MARKETS - Bauxite and alumina show increasing use in ceramics and plastics industries

From: Advanced Ceramics Report | Date: May 1, 1993 | Copyright information

Although competing materials may take market share away from bauxite and alumina in the refractories and abrasives markets, the plastics and ceramics industries will provide fast-growing markets, according to a report from Roskill Information Services Ltd of London, UK. Flame retardants and advanced ceramics will lead this demand, followed by electronic ceramics and bioceramics. The refractories and abrasives industries, the two main markets for non-metallurgical bauxite and alumina, are shrinking, the report says. Consumption of alumina and bauxite has been maintained up until now ...

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