Cobalt Metal classification Dear All, The 14th ATP to the CLP Regulation has now been published in the EU Official Journal, including the harmonised classification for cobalt metal. This publication…
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Minor Metals in Focus: Tantalum In our monthly column for the MMTA, we put the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market conditions and…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: May 2018
‘Mwaisenipo Mukwai!’
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018Mwangala Mwangala of class 7B, 11 years old, in clean school uniform, steps forward in front of all his teachers, clears his throat, and stands in front of the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2021
“Three Musketeers” in the New Material Age – Indium, Germanium and Gallium
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 25, 2021“Three Musketeers” in the New Material Age – Indium, Germanium and Gallium With the rapid development of electronics and new materials, the core materials – Indium, Germanium, and Gallium play…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
*10% Discount for MMTA Members for CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys Europe 2018*
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018MEMBER DISCOUNT Meet the right people, at the right time, in the right place, at the right price. CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys Europe 2018 is the leading European-focused ferroalloys trading…
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2018年4月11日至13日,由MMTA主办,Metal Events承办的2018年MMTA国际小金属贸易协会年度峰会在加拿大蒙特利尔成功举办。本次峰会的主题是“全球小金属的市场发展以及小金属行业的前景” 。来自欧洲,北美,南美及亚洲等300余位嘉宾参会。
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中国钼产量下降,消费增长,进口压力加大 截至2019年底,中国钼资源基础储量占全球总量的48%,居全球第一。中国钼资源主要分布在内蒙古、吉林、河南、黑龙江、陕西等五省区。中国钼资源约占据全球一半,但自2019年下半开始,中国钼产品进口却呈现出持续增长态势,2020年中国钼产品进口总量估计接近5.5万吨钼金属量,同比超过300%。与此同时中国产量占世界比例也在悄然下降
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
3D printers set to create dissolvable medical implants
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018After a childhood accident left him with metal screws in his arm, Michael Sealy was still experiencing pain from the screws many years later, long after the injury itself had…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
3D printing eliminates undesirable trait in conventional superalloys
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 20193D printing eliminates undesirable trait in conventional superalloys David Kubarek, Pennsylvania State University An undesirable trait found in traditionally processed superalloys does not exist in a 3-D-printed, nickel-based superalloy, according to…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: November 2018
45th Anniversary Dinner
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018The MMTA’s Anniversary Dinner took place on the 9th October at One Great George Street, the historic and resplendent home of the Institute of Civil Engineers. We were delighted to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
A pinch of salt containing minor metals can improve battery performance
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018MMTA alumnus, Tiesheng Wang (王铁胜), has found a simple way to fabricate a family of regular 3-D carbon-based materials by soaking solutions of metal salts with supramolecular sponges then baking…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
A superior, low-cost catalyst for water-splitting
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019A superior, low-cost catalyst for water-splitting by Indian Institute of Science In a significant step toward large-scale hydrogen production, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a low-cost…
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Drones are everywhere, from tiny stocking fillers to military grade weapons, these unmanned aircraft have changed everything from photography to warfare. They are typically made of light composite materials to…
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Our MMTA Charity, Friends of Mufulira (FOM), arises out of The Minor Metals Trade Association’s wish to publicly recognize the communities in developing countries upon which we all depend for…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2020
Amalgamet Ltd welcomes commodity trade finance for Minor Metals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 26, 2020London-based metals trading firm Amalgamet Ltd, part of Amalgamated Metal Corporation PLC (AMC Group), announces that it is expanding its commodity trade finance business in order to facilitate the growth…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2020
Argus Media: Rare Earth Market Update
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020Argus Media:Rare Earth Market Update Argus Media is the leading price reporting agency in the rare earth market. We price seven heavy and five light rare earth materials, and our…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2020
Argus White Paper: Covid-19 to change the structure of base and minor metals markets
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 30, 2020Base metals markets are key for economic growth and correlations with industrial products are significant. Copper continues to be the most efficient way to transfer electricity by diameter and nickel…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
Arrandene MFG Recruiting Metal Trader
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019Please send your CV to career@arrandene.mfg.com
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2021
Arviem: Tips to help you leverage new technologies to future-proof your supply chain
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 26, 2021Tips to help you leverage new technologies to future-proof your supply chain What is “future proofing”? How can it help your businesses to survive and thrive? A definition…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone December 19, 2018 by Gail Mccormick, Pennsylvania State University A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect from the…
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Commercially available since the 1970s, the lithium-ion battery is now the workhorse power source in many applications. It can be found in cell phones, laptops and electric vehicles. Yet, much…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
Brazil- Views from North America
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Dear Members We’re nearly half way through December and 2018 draws towards its end. Soon the holidays here in New York will be upon us and the likelihood of snow…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2018
Brexit: One year to go – Holman, Fenwick, Willan Seminar
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 29, 2018Against the backdrop of the recent speech by Theresa May outlining the UK government’s aspirations for Brexit, and President Trump’s tweeted warnings of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to…
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It has been over 2 years since the British public voted to leave the EU, but the last weeks have seen activity ramping up significantly. With Brexit Secretary David Davis’s…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
CarbonChain—measuring greenhouse gases across your supply chain
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 27, 2020With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, climate change jumped to the forefront of the global agenda for governments and regulators. The global community recognized that drastic action…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
CCCMC’s Responsible Cobalt Initiative
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018A former manager for Microsoft Corp in China has been named as the first Executive Secretary of the Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI), which works to address social and environmental risks…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
Charging into the future—novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019Charging into the future—novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries Life today depends heavily on electricity. However, the unrelenting demand for electricity calls for increasingly greener and “portable”…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2020
Chemist creates efficient catalyst for organic sulphide synthesis
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 24, 2020A RUDN chemist has obtained a new compound—a dumbbell-shaped phosphate-bridged molybdenum cluster. The cluster accelerates the reaction of the formation of sulfides from oxides and can be used in pharmaceutical…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
Chemists could make ‘smart glass’ smarter by manipulating it at the nanoscale
