Demand for calcined bauxite in production of ceramic proppants is expected to grow by more than 5%py out to 2021 as North America and China target greater exploitation of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, according to Roskill's new Non-Metallurgical Bauxite & Alumina report.

Taking stock of the hectic hydrocarbon industry from a supplier’s point of view is always a complex task.

Roskill notes that in 2015, existing world demand for graphite in all batteries is estimated to total 125,000t.

Roskill publishes new market outlook for rhenium; forecasts that rising demand for rhenium in aero engines will likely be satisfied by increasing supply of secondary rhenium contained in ‘engine revert’ produced from end-of-life gas turbine parts.

Demand for gallium is forecast to rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Mercury is a toxic metal that presents a serious threat both to the environment and human health.

With 2013 behind us, the cobalt market will reflect on a year that saw minimal price movement despite a number of significant developments.

Six questions for Roskill’s nickel analyst, Thomas Hohne.

Roskill estimates that consumption of magnesium reached a new peak in 2012.

Battieres accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption.

Primary and secondary resources are sufficient to allow producers and potential producers to keep pace with demand.

Consumption of zircon rebounded strongly in 2010, reaching 1.33Mt, following an 18% fall in 2009 because of the global economic downturn. Growth over the last decade has come mainly from the ceramics and chemical sectors, growing by 4.1% per year and 7.5%py respectively compared to overall market growth of 2.6%py.