The Egyptian kaolin: An outlook in the view of the new climate of investment

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 325-336

  Abdel Khalek, Nagui A ^a  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Beneficiation; Ceramic; Demand and market; Egypt; Filler; Investment; Kaolin; Paper

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING;

INVESTMENTS;

KAOLIN;

CERAMICS; KAOLIN; MINERAL RESOURCE;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033384648     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(99)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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