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019Chemists could make ‘smart glass’ smarter by manipulating it at the nanoscale 4th June 1019- by Anne Manning, Colorado State University “Smart glass,” an energy-efficiency product found in newer windows of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2020
China – Lithium and EV market overview
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 27, 2020China – Lithium and EV market overview Lithium, known as the “white oil” in the future, has been widely used in lithium batteries, grease, ceramics, glass and other fields. According…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July 2019The Crucible: September 2020
China Focus on Battery Materials – Cobalt and Nickel
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2020China Focus on Battery Materials – Cobalt and Nickel by China Non-Ferrous Industry Association (CNIA) & Antaike Overview of the China cobalt industry Cobalt is used in the fields of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2020
China’s Minor Metals Market in Post-Fanya-Era
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 26, 2020China’s economy has continued to grow rapidly since the mid-1990s, and the demand and output of basic metals such as copper, aluminum, lead, and zinc have also been continuously and…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2021
China’s tungsten and molybdenum market status in 2020 and outlook
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 26, 2021China’s tungsten and molybdenum market status in 2020 and outlook China’s Mo production falls, consumption grew and more stress on impOrt By the end of 2019, China’s molybdenum resource base…
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Sales of new-energy passenger vehicles in China amounted to over 92,000 units in May, up 140% year-on-year and up 30% month-on-month, according to wholesale data from China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2020
China’s Magnesium Sector Feels the COVID-19 Pain
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2020China’s Magnesium Sector Feels the COVID-19 Pain by Alan Clark, CM Group Pty Ltd 29 August 2020 China’s primary magnesium sector is heading for a significant production fall, the first…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2021
China’s Rare Earth Market Status & Output
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 25, 2021China’s Rare Earth Market Status & Output Rare earth is an important strategic resource with irreplaceable excellent magnetic, optical and electrical properties, which plays a great role in improving product…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2020
Chinese stainless steel production share accelerates- Panos Kotseras– Principal Analyst CRU
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 26, 2020Panos Kotseras– Principal Analyst CRU August 2020 In this article CRU explains why the share of Chinese stainless steel production is increasing rapidly this year. While market activity in the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
COBALT: What about small scale miners? padlock
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 15, 2018COBALT: What about small scale miners? In global markets the price of cobalt, used in batteries for high-tech products from phones to cars , has nearly tripled to $81,500 a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
Commodity Risk Management in the World of Minor Metals: by Robert Fig
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019Commodity Risk Management in the World of Minor Metals: by Robert Fig Alongside Nickel, Minor Metals pose a real risk to those involved in the Stainless, Speciality Steel, Electric Vehicle…
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罗斯基尔的杰西卡•罗伯茨发现,全球小金属市场看来将在2020年面临严峻挑战,但强制执行的供给侧约束和需求的急剧复苏可能会在2021年带来价格上涨的潜力。 截至本报告撰写时(2020年5月中旬),COVID-19冠状病毒的爆发已开始对全球小金属供应链及其终端用途市场产生重大影响。COVID-19冠状病毒于2019年12月在中国湖北省武汉市首次被曝出现,于2020年3月初被世界卫生组织(WHO)列为全球大流行。
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Recycling sustainability as it relates to Minor Metals witnessed great strides in the last century in the context of specialty steel and tool steel manufacturing. What likely began as a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2018
Critical Minerals Updated in the USA
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 29, 2018‘The United States must not remain reliant on foreign competitors like Russia and China for the critical minerals needed to keep our economy strong and our country safe’ The signing…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
CRM Alliance Round Up- Second panel
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019CRM Alliance Round Up- Second panel The first speaker of the 2nd panel, Prof. Dr. Mikhail Zheludkevich, Head of Department, Institute of Materials Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), addressed the innovate…
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The Current Status of Critical Raw Materials in the European union On 27 September 2018, the second bi-annual CRM Day took place at the Club Des Guides, Brussels. The event,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
CRM Day—Sustainable Policy for Critical raw Materials
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 31, 2019CRM Day—Sustainable Policy for Critical raw Materials On 25 September 2019, the 11th edition of the CRM Day was held at the L42 Business Center, Brussels. The event, entitled…
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The Crucible: June 2018
CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys conference 21-23 October 2018
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018This year’s 24th CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys conference will take place 21-23 October 2018 at The Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL, USA. Widely considered the largest and most important ferroalloys networking…
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ChineseMMTA国际小金属贸易协会期刊
CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys conference 2018年10月21日至23日
by tamara@mmta.co.uk July 4, 2018第24届CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys Conference 将于2018年10月21日至23日在美国弗洛里达州奥兰多The Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress举行。
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2020
CRU: Artisanal mining is key to the cobalt market balance- George Heppel
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 30, 2020Artisanal mining is key to the cobalt market balance Due to the lack of reliable information and complexity of the supply chain, artisanal mining is typically far more challenging to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
CRU: Oil price crash dampens demand outlook for molybdenum
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 28, 2020Molybdenum is consumed in a broad array of chemical and metallurgical applications spanning the energy, transport, construction, chemical, medical and electronics industries. A key end use for moly is the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2020
CRU: Superalloys and stainless steel: analysing a novel tradeflow in the scrap sector
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 27, 2020Superalloys and stainless steel: analysing a novel tradeflow in the scrap sector The aerospace sector has been one of the hardest-hit industries by COVID-19 this year. As flight activity struggles…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
Cutting-edge underwater mining system can give flooded mines a new lease of life
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019There’s a more cost-effective way to reopen Europe’s disused and flooded mines. Scientists demonstrate how with a novel robotic underwater ore extraction system. Europe has an estimated EUR 100 billion…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
Densified wood to challenge metal? Cheaper than composites and as strong as titanium?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018Wood has been used for millennia for building and has some great technical properties. It has, however, some drawbacks that have barred it from certain applications until now. Its most…
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Derek John BENHAM was born in Enfield on 20 November 1952. As a child he had an amateur radio license, and a large aerial at the bottom of the family…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 31, 2019Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics By Cornell University Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting, could also transform electronics and wireless communication,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
Does Metal Use Slow When a Country’s Wealth Grows? Maybe Not, Study Shows
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018It is widely believed that a nation’s metal use plateaus when that country’s gross domestic product (GDP) reaches a threshold of $15,000 per person; with rising affluence, the theory goes,…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: April 2019
Don’t feel too Pious about your Prius!
