ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Over the years MineSet Partners has been a frequent contributor to leading mining and chemical industry journals and conferences.  Some of topics that MineSet Partners have addressed in various market and technical presenations at key industry events are listed below.  In addition, Mr. Harris was the Co-Chairman and Head of the Organizing Commitee for the most recent Dreyer Industry Conference on the Geology and Markets for Calcium Carbonate, as part of his ongoing involvement with SME. 

  • Economic Impact Of The Recession In North America On The Performance Minerals Market 
        
    20th Industrial Minerals Congress, March 21-March 24, 2010 
        Miami, Florida 

  • The USD 3.2 Billion North American Performance Minerals Market Expected To Rebound From Current Economic Downfall By 2012 
        
    feature on-line article from websites of Biz Wire, Ca.News.Finance, Earthtimes, International Business Times, & Wall Street Select November 10, 2009    

  • Recent Developments in the European Paper Pigments Market
        19th Industrial Minerals Congress, March 30-April 2, 2008 
        Athens, Greece
     
  • Consumer Markets for Specialty Silicas
       Specialty Silica Summit 2007, April 23-25, 2007
        Atlanta, Georgia
  • Current and Future Markets for Paper Coating and Filler Pigments in North America
        
    Fillers and Pigments in Paper Applications, September 28-29, 2006 
        Atlanta, Georgia  
  • Global Markets for Performance Minerals, A View to Developing Regions
        17th Industrial Minerals International Congress, March 28-31, 2004 
        Barcelona, Spain
  • Treading Carefully-Specialty Silicas Markets Cool Down
        feature article in August 2003 edition of Industrial Minerals Magazine
  • Performance Minerals in Plastics, Contrasting Views From Europe and North America
        Functional Fillers for Plastics, October 15-17, 2003
        Atlanta, Georgia 
  • Polymers and Fillers, A Value Creating Partnership
        Intertech Functional Fillers for Plastics Conference, September 18-20, 2002
        Toronto, Ontario 
  • North American Growth Opportunities for Specialty Silicas
        14th Annual Canadian Conference on the Markets for Industrial Minerals, October 22-23, 2002
        Toronto, Ontario
  • Trends and Outlook for International Kaolin Markets
        Dreyer Conference on Global Kaolin Resources, September 9-11, 2002
        Savannah, Georgia
  • Survival Strategies for Paper Raw Materials in the 21st Century
        15th Industrial Minerals International Congress, April 22-23, 2002
        Paris, France
  • Opportunities for Nano-sized Materials in Composite Applications
        2002 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit, February 25-27, 2002
        Phoenix, Arizona
  • The Outlook for Wood and Natural Fiber Reinforcements in Plastic Composites
        Intertech Natural Fiber and Advanced Wood Composites, December 3-5, 2001
        Orlando, Florida
  • Please click here to download the North American Performance Mineral press release (pdf file).

    To request copies of selected of the above related articles/technical presentations, please contact Todd Harris