SPECIALTY CHEMICALS

Mitsui & Co. to distribute Applied Minerals' halloysite clay

12:10 PM MDT | June 18, 2013 | Francinia Protti-Alvarez

Applied Minerals (New York), a producer of halloysite clay, has entered into an agreement for Mitsui & Co. to market Applied Minerals' dragonite halloysite clay and iron oxide. The agreement includes a distribution covering South...

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