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Don’t feel too Pious about your Prius! Copper might be the wonder metal for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) but there are still copper smelters all over the world generating…
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The Crucible: November 2019
Due Diligence Ready! minerals and metals supply chain due diligence efforts
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2019European Commission launches its online Due Diligence Ready! programme to support small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) minerals and metals supply chain due diligence efforts On November 20th 2019 the European…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
Due diligence rules tin, tantalum and tungsten
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Due diligence rules tin, tantalum and tungsten 24.03.2019: Arnoud R. Willem- Sidley Austin LLP There has been a development on supply chain due diligence obligations of EU importers of tin,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
E-waste mining could be good for business – and the planet
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019Whether as a component that powers up computers, mobile phones or other electronic devices, metal makes up a large part of tech products. The latest and greatest devices crafted with…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Earth’s cobalt deposits formed much later than previously believed
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019Earth’s cobalt deposits formed much later than previously believed November 21, 2018 by Katie Willis, University of Alberta Cobalt deposits in one of Earth’s largest cobalt-mining regions are 150 million years…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
ECHA RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE BREXIT CHEMICALS INSTRUCTIONS
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019ECHA RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE BREXIT CHEMICALS INSTRUCTIONS 8 February 2019 / CLP Regulation, Data, Europe, Pic Regulation, REACH, Substance registration, UK ECHA has published detailed instructions for all companies placing chemical…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
Ed Meir and US Members Chat about Tariffs, while Rare Earths Escape their Clutches
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Ed Meir and US Members Chat about Tariffs, while Rare Earths Escape their Clutches Dear Members Early last week it was stinking hot here. It was…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2020
Efficient indium oxide catalysts designed for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 30, 2020Efficient indium oxide catalysts designed for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol by Chinese Academy of Sciences Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a green and sustainable means of synthesizing commodity chemicals…
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Elective Report 2019 I undertook my elective placement in Mufulira, Zambia. Mufulira is a small town situated in the Northern part of Zambia with a population of 125,336(2007). It…
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Elective Report – Olufemi Olatigbe My elective in Mufulira occurred during the month of July. I arrived along with my three fellow medical students at the Ndola airport, which is…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
Engineers produce smallest 3-D transistor yet
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Process that modifies semiconductor material atom by atom could enable higher-performance electronics Rob Matheson I MIT News Office December 7 2018 Researchers from MIT and the University of Colorado have…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2020
EU Developments- Updated Guidance on customs issues and two consultations—Sidley Austin
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 30, 2020Guidance on Customs issues related to the COVID-19 emergency – revision 4 On 19 June, the DG TAXUD published a revised version of the Guidance on Customs issues related to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
Exciting Field Sales Opportunity at Indium Corporation
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 28, 2020Exciting Field Sales Opportunity at Indium Corporation Indium Corporation has an immediate need for a Field Sales Representative. The Field Sales Representative will be responsible for serving as Indium Corporation’s…
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Fireworks are an integral part of celebrations around the world – Bonfire Night in the UK, a range of Independence Days, weddings and birthdays – but their original use was…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
Finally, a simple 3-D printer for metal
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018Used to produce three-dimensional objects of almost any type, across a range of industries, including healthcare, aviation and engineering, 3-D printed materials have come of age during the last decade.…
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Confused about how to export dual-use items as a UK company post Brexit? Don’t worry – we were too! So here’s a quick guide of the rules and what you…
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Kris Guns, 福帝金属有限公司的首席执行官在2018年11月6日MMTA国际小金属贸易协会香港座谈会上发表讲话,预测碲市场将在2020年面临赤字。 “通过分析太阳能行业中的小金属供应,我公司进行了广泛的市场调查,得出结论:到2020年,碲的赤字可能高达370公吨。”
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
Fortis Metals: Tellurium market in deficit in 2020
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Kris Guns, CEO of Fortis Metals, who was speaking at the MMTA in Hong Kong on November 6th predicted the Tellurium market will face a deficit in 2020. “Analyzing minor…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
Friends of Mufulira & Roskill
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019What a way to spend 24 (ish!) hours. Roskill are pleased to announce that following the 3 peaks challenge, they have exceeded the £3000 target for Friends of Mufulira You…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: October 2018
Friends of Mufulira Medical Electives 2018
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018A brief introduction My name is Elizabeth and I’m a final year medical student at Liverpool University. This is an article written about my elective, which I carried out with…
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The MMTA’s chosen charity, ‘Friends of Mufulira’, now has an account on AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a platform that allows you to support a charity of your choice at no extra…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
From the Earth’s Core
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 15, 2018From the Earth’s Core It is possible to imagine that when the Earth first began, it looked a lot like the geothermal region in the North Island of New Zealand.…
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The Crucible: September 2018
Fundamental shifts expected in the antimony market
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 3, 2018Antimony isn’t generally considered to be one of the more interesting minor metals. While it has cropped up on several critical raw materials lists, owing to the high concentration of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
Gas masks filters- Moly oxide and copper oxide padlock
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 14, 2018In research that could lead to better gas mask filters, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been putting the X-ray spotlight on composite…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
Green Conflict Minerals ?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018There was an extremely interesting report published in August from the IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) based in Canada. Green Conflict Minerals: The fuels of conflict in the transition…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
Hard as ceramic, tough as steel: Newly discovered connection could help design of nextgen alloys
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 31, 2019by Kate McAlpine, University of Michigan Two iterations of a metal lattice meet at a “grain boundary” defect, with atoms of an alloying element fitting into the defect. Credit: Liang Qi,…
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Hazardous e-waste material exported from the affluent developed world continues to plague cities in developing countries. The city of Moradabad, home to 900,000 people, was once celebrated as the brass…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
Holman Fenwick Willan Webinar in conjunction with the MMTA
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 27, 2020Holman Fenwick Willan Webinar in conjunction with the MMTA On the 13th of May the MMTA held its first webinar with MMTA legal member Holman Fenwick Willan. The webinar covered…
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5月13日,MMTA与其法律成员Holman Fenwick Willan公司举行了首次网络研讨会。该网络研讨会涵盖了两个相关主题,分别是布莱恩·佩拉特介绍的“不可抗力是对你有利还是不利——从法律角度的小结”和克雷格·尼姆介绍的“小金属集装箱运输面临的挑战”。
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
How Chinese products went from ‘cheap and cheerful’ to weapons in US trade war
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Tensions are escalating between China and the US over trade. The Chinese government has announced retaliatory measures on a range of American products including cars and some American agriculture products after the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
How recycling more steel and aluminium could slash imports without a trade war
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 3, 2018Many economists expect President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminium to increase what American companies and consumers pay for those metals and the goods made from them. Dozens of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2018
How special is Marvel’s Vibranium?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 29, 2018Materials comparison website lists properties of Marvel’s magical material Have you ever wondered just how strong Black Panther’s suit or Captain America’s shield is? The materials scientists at Matmatch have,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
How to hedge with commodities where no futures market exists
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019How to hedge with commodities where no futures market exists We talked briefly in the May edition about how to manage risks in metals where they are not traded on…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2018
Hydrogen extraction breakthrough could be a game-changer
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 29, 2018Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have successfully tested a new material that can be used for cheap and large-scale production of hydrogen – another promising alternative to fossil…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
ICD – High Growth Business of the Year Award
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020High Growth Business of the Year Award ICD Europe Celebrate National Awards Win at Wembley 10 DECEMBER 2019 Sheffield-based global metals supplier, ICD Europe Ltd are celebrating this week after…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
Indium Phosphide Under RoHS
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018Indium Phosphide Under RoHS Review The MMTA recently coordinated industry input to the EU’s RoHS Consultation on indium phosphide (InP), which was included in the list of seven…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: April 2020
Intelligent Charity? A year in the life of Friends of Mufulira
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 29, 2020Intelligent Charity? A year in the life of Friends of Mufulira Simon Jenkins, writing in The Guardian newspaper [‘Billionaires are not the ones to save the world’, 22.02.2020], cited the commonly held…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2020
Interview from MMTA’s Chinese Member – Shaanxi Head-Moly Industry Co., Ltd.
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 30, 2020Interview from MMTA’s Chinese Member – Shaanxi Head-Moly Industry Co., Ltd. Following the deep dive interview with Chinese member Zhuzhou Keneng New Materials Co., Ltd to share their learnings…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
Interview into the Lessons Learnt from Covid-19 from MMTA’s Chinese Member – Zhuzhou Keneng New Material Co., Ltd.
