Consumption trends in the global market for feldspar and nepheline syenite are largely defined by demand from their major end-user industries of ceramics and glass. The financial downtown of 2008-09 impacted these markets during that time, significantly reducing market revenues for the ceramic minerals. The economic recession resulted in noticeable declines in housing starts and a downturn in commercial construction projects, particularly in the developed countries in North America and western Europe, with construction being a primary user of ceramics and glass.
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