April 2024

András Szép (1957-2024), was one of a group of talented metal merchants who came to prominence – and survived – from the era of 1990s post-communism. I came to know…

The MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2024   In this issue you will find information about the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference, including programme and speakers and members standing for…

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable (John Locke, philosopher 1632 – 1704) In this op-ed for The Crucible, Ingrid Putkonen, Managing Director and Founder of…

MMTA member Less Common Metals, a British producer of rare earth magnetic alloys, has had a busy year. The MMTA caught up with LCM general manager Aaron Riley to ask…

Welcome to Singapore! Here are this week’s conference schedule and speakers: Conference Schedule Wednesday 17 April 2024 07.30hrs – 15:30hrs Golf Tournament kindly sponsored by ICD Group will take place at the…

Less than 1% of the 20 million-tonne manganese produced each year is used in batteries, but the battery industry is disrupting the manganese market as increases to demand from the…

In this opinion piece, Caroline Messecar, Strategic Markets Editor for technology metals, Fastmarkets, delves deeply into the complex, confusing and sometimes counter-intuitive world of rare earth commodity prices. And she…

Recent reporting on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based in part on the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts report of December 2023 and in part…

The DoE Delivers, Australia goes to the Middle East and Governments Look at Space Dear Members I’m just back from a monster (for me) European trip — nearly three weeks…

News spotlight In the last two weeks of March, representatives form 36 member countries of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN regulator tasked with protecting marine life in international…

European magnesium prices have been under acute pressure since the start of the year because of oversupply in China and weak demand in domestic and international markets, leading in-warehouse Rotterdam…

Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   It’s all very well giving unwanted advice to the young via this column (as…

FOM work never so vital At the end of April our first elective of 2024, a medical student from the University of Edinburgh, travels to Mufulira in Zambia. She will…

The Minor Metals Trade Association’s Annual General Meeting is taking place on Thursday 18th April ahead of the first conference session. The following MMTA members are standing for election to…

 ILiA publishes the first guidance to determine the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of lithium products In this article, first published in its magazine, The Lithium Voice, the International Lithium Association…