Positive outlook for kaolin in ceramics

• Autores: Paul. Rackstraw
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 609, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: April)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Increasing legislation for control of environmental emissions Increased labor costs Shortage of labor Policy controls on real estate Anti-dumping sanctions Health and Safety restrictions imposed by export-destination countries e.g. leachable lead and cadmium by the US Anti-dumping measures imposed on Chinese tableware imports have been established by Indonesia (rescinded in 2017), the Philippines, Thailand, India, South Korea and the EU. Manufacturers in high producing countries such as India (albeit predominantly producing bone china) aggressively cut prices to gain market share. *Consultant, UK **Director, First Test Minerals, UK Tableware resurgence in Stoke-on-TrentMost raw materials for tableware are sourced within the UK, for example kaolin is sourced from Cornwall and Devon (Imerys and Sibelco); ball clay is from Devon and Dorset (Imerys and Sibelco) and silica sand is from Loch Aline and other quarries. The manufacture of technical ceramics’ – which are used in applications such as healthcare, automobiles, aerospace and computing - is thriving via the activity of companies such as Mantec Technical Ceramics (insulators, crucibles, slow release products, kiln and furnace products) and MEMPRO (ceramic nanofibres for catalysts or filtration, etc). The economic partnership will encourage exchange opportunities for students; shared projects between universities - including Staffordshire University and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute; and investment to support economic growth and joint ventures between companies based in both cities.The UK government has approved a new Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone in Stoke-on-Trent and north Staffordshire that will provide funding and investment to expand advanced ceramic manufacturing and develop new technology, allowing the UK to compete against growing technical ceramics in the US, Germany and Italy.