Dear MMTA Members, Welcome to the March Crucible. It has been a busy quarter marred by ill-health, but what felt like an endless winter is finally over, and days…
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We call them Minor Metals, but they are not minor. From 1972 into 1991 there was a publication titled The Journal Of Less Common Metals. That was a more accurate…
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The lanthanum market is currently oversupplied, as the rare earth element is produced as a by-product of other rare earth minerals with stronger demand However, the emergence of battery technologies…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2025Gallium production is coming back to Europe after China’s export controls
Metlen’s investment will bring commercial-scale gallium production back to Europe for the first time since 2016. It is the first in what many will hope will be a flurry of…
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Metals in Nuclear: Part I Dear Members, As I wrote towards the end of last year, with Donald Trump once again in the driving seat, it would be interesting to…
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In December 2024 the European Commission launched a wide-ranging probe into imports of silicon-metal, and manganese- and silicon- based alloys, with a view to safeguard EU producers. Argus Media tests…
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CrucibleLegislation and RegulationThe Crucible: March 2025Trade IssuesThe EU safeguard investigation into Silicon metal and Silicon– and Manganese-based ferroalloys
On 19th December 2024 the European Commission published a notice of initiation of a European Union safeguard investigation concerning imports of manganese and silico-based alloying elements, including silicon metal and…
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AMG Chrome has now procured a 6th furnace at its UK plant in Rotherham which will continue to further uplift tonnage in the high quality chrome market. The furnace will…
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What they don’t teach you at business school Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals. Have I said this before?…