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 27, 2020Interview into the Lessons Learnt from Covid-19 from MMTA’s Chinese Member – Zhuzhou Keneng New Material Co., Ltd. Since the spread of Covid-19, the whole world has faced major…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2021
Interview with MMTA’s Chinese Member – Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co.,Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 25, 2021Interview with MMTA’s Chinese Member – Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co.,Ltd Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co.,Ltd has recently joined the MMTA. In order to understand our new member,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2021
Interview with MMTA’s Chinese Member – Wuhan Xinrong New Materials Co.,Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 26, 2021Wuhan Xinrong New Materials Co., Ltd has recently joined the MMTA. In order to understand our new member, here is an interview with Mr. CAI Bin, General Manager from Wuhan…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018Uncategorized
Interview with the CEO of Matmatch
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018The MMTA was pleased to interview the CEO of Matmatch, Melissa Albeck, to find out more about materials selection and how technology can help. Can you tell us a bit…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
IPCC 1.5 °C report: here’s what the climate science says
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018The world’s climate scientists have spoken: if we want to limit human-induced global warming to 1.5°C we probably can. But it will be tough, given where we’re starting from. That’s…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe to land on asteroid on Feb 22
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe to land on asteroid on Feb 22 A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system…
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The Crucible: July/August 2018
Laser-made aircraft parts a breakthrough for industry
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 8, 2018A team of researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, led by Professor Milan Brandt, are using laser metal deposition technology to build and repair defence aircraft parts in a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
Latest updates on China’s Trade Policy
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 3, 2018China has recently released its new trade policies. These policy changes will significantly impact foreign and multinational companies doing business with China. In order to support our MMTA member companies…
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Dear Members Here’s wishing all members everywhere a very happy spring! We here in the U.S., and I believe, those of you in the UK seem to be some way…
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Dear Members August draws to an end. And next weekend is Labor Day weekend – the “official” end of summer here vis-à-vis vacations, early Fridays, etc., etc. We saw it…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
LETTER FROM NORTH AMERICA – From Critical Materials to Conflict Minerals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018Dear Members And, now, here we are at the end of May. Time continues to fly by so speedily. The weather in New York has not quite broken yet for…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
Letter from North America: Morocco padlock
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 15, 2018Letter from North America: Morocco With an Observation on Rare Earths in Russia and Further Observations on Certain Mineral Resources in Morocco and Western Sahara Dear Members I trust…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2020
Lithium: The challenges facing a European mine to battery supply chain
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2020Lithium: The challenges facing a European mine to battery supply chain Lithium is a common element with deposits geographically widespread throughout the Earth’s crust. However, the element does not occur…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2019
Macroeconomic uncertainty and trade war -Bismuth
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2019Macroeconomic uncertainty and trade war impact on minor metals such as Bismuth, is changing its commercial landscape and prompting rethink of business models Cristina Belda 06/08/2019 Bismuth has become…
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Anthony Lipmann talks to new MMTA Chairman, Simon Boon Close to the site of the two cooling towers over the Don Valley just outside Sheffield (that briefly had the honour…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2018
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 29, 2018Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How would such a change affect global…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
Member Benefit- Members Directory highest viewed MMTA page
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 27, 2019MEMBER BENEFIT- TOP MMTA PAGES VIEWS (click here to view info graphic)
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Metals on Mars By Amanda Doyle – Mar 15, 2018 New research has revealed that a giant impact on Mars more than four billion years ago would explain the unusual amount of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
Metalshub takes commodity trading into the digital age
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 15, 2018Metalshub takes commodity trading into the digital age It’s not the first time that there has been attempt to ‘digitalise’ minor metals trading, but traditional practices have endured. Now Metalshub…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Mining asteroids could unlock untold wealth – here’s how to get started
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019Mining asteroids could unlock untold wealth – here’s how to get started May 2, 2018 12.25pm BST Several privately funded space companies are locked in a race to claim the trillions…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
Mining waste for Value in the EU
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Mining waste for Value in the EU The European Union imports a significant amount of important metals as it does not have its own natural mineral resources. Researchers investigated the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2020
Minor metal in Focus – Magnesium
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 26, 2020Minor metal in Focus – Magnesium In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2019
Minor Metals in Focus: Antimony
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Antimony In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2020
Minor Metals in Focus: Manganese
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 24, 2020Minor Metals in Focus: Manganese In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2020
Minor Metals in Focus: Rhenium
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020Crucible February 2020 issue Minor Metals in Focus: Rhenium In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
Minor Metals in Focus: Tantalum by Jessica Roberts, Roskill
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Tantalum In our new monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
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Minor Metals in Focus: Titanium In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
Minor Metals in Focus: Tungsten
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Tungsten In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
Minor Metals: Roskill joins the MMTA at its China Minor Metals conference in Hong Kong-By Nils Backeberg
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020The Minor Metals Trading Association (MMTA) held its second China Minor Metals conference in Hong Kong in the first week of November. The first day of the event was centred…
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“现金是上帝!”这句谚语流传至今。是的,这是事实。但是这看似永无止境的延期付款条款及其对现金的影响对MMTA会员来说意味着什么呢?东西方之间不断扩大的支付条款分歧如何影响小金属的回收和可持续性以及未来的发展方向?
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第一天——4月10日星期三 4月10日星期三,苏格兰爱丁堡的天空还有些阴沉沉,不过却迎来了MMTA国际小金属贸易协会一年一度的王牌峰会。对于周一没有参加在格伦伊戈尔斯高尔夫球场由ICD赞助的高尔夫球赛,周二也未能参观克莱德代尔大学(Clydesdale Uiversity)的先进制造研究中心(AFRC)的代表们,会议以一个出席率良好的年度股东大会开始。
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2018 Round-Up
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018This year’s MMTA International Minor Metals Conference was not only exceptionally well attended, with over 300 delegates, but the speaker programme was also outstanding. New MMTA Chairman Simon Boon of…
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The Crucible: May 2019
MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2019 Round-up
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2019 Round-up Day 1 – Wednesday, April 10 Somewhat overcast skies greeted us on the morning of Wednesday, April 1 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the first…
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十一月初,MMTA国际小金属贸易协会在香港举行了首届研讨会。此次活动吸引了近80名来自中国和世界其它地区的代表,大家围绕小金属行业目前所面临的问题展开了讨论。
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Arviem为您提供有关您供应链和运输中货物安全的信息!Arviem在全球供应链中提供极其精确的货物定位和质量监控,不仅仅是卢旺达、玻利维亚或印度,而是全球任何地方。我们通过在多式联运集装箱和货物上安装自动定位和传感技术,来发现供应链盲点。
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晶朋科技在中国和美国各拥有一家铪晶条制造厂,晶朋科技在美国和中国的铪晶条总产量约占世界年度产量的三分之一。作为全球铪晶条主要生产商之一,晶朋科技致力于成为全球用户最值得信赖的供应商和合作伙伴。
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贵溪大三元实业(集团)股份有限公司始建于2000年11月(原名:贵溪市三元冶炼化工有限责任公司) 。贵溪大三元集团是集有色金属的生产、加工、贸易以及以“白蚁”为主要原料抗癌药品和保健品的开发、研制、生产、销售为一体的综合性中型企业集团。
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MMTA’s New York Dinner Every March the swallows return to the mission of San Juan Capistrano in California. Every June the salmon return upstream to the fresh Northwest waters of…
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尊敬的各位会员, 我很高兴从2019年1月2日起担任国际小金属贸易协会总经理。特别是我感到非常幸运能够有机会同玛丽亚一起工作直到四月完成交接,我知道这将是一个巨大的挑战!
