The goal is to use certain enzymes to get mineral-rich products that can be used in other industries.

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Freight business includes transport of bulk mineral commodities, including iron ore, agricultural products, mining and industrial inputs and general freight throughout Queensland and Western Australia.

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Yixing Xinwei processes and refines rare-earth mineral compounds, which are used in a variety of products from semiconductors to fluorescent lights (see accompanying box).

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The Industrial Products segment produces flame retardants (FR) and a variety of bromine compounds as well as other chemicals based primarily on rich mineral resources found in the Dead Sea, and the Performance Products segment is a phosphate powerhouse that produces a number of downstream products for food and industrial applications, offering solutions for the food, cleaning products, fire safety, coatings and electronics industries.

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For example, about 10% of our developing market revenue comes from products that offer affordable nutrition to address the most pressing vitamin and mineral deficiencies in a given market.

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