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Stratum Resources
32A Deakin Place, 
West Pennant Hills,
Sydney, NSW, 2125, Australia
Ph: +61 2 9873 1389   
Fax: +61 2 9873 6368
Email:
info@stratum.com.au

Recent Market Research

Stratum Resources is a management consulting practice providing comprehensive market analyses of non-metallic minerals industry in the International Mineral Markets of Australia, Asian Region.
bulletAbsorbent Mineral Markets in Australia
bulletAnthracite for multi-media filtration systems
bulletAttapulgite Supply & Demand in Asia
bulletAutomotive catalytic converter substrate raw 
materials review
bulletBarytes demand in Eastern Australia
bulletBarytes Supply / Demand in Asia Pacific
bulletBentonite Supply / Demand in Asia
bulletBentonite use in Asian Ceramics
bulletBoron markets in Asia Pacific - ceramics, fibreglass
bulletCalcined kaolin markets in Asia & Middle East-
paper, paint, rubber, plastic & cement
bulletCalcium Carbonate (GCC, PCC) supply in Australia
bulletCalcium Carbonate Supply / Demand in Korea
bulletCalcium Chloride market demand in Asia - Pacific
bulletCaustic Soda market demand in Asia - Pacific
bulletChina’s mineral resources for ceramics/
refractories/building products
bulletClay usage within Australian Paint producers
bulletCoal preparation consumables review - focus on 
magnetite
bulletCompany Profiles (Asia Region Industrial Mineral Producers)
bulletDemand for Xanthates in Australian Mining Sector
bulletFeldspar supply & demand in Asia
bulletFeldspar / nepheline syenite demand trends in Asia Pacific
bulletFeldspar producer profiles Australia & Asia
bulletFertilizer trends in Australia & New Zealand especially compound types
bulletFilter sand markets in Australia
bulletFrac Sand Supply / Demand / Specifications
bulletGarnet Supply / Demand in Asia Pacific
bulletGlass grade silica sand supplier review in Asia Pacific & Europe
bulletGraphite Demand in Asia / Global Supplier profiles
bulletGround Calcium Carbonate (GCC) Review of Asia & Oceania (part of Global Review)
bulletHigher value Limestone markets in NSW
bulletKaolin markets (paper & non-paper) in Asia
bulletKaolin pricing in Asia, comparisons between local, USA & European sources
bulletKaolin opportunities - co- product of construction Sand project outside Sydney
bulletLabradorite / plagioclase feldspar markets including flat glass & container glass in Asia
bulletLeucoxene use as an alternative to rutile in welding rods in Asia
bulletLimestone pricing in Asia. Bulk & bagged.
bulletLime producers in the Asian region, by country as PCC potentials
bulletLubrication Demand in Australian Mining
bulletMagnetite for coal washeries supply / Demand in Australia/Indonesia/China/ South Africa
bulletMarket entry strategies for PCC, Sodium sulphate, calcium chloride & magnesium hydroxide
bulletMarket entry strategy for magnetite
bulletOil Drilling minerals (barytes/bentonite/proppants) demand in Australia
bulletOpportunities for higher value clays/kaolin in Asia (Qingdao Presentation)
bulletOpportunities for zircon grinding plants in Asia
bulletOpportunities for zircon grinding plants in Asia
bulletOutlook for Precipitated Calcium Carbonates (PCC) in Asia - Pacific region
bulletPotassium Sulphate markets in Australia & Asia
bulletPapermaking Minerals Review with emphasis on comparative costs
bulletPrecipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) feasibility study
bulletPCC Demand in Asia Pacific
bulletPulp & Paper Mills- identification of minerals utilised
bulletRare Earths regional review
bulletSericite supply & Demand in Asia & Australia
bulletSilica sand & flour markets in Australia
bulletSodium bicarbonate market demand in Asia Pacific
bulletSodium Sulphate market demand in Asia-Pacific
bulletSourcing of cenospheres (hollow fly-ash) from coal-fired power stations
bulletSourcing of Chinese andalusite for refractory manufacturer
bulletSourcing of Chinese filtration garnet for water authority
bulletSourcing of Kaolin for Fibreglass
bulletSpecialty Silica Supply Demand in Asia (precipitated/gel/colloidal/fumed)
bulletSuggestions for Distribution arrangements of Industrial Minerals in Asia
bulletTaiwan raw materials for Ceramic Tiles
bulletTalc “Demand by Application” in Asia-Pacific
bulletTalc use in Asia Pacific plastic markets - polypropylene
bulletTantalum raw materials Supply & Demand (Global)
bulletTariff rate update for various Industrial Minerals
bulletTitanium mineral feedstocks - supply & demand/pricing
bulletUltra-fine PCC demand in Asia for auto-rubber, sealants & ink
bulletUltra-hard grinding media demand in Australia
bullet“Value-in-Use” of papermaking minerals
bullet“Zero Liquid Discharge” (ZLD) minerals produced from Saline Waters
bulletZircon markets in Asia especially Ceramic Opacifier grades
bulletZircon prospects in Murray Basin region

Presentations at various Industrial Minerals forums include

bulletSpecialty Silica Markets in Asia - IM13 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
bulletOpportunities for higher value clays in Asia - CIMC4, Qingdao, China
bulletUse of Minerals in Papermaking, Appita, Sydney
bulletUse of Minerals in Surface Coatings, SCAA, Sydney
bulletMarkets for Zircon sand, flour & opacifiers in Asia, AJM, Melbourne
bulletExport Opportunities for Australian Industrial Minerals, Pac-Rim II, Cairns
bulletRaw Materials for the Asian Whitewares Current Trends & Future Prospects, Ceramasia, KL, Malaysia
bulletMineral Raw Materials for Sanitaryware in Asia, IM15 Paris
bulletUltra-fine dry grinding of zircon, Australian Institute of Geoscientists, Brisbane

Co-authoring of various publications include

Asian Ceramic Clays April 2003
Asian Feldspar Markets February 2003
Worldwide Ground Calcium Carbonate Suppliers  Dec 2001
Non-Paper Kaolin Markets of Asia Oct  2001
Southeast Asian Sanitaryware Markets April 2001
Zircon Sand, Flour, & Opacifier Markets in Asia May 2000