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Elemental Metals 于2017年4月成立,是供给航空、医药、电子及珠宝市场的高纯度元素原料、合金、氧化物和特种化学品的供应商。
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Arrow Metals AG的贸易、市场、运输和大型实物商品来源于世界级信誉良好的供应商——提供长期工业,满足全球5大洲的客户需求。
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ChineseMMTA国际小金属贸易协会期刊
MMTA新成员——Donald McArthy Trading Pte Ltd (DMT)
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 29, 2018Donald McArthy Trading Pte Ltd (DMT) 于1997年在新加坡成立,是一家专门从事新钛产品和有色金属废料的贸易公司。
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SJM Alloys & MetalsLtd (成立于1993年)是一家总部位于英国的超级合金、特种钢和难熔金属废料的交易商、加工商和回收商。公司经营初级金属,包括镍、铬、钼、钴、钨、铪、钽、铌和钛。
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陕西华钼实业有限公司于2005年在西安市蓝田县工业园投资建设占地面积4万余平方米的大型现代化钼产品生产基地,是国内知名钼金属加工、深加工、销售全产业链企业。
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每年三月,燕子归巢,每年六月,鲑鱼返乡。 每年1月,北美小金属行业的盛事都会回到MMTA在纽约举办的年度晚宴上,度过一个美食、社交与信息交融的愉快夜晚。
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February - March 2018
NASA Armstrong tests nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy for folding aircraft wings padlock
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 15, 2018NASA Armstrong tests nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy for folding aircraft wings January 2018 Source: ASM International NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, Calif., announces a recent series of flight tests in…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2020
NATO event with MMTA member Less Common Metals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 29, 2020NATO event with MMTA member Less Common Metals Members of a NATO Research Task Group and those who are professionals in the rare earth industry gathered in Chester on Wednesday,…
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The US and Canada have reached a deal on a “new, modernized trade agreement”, designed to replace the 1994 Nafta pact. In a joint statement on Sunday night, the two nations said…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
New EU ‘Urban Mining’ Tools Map Valuable Resources in e-Waste, Scrap Vehicles, Mine Waste
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018Standardized, consolidated data helps to identify recovery potential of secondary raw materials worth € billions wasted annually. Expert organizations have united to create the first European database of valuable materials…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2019
New lithium-ion battery design
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2019Stretchy plastic electrolytes could enable new lithium-ion battery design by Josh Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology The growing popularity of lithium-ion batteries in recent years has put a strain on…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
New Member: Indometal (London) Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018Indometal (London) Limited was founded in 1988 and is based in London, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PT TIMAH Tbk a State-owned Enterprise, one of the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
New Member: Orion Metal Trade
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018Orion Metal Trade Orion Metal Trade have built up a privileged reputation for processing and trading metals which are used across the globe. Vast experience in processing makes us the…
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NEW MMTA MEMBER Yunnan Chihong International Germanium Co., Ltd. We have the largest primary germanium processing factory in the world, with an area of more than 200,000㎡. Our factory is…
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Established in 2006, we are a leading producer of tantalum- and niobium-based metallurgical products in China, with a production volume more than the second and third players combined together. We…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
NEW MMTA MEMBER – Elemental Metals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018NEW MMTA MEMBER Elemental Metals Elemental Metals was formed back in April 2017. We are a competitive supplier of high purity elemental raw materials, alloys, oxides and specialty chemicals to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
New MMTA Member – Somika S.A.R.L
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020Somika SARL (Societe Minere Du Katanga) was established in the year 2001 has progressively distinguished itself as a quality mining and mineral processing player, producing high grade Copper and Cobalt.…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
New MMTA Member -GLOBE METAL
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2019New MMTA Member WELCOME Globe Metal Recycling is a leading metal recycler with 40+ years of experience processing and trading metals through our global network. Our business includes processing and recycling…
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Plaxys Inc Previously known as Dabok Newer Metal in 2014, Plaxys Inc expanded its metal focus in 2018 to include Tantalum, Titanium, Zirconium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, and more. Our main area…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2020
New MMTA Member -SJM Alloys and Metals Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020SJM Alloys & Metals Ltd (est. 1993) is a UK based dealer, processor and recycler of super alloys, specialty steels and refractory metal scraps. We handle primary metals including Ni,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
New MMTA Member Arrowmetals & Trading AG
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020New MMTA Member Arrowmetals & Trading AG Arrow Metals AG trade, market, transport and store physical commodities sourced from world class trusted and reputed suppliers –providing long-term supplies and satisfying…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
NEW MMTA MEMBER- Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019NEW MMTA MEMBER Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd Established in 2006, we are a leading producer of tantalum- and niobium-based metallurgical products in China, with a production volume…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
New MMTA Member- Arviem AG
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 27, 2019New MMTA Member Arviem AG Arviem provides you with the information you need on the security of your supply chain and your cargo in transit! Arviem supplies exceptionally accurate location…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2018
NEW MMTA MEMBER- Donald McArthy Trading PTE Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 3, 2018Donald McArthy Trading Pte Ltd (DMT) was established in Singapore in 1997 as a trading company specializing in new titanium products and non-ferrous scrap. Today, it is involved in the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2021
New MMTA Member- Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co., Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 25, 2021Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co., Ltd Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co., Ltd was founded in November 2000 (formerly known as Guixi Sanyuan smelting and Chemical Co., Ltd.). It…
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The Crucible: July/August 2018
NEW MMTA MEMBER-Shaanxi Head-Moly Industry Co., Ltd.
