ETHIOPIA PLOTS EXPANDED AND IMPROVED TANTALUM PRODUCTION
February 3rd, 2013
New tantalite ore concentrating equipment will be installed in Ethiopia to boost the value and output volume of existing plant to meet rising demand for the rare earth metal, Metal Bulletin has been told.It is also pushing ahead with plans to build of a new value added plant, making products such as tantalum salt, powder, bar, sheets, wire, negate and nobiumpentoxide.Both should be operational by 2015 said Zerihun Desta, general manager of Ethiopian Mineral Development SC (EMDSC), a state owned company engaged in mineral exploration and development.The new plants ...
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