MINING CHEMICALS
In 2025, Belgium’ s Manuchar strengthened its mining chemicals business by acquiring Proquiel Quimicos in Chile the past years, they have also developed the mining business.”
“ Acquiring Proquiel Quimicos represents a significant leap forward for Manuchar Chile in amongst others the mining industry, one that would take years to achieve through organic growth alone. By integrating Proquiel Quimicos’ resources and innovations with our own, we can rapidly expand our capabilities and market presence. This will accelerate our progress, drive substantial improvements, and deliver enhanced value to our customers and stakeholders,” stated Manuchar.
Thanks to its global distribution network and sales channels all across Latin America, Africa and CIS, Manuchar provides“ uniquely tailored” logistic solutions and expertise to global blue-chip companies and regional mining companies across all their production lifecycle.“ We understand that each mining customer is different and has unique requirements. We offer to each of them a wide range of chemicals varying from commodities like soda ash, caustic soda, sulphates and sulphites to processing reagents used in the treatment of oxides and sulphides by concentration, flotation, leaching and refining.”
Clariant on helping mining producers deliver more copper for the energy transition
As outlined in a recent blog post, Clariant’ s Competence Center for Sulfide Minerals is strategically located in Santiago, Chile, where its innovation team develops customised solutions that optimise recovery and grade for each plant.
“ As a strategic partner to the copper industry, with a broad portfolio of flotation collectors, frothers and depressants, and working together with our customers, we develop tailored solutions for each mine to maximise metallurgical recovery even for challenging ores with low grade and complex mineralisation,” says Patricio Zarate,
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