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As global competition continues to place pressure on manufacturers, companies will be forced to look for more ways to reduce costs without compromising productivity and product quality. While a number of advances will continue to be made in terms of equipment, manufacturers shouldn't overlook raw materials such as lithium as a potential part of the overall solution.
"For our industry to remain competitive, it is going to have to consider these other approaches," Merivale said.
Editor's note: This article is an updated version of a previous article published in Ceramic Industry (July 2002), which was compiled with the assistance of Jim Angelo, Chemetall Foote Corp.(contact Gary Otwell, (704) 739-2501, email@example.com ); Derek McCracken, American Minerals, Inc., (724) 695-7820, DMccrac814@aol.com ; Anand Sheth, Sons of Gwalia Ltd., (61) 8-9263-5555, firstname.lastname@example.org ; and Charles Merivale, Amalgamet Canada, (416) 366-3954, ext. 224, email@example.com (on behalf of Tantalum Mining Corp. [TANCO], Manitoba, Canada).