PERU ANDALUSITE BOSS BULLISH ABOUT MINERAL’S PROSPECTS ON GLOBAL MARKETS
July 2nd, 2012
BY JONATHAN DYSON, IN LIMA
Peruvian andalusite producer Andalucita SA, which started operations three years ago, is capitalising on the growing demand for aluminosilicates, which are used in refractories and ceramics, with plans to almost double its production of the mineral and launch a major new product by next year.
The Lima-based company produces premium refractory grade andalusite, Al2O3, at 59-60% alumina, with 0.60%-0.85% iron, and according to the company's president, Carlos De Ferrari, its alluvial deposit, in Paita on Peru's north-west coast, has 120 ...
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