China’s raw materials plan targets five key development areas by 2025 The country’s new five-year raw materials plan highlights that industry consolidation, environmental considerations, and supply chain security will underpin…
Travels with my elements You may not be trained as a metallurgist, but this need not be a barrier to a healthy career in metals. For the young metal merchant,…
News in Brief – End market statistics Aerospace The major commercial airframe producers, Boeing and Airbus, reported stronger monthly delivery figures for January 2022 compared to a year earlier.…
Minor Metals In Focus: Selenium In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market conditions…
Tantalum market poised to double by 2031 The tantalum market has reached an inflection point and is now poised to enter a period of sustained growth, with both supply and…
Notes from the other side… Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates metal trading for the young about to enter the world of metals. So, you want to be a…
“Dear All, Having thought retirement was inevitable and a proper course of events. I have switched directions and have entered into a partnership agreement with CCMA, LLC. CCMA is a…
Global semiconductor sales increase 23.5% year-on-year in November 2021 In early January 2022, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that global semiconductor industry sales totalled US$49.7Bn in November 2021, an…
Minor Metals In Focus: Indium Minor Metals In Focus: Indium In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition,…