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018Shaanxi Head-Moly Industry Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 in Shaanxi Province, China, it is an integrated enterprise which combines molybdenum metal production, processing, sales and export. Our products include…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020Uncategorized
New MMTA Memebr-Nantong JP New Material Technology Co., Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 27, 2020Nantong JP New Material Technology Co., Ltd owns hafnium crystal bar production facilities in both the USA and China, whose hafnium crystal bar production volume accounts for about one…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
New wood-metal hybrid for lightweight construction
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018Wood foam and metal sponge – can they be combined? That was the question that experts at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI delved into in a project…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
Newly discovered copper and graphite combo could lead to more efficient lithium-ion batteries
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018A first-of-its-kind copper and graphite combination discovered in basic energy research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory could have implications for improving the energy efficiency of lithium-ion batteries,…
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NO DEAL BREXIT AND REACH With the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union with no agreement other than WTO terms in place increasingly being discussed, and after months of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
No-deal Brexit risks REACH registrations becoming VOID: how to prepare for Brexit disruption
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019No-deal Brexit risks REACH registrations becoming VOID: how to prepare for Brexit disruption 27Tth February 2019. Authors Raminta Dereskeviciute, Clare Reynolds, K & L Gates With just one month to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2020
North American Committee Update
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020As global trade and politics alliances shift across continents, and technology marches ceaselessly on, the leaders of the North American minor metals community gathered once more in New York to…
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Can a seller terminate if a letter of credit is not opened on time? In a recent arbitration decision a tribunal rejected the general principle that the obligation on a buyer…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
OBITUARY- MR. K. ALEXANDER STEWART ASSOCIATE AND FELLOW OF ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018The MMTA team were sad to learn of the passing of long-standing MMTA Member, Alex Stewart. OBITUARY- MR. K. ALEXANDER STEWART ASSOCIATE AND FELLOW OF ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY Company…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
Of a Failed Auction and New Critical Minerals Programme
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Dear Members I trust all goes well with members everywhere as we enter, already, the third month of 2019. We’re expecting yet another winter storm tomorrow.…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Of a Shutdown (US) and a Sell-Off (Fanya)
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 13, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of a Shutdown (US) and a Sell-Off (Fanya) Dear Members An extraordinarily belated Happy New Year, but a wonderful one all the same! …
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“Cash is King!” so the old business proverb goes. It is, this is true. But what about the seemingly never-ending extending payment terms and the effect on cash for members…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
Opportunities aplenty for molybdenum demand
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019Opportunities aplenty for molybdenum demand– by James Jeary Molybdenum is consumed in a broad array of chemical and metallurgical applications spanning the energy, transport, construction, chemical, medical and electronics industries.…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
Radical closed-wing aircraft design could see greener skies take flight
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018An artist’s view of the PrandtlPlane shows what future commercial aircrafts could look like. Image credit – Vittorio C/ University of Pisa, Italy, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Aviation…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
Rare Earth metals have long been a niche, but strategically important part of the mining industry
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020Written by CRU’s Andrew Keen & Ben Jones Although there are seventeen rare earth elements with a wide variety of uses, two in particular (Neodymium and Praseodymium, or NdPr for…
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Rare Earths Conference—Metal Events By Nils Backeberg –18/11/2019 In the midst of the China-USA trade war, supply sustainability remained a key topic of conversation at the 16th International Rare Earth Conference, held…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
Raw materials in search of sustainability
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Raw materials in search of sustainability In this article, I want to look at a range of raw materials that are currently used in the automotive industry, mainly as materials…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
RBA Responsible Sourcing Summit
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019RBA Responsible Sourcing Summit The MMTA recently attended the Responsible Sourcing Summit by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) in Berlin. The Summit provided attendees with four topic areas ranging from…
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RC Inspection Group offering Sampling/ Inspection & Analytical services available in English, Italian, Russian and Mandarin. Sampling/ Inspection RC Inspection provides services in the industry sections of coal, coke, ferro-alloys,…
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The European Commission has finally published the delayed second REACH review (REACH REFIT Evaluation) – Expected in June 2017. The results of the assessment have been presented in a Commission…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
Regulating chemicals (REACH) if there’s no Brexit deal
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018UK Government Guidance Notice A scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a ‘no deal’ scenario) remains unlikely given the mutual interests of the UK and the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
Researchers uncover hidden topological insulator states in bismuth crystals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2019Researchers uncover hidden topological insulator states in bismuth crystals by Denis Paiste, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The search for better materials for computers and other electronic devices has focused on a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
Reversible chemistry clears path for safer batteries
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019Reversible chemistry clears path for safer batteries By Martha Heil, University of Maryland -09/05/2019 Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) and US Army Research Lab (ARL) have taken a critical…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
RJH Trading enters Industrial Minerals marketplace with experienced new division
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018UK-based metals trading firm RJH Trading announces that it is entering the industrial minerals markets with a new division to be headed up by industry veteran Carl Tracey. Effective immediately,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
Roskill- Minor Metals in Focus: Tin
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 31, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Tin Roskill In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2021
Roskill- Minor Metals Outlook Summaries
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 25, 2021Cobalt Sustainability Monitor Roskill’s Cobalt Sustainability Monitor examines the key environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors which face the industry. The monitor includes an analysis of CO2 emissions associated with production,…
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In our monthly column for the Crucible, we will focus on the rare earth elements, a group of 16 elements which provide a wide range of characteristics to products used…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2020
Roskill-Minor metals in Focus – Molybdenum
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 27, 2020Minor metals in Focus – Molybdenum In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2020
Roskill-Minor Metals in Focus: Antimony
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2020Minor Metals in Focus: Antimony In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
Roskill-Minor Metals in Focus: Niobium
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Niobium Roskill In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2021
Roskill: Antimony & Rare Earth’s Outlook to 2030
