El pasado día 25 de octubre tuvo lugar en la sede de ANFRE en Madrid la Junta Directiva y las reuniones de los comités Técnico y de Montadores. En estas últimas reuniones del año se han tratado tanto temas internos de ANFRE como temas del sector del Refractario que preocupan e interesan a todos. Un …

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The prospect of China’s magnesite mining sector coming under state ownership accompanied by consolidation of major players into one entity is looking increasingly likely to come to fruition this year.   The Huaziyu magnesite mine, Haicheng, the second largest magnesite mine in Liaoning province. This magnesite source and others like it are soon to be …

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The French calcined alumina and ATH producer will raise its products’ prices at the end of Q3, citing increasing raw material costs as the reason. Alteo will be increasing its speciality alumina products prices due to rising raw material costs with effect from 1 September, the France-based company said. «Alumina production has suffered over the …

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The Henan government has ramped up efforts to combat pollution by implementing yet more shutdowns of brown fused alumina production later this year. This is set to cause more global supply disruptions since output was already intermittent in recent months. The government of Henan province in China will enforce large-scale brown fused alumina production stoppages from November 2017 …

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The ban on the use of dynamite in China is severely restricting the output of magnesia and other minerals, and the lack of clarity over when the restrictions may be lifted is spreading uncertainty in the market. Uncertainty surrounding the ban on the use of dynamite in China is one of the main factors affecting …

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