguió reunir a más de 70 congresistas de distintos países: España, Portugal, Francia, Inglaterra, Alemania…   El Congreso se abrió con una cena en el …

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Iluka Resources will raise prices for its zircon and rutile products, amid strong demand, weakened supply and what it says is a “trend towards high grade feedstocks and chloride feedstocks across the board.”   Iluka Resources will raise its zircon price as of April 1 and has already raised its rutile price for the first …

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MUMBAI: Two global steel giants — ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel — are teaming up to jointly bid for bankrupt Essar Steel BSE 0.41 %, said two senior executives who did not want to be named. The asset is expected to go under the hammer in the second week of February. ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel had …

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Better mining policy is the need of the hour to encourage the segment, says Chairman, IREFCON NEW DELHI, MARCH 11 Considered to be a ‘dying industry’ till recently, domestic refractory makers are suddenly finding their place under the sun, thanks to the spurt in prices of Chinese imports. Earlier, apart from finished products, nearly 40 …

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