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 26, 2021Antimony (Sb) Outlook to 2030 Antimony is mostly consumed in flame retardants and lead-acid batteries. Together these end-uses account for more than 80% of antimony demand and trends in these…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
Roskill: Minor Metals in Focus: Cobalt
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019Minor Metals in Focus: Cobalt In our monthly column for the MMTA, we shine the spotlight on a key minor metal, looking at current market conditions and themes for the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2020
Roskill: The rise and fall of Fanya – implications for global minor metals markets
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 29, 2020The rise and fall of Fanya – implications for global minor metals markets Roskill’s Jessica Roberts looks at the impact of the Fanya Metals Exchange scandal on the metals it…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2020
Roskill:COVID-19 pandemic weighs on minor metal markets
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 27, 2020COVID-19 pandemic weighs on minor metal markets Global minor metal markets look set for a tough 2020 but enforced supply-side discipline and sharp demand recovery could offer upside price potential…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2020
Roskill’s recent Outlook to 2029/2030 reports’ summaries: Niobium & Titanium
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2020Roskill’s recent Outlook to 2029/2030 reports’ summaries: Niobium (Nb) Approximately 90% of all niobium is consumed as ferroniobium used in steelmaking. Besides ferroniobium, niobium is consumed in a wide range…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2018
Roskill’s Tantalum 2018 Conference 25-26 September 2018
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 3, 2018The full programme is available. Visit https://roskill.com/event/tantalum-2018/#programme to download it now 5 key reasons to attend • Join key tantalum producers to hear the latest outlooks, price forecasts and to…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
Roskill’s Tantalum 2018 Conference 25-26 September 2018- 10% off for MMTA members
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018Roskill’s inaugural Tantalum 2018 Conference will take place on 25-26 September at the Tower Hotel, London This is an unmissable event for all companies involved in the tantalum industry. By…
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ChineseMMTA国际小金属贸易协会期刊
Roskill’s Tantalum 2018 Conference 9月25-26 日
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 4, 2018会议完整议程请登陆 https://roskill.com/event/tantalum-2018/#programme 下载。 参会费用 $1,595USD。MMTA 会员专享 10% 的优惠(优惠码TA10) 。 请登陆 https://roskill.com/event/tantalum-2018/ 查看最新出席的公司名单。
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The Crucible: February 2020
Scientists create titanium parts using additive technologies
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020Manufacturing products from titanium and its alloys using traditional methods remains a complex technological task that requires a lot of time and money. Scientists at South Ural State University have…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
Scientists make tantalum oxide practical for high-density devices
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Scientists at Rice University have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density storage with a minimum incidence of computer errors. The memories are based on tantalum oxide, a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2020
Scientists manage to improve metallic glasses
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 27, 2020Scientists manage to improve metallic glasses by National University of Science and Technology MISIS Researchers at National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) have managed to develop a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2020
Security of metals supply fundamental: UK minister
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 24, 2020Security of metals supply fundamental: UK minister Published: 11 March 2020 Industry must have confidence that it can access the necessary raw materials to move towards sustainable low-carbon markets, UK…
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The Crucible: November 2020
Silicon Industry Development Under New Energy Era
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2020Silicon Industry Development Under New Energy Era Nonferrous metals materials are the basic raw material for China’s economic and social development. As well as the key material of national economy,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2019South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys William Gregor, an amateur mineralogist and chemist, first discovered ilmenite – some black sand containing one of the world’s lightest metals –…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2019
Study unveils a route to high hole mobility in gallium nitride
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2019September 16, 2019 by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org Crystal-field engineering of band structure and mobility in GaN. (a),(b) Change in the GW quasiparticle band structure of GaN upon biaxial dilation and…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
Summary of the TechUK | Responsible mineral sourcing dialog—Write up
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019Summary of the TechUK | Responsible mineral sourcing dialog—Write up Key themes and insights Among the key points and insights made during the day: Companies are not just concentrating on…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
Sweden’s new road powers electric vehicles – what’s the environmental impact?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018Sweden has built the first smart road that will allow electric vehicles to charge as they drive. The eRoadArlanda pilot scheme, which covers two kilometres of road outside Stockholm, is an…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
T.I.C.’s 59th General Assembly (AGM and conference) 14-17 October 2018
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018This year’s 59th T.I.C. General Assembly (AGM and conference) will take place 14-17 October 2018 at Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. Widely considered the largest and most important tantalum and niobium networking event…
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Uncategorized
Taking Advantage of the Opportunities of the Indian Market
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018On 13th September, members of the MMTA joined business clients of MMTA member, ICICI Bank, at their London offices to share some of the opportunities and pitfalls of doing business…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
The Argentinian fight against ‘mega mining’
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018On May 7 1813, when Argentina was beginning the process of beoming a sovereign country, the first Argentinian law for the promotion of mining was sanctioned. The day has now…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2020
The MMTA & Confronting Modern Slavery in DRC-UK Mineral Supply Chains
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 24, 2020The MMTA & Confronting Modern Slavery in DRC-UK Mineral Supply Chains James McQuilken 4th M arch 2020 On the 4th March General Manager Eva Model joined the London Briefing workshop…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
The MMTA’s Inaugural Hong Kong Seminar
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019The Minor Metals Trade Association held its inaugural seminar in Hong Kong in early November. The event attracted close to 80 participants from China and the rest of the world…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2019
The periodic table is 150 – but it could have looked very different
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 19, 2019The periodic table stares down from the walls of just about every chemistry lab. The credit for its creation generally goes to Dimitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist who in 1869 wrote out…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018
Towards a Global Open Material Stocks and Flows Database
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 2, 2018LETTER FROM NORTH AMERICA Towards a Global Open Material Stocks and Flows Database Dear Members So, the end of July. We seem to be very much into a traditional summer…
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Toyota says it has invented a new magnet for high-energy applications such as electric motors that uses a fraction of the amount of neodymium of a standard iron, boron, neodymium (NdFeB) magnet.…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
Transitioning to a Low Carbon and Energy Efficient Economy – Battery Raw Materials vs Critical Raw Materials Behind the Scene
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Transitioning to a Low Carbon and Energy Efficient Economy – Battery Raw Materials vs Critical Raw Materials Behind the Scene Review of the latest CRM Alliance Day, attended by MMTA…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2018
Trump’s Iran sanctions: deal or no deal?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 29, 2018What does the re-imposition of United States sanctions on Iran mean for business outside the US? On one view, the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
U.S. gives rare earths reprieve in revised $200 billion China tariff list
