Oglebay Norton Co of Cleveland, OH has named Michael J Minkel to the new position of Senior Vice-President/Operations. Mr Minkel will be responsible for all operational…
Month: May 2005
Economics of Fluorspar
Research and Markets Ltd reports that fluorpsar production has not yet recovered to its peak of 5.48 million tonnes in 1989 and output remains between 4.2 and 4.5…
Economics of Salt
Research and Markets Ltd reports that world production of salt was 223 million tonnes in 2003, down slightly from 225 million tonnes in 2002, but notes that supply…
St George Metals and Nevada Vermiculite Plan Merger
St George Metals Inc of Arlington, VA has signed a letter of intent to merge with Nevada Vermiculite LLC. The major asset of the merged company would be…
Timminco Silicon Sales to Electronics Market Up 36%
Timminco Ltd of Toronto, ON reports first quarter sales of CDN$26.1 million for its silicon segment compared with CDN$23.9 million in the first quarter of 2004…