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Article: Refractory raw materials: the Chinese connection. (forecast of extraction and export of refractory raw materials) (People's Republic of China) (includes related article)
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- Ceramic Industry
- Article date:
- March 1, 1991
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The 1990s will see significant movement of Chinese raw materials into world markets. Also during this decade, the Chinese are expected to increase moderately the pricing of refractory raw materials
The People's Republic of China could be considered the largest untapped mineral and metal resource in the world. The proven reserves of antimony, barite, bauxite, fluorspar, graphite, lithium, magnesite, mercury, molybdenum, phosphate, pyrite, rare earths, talc, tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium and zinc are among the largest in the world.
Any company involved in the purchase or supply of industrial raw materials undoubtedly has followed the phenomenal growth ...