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018U.S. gives rare earths reprieve in revised $200 billion China tariff list BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States did not include rare earth elements, metals used in magnets, radars and…
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UK REACH—BREXIT—UPDATE Gov.uk have just released a new update to their advice on REACH in the event of no deal Brexit, copied below: The MMTA is working on a submission…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2018
US Supply Chains – Critical Minerals Revisited
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 14, 2018VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA At last the US looks at its supply chains and comes to some long-overdue conclusions Dear Members I can describe it only as being quite lovely…
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The Crucible: July/August 2018
US TAX IMPACT ON NON-FERROUS METALS MARKET A CHINESE PERSPECTIVE
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 6, 20181. The US Top-Up tariff is likely to cut China’s mineral exports. After the US announced on July 11 that China would be charged an additional 10% import tariff, China’s…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2018
US-CHINA TRADE WAR’S GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS EXPLAINED
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 14, 2018Economic acrimony has been bubbling between the US and China since Donald Trump became president. Now the tensions have boiled over into escalating tit-for-tat announcements of tariffs on key imports. This…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
Using metals with high thermoelectric power factor to create efficient all-solid-state active cooler
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019Using metals with high thermoelectric power factor to create efficient all-solid-state active cooler by Bob Yirka , Phys.org Two ways to cool. A refrigerator transfers heat from a cold object…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
Vanadium: what next for a market in deficit?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019Vanadium: what next for a market in deficit? Vanadium prices increased dramatically last year as the market moved into structural deficit. While prices have fallen back from their 2018 peak,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2020
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA – From a Front Line and a Quick Look at Metals in Chile
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 29, 2020VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA From a Front Line and a Quick Look at Metals in Chile Dear Members As I wrote you on 29 February, who could have …
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA – Of Greenland, Electric Motors and Critical Marine Minerals
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 30, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of Greenland, Electric Motors and Critical Marine Minerals Dear Members Somewhat earlier in the month than usual, I send you greetings from a quite astoundingly lovely…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of a Presentation on “Critical Minerals” in Düsseldorf and ERGI
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of a Presentation on “Critical Minerals” in Düsseldorf and ERGI Dear Members Good Afternoon! From a truly autumnal New York. Here in the city, the temperature…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2020
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA – Into the New Year
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 20, 2020Dear Members, Well, here we are, over a month into 2020. And who would know that we are well over a month into winter here in New York? It should…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA : Of Critical Minerals in Australia
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 4, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of Critical Minerals in Australia Dear Members The winter storm I wrote about in my last letter never actually materialized. But Harry still had his day…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA- Of 2019 and the New Decade
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 27, 2020VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of 2019 and the New Decade Dear Members A very Happy New Year to everyone. (Whilst I am writing this at the very beginning of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA- Of Ed Meir of INTL FCStone and the (Defunct) Fanya Metal Exchange
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 31, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of Ed Meir of INTL FCStone and the (Defunct) Fanya Metal Exchange Dear Members The harvest now is over, the summer days are gone, and yet…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/ August 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA- Of Politics, Policies and Photoelectrics
by tamara@mmta.co.uk August 22, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of Politics, Policies and Photoelectrics Dear Members Happy summer everyone! All I can say is that I really sympathize with members who are either residing or…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2020
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA- The Interminable Month of February
by tamara@mmta.co.uk March 24, 2020VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA The Interminable Month of February Dear Members, Goodness, what a lot has happened since I wrote at the beginning of the month. With any luck, should…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA: Of Rare Earths, Morocco and Gallium Nitride
by tamara@mmta.co.uk June 19, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of Rare Earths, Morocco and Gallium Nitride Dear Members, Maybe spring is really here? I shall not go any further than “maybe.” But there are some…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA: Of the MMTA Conference and AI
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Dear Members, Now, that was certainly worth suffering severe jet lag for! However, that’s not quite how I felt when I arrived in Edinburgh first thing…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2019
Welcome to Eva Model, the MMTA’s new General Manager
by tamara@mmta.co.uk January 7, 2019Dear MMTA members, It is with great pleasure I am taking up the role of General Manager of the Minor Metals Trade Association as from 2nd January 2019. I am…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2019
Welcoming new MMTA Board members Joel Nields, Exotech Inc. and Donna Vareha-Walsh, Indium Corp Joel Nields, Exotech inc
by tamara@mmta.co.uk May 23, 2019Welcoming new MMTA Board members Joel Nields, Exotech Inc. and Donna Vareha-Walsh, Indium Corp Joel Nields, Exotech inc Joel joined Exotech Inc in 2015 following a period of 12 years…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2018
Why we’re hunting for treasure – in old landfill sites
by tamara@mmta.co.uk October 12, 2018Why we’re hunting for treasure – in old landfill sites Humans are generally getting better at dealing with their mess. In the UK, for instance, 45% of household waste is now recycled…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2020
Wood Mackenzie- Coronavirus disrupts the battery raw materials market – but does an opportunity lie ahead?
by tamara@mmta.co.uk April 29, 2020Wood Mackenzie- Coronavirus disrupts the battery raw materials market – but does an opportunity lie ahead? The spread of the coronavirus around the world will likely change the market for…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2020
Wuhan Xinrong New Materials Co.,Ltd
by tamara@mmta.co.uk November 26, 2020Wuhan Xinrong New Materials Co.,Ltd Manufacturer Wuhan Xinrong New Materials Co.,Ltd is a high-tech enterprise that concentrated on the R & D, production and sales of Tellurium, Cadmium, Indium, Germanium,…
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锂被誉为未来的“白色石油”,目前已广泛应用于锂电池、润滑脂、陶瓷、玻璃等领域。根据美国地质调查局(United States Geological Survey,USGS)数据显示,2019年全球已查明锂资源储量(以金属量计)约为1700万吨,折合碳酸锂当量约为9000万吨。全球主要的锂生产国主要有中国、智利、阿根廷、美国、澳大利亚等,2019年澳大利亚是全球最大的锂矿供应国,占全球锂资源供给量的51%。
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ChineseMMTA国际小金属贸易协会期刊
中国不锈钢产量份额加快(作者CRU首席分析师 Panos Kotseras)
by tamara@mmta.co.uk September 1, 2020在这篇文章中,CRU解释了为什么今年中国不锈钢产量的份额在迅速增加。尽管由于Covid-19新冠导致的需求严重恶化,世界其它地区的市场活动受到损害,但中国经济却出现了强劲反弹,这激励国内不锈钢厂迅速恢复到新冠大流行前的开工率。因此,目前中国不锈钢产量的份额将创下新高。
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随着COVID-19全球大流行影响到中国最大的国内和国际市场,中国初级镁行业的产量正在大幅下降,这是十多年来的首次大幅下降。本文讨论了中国初级镁行业的现状,集中讨论了未来6至12个月内最有可能影响价格的因素。
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虽然稀土金属长期以来都是采矿业的一大利基市场,但具有重要的战略意义。 文:Andrew Keen 和 Ben Jones,CRU 地球上有 17 种用途广泛的稀土元素,但其中有两种(钕和镨,简称 NdPr)与低碳经济的成长息息相关,其地位也变得越来越重要。最近,CRU 对稀土的基本需求建模、新供应来源和新进入者的成本竞争力进入了深入的分析。
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这是世界上公开展示的最大辉锑矿标本,具有数百个独立的片状晶体,令人叹为观止。辉锑矿是一种含有锑和硫的矿物。2003 年,这个近半吨重的标本从中国东南部的武陵矿中运出。由于晶体是在地下的大洞穴中形成的,因此得以成长至让人印象深刻的长度。这种长度的完整辉锑矿晶体极为罕见。更常见的情况是,采矿者会发现大块的辉锑矿矿床,但其中只有很少量独立的晶体。之后这些矿石被粉碎并“烘烤”,这是提炼锑的过程。这种金属可用于制造发动机轴承、火柴、半导体、陶瓷釉和某些药物。
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9月13日,MMTA国际小金属贸易协会与其会员ICICI银行在伦敦共同主办了一个小型的座谈会,分享了主题为“世界上人口最多和发展最快的市场之一 -——印度开展业务的一些机会和陷阱”。
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全球镍产业链情况概览 镍因具有良好的耐蚀性和延展性,广泛应用于不锈钢及高温合金生产,同时在新能源汽车动力电池等新兴行业也拥有较大的消费潜力。镍同时作为基础工业金属和新兴产业原料,逐渐得到各国政府的重点关注,美国、中国、日本等国家相继将镍列为战略金属名单。
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尊敬的会员朋友们: 祝大家新年快乐!(我撰写本文的时间为 2020 年 1 月初,但我并不确定大家会在什么时间读到它。所以如果大家阅读本文时,新的十年已然开启,我在此诚挚致歉。) 从许多方面来说,现在世界的情形已与去年的此时大不相同:纽约现在的气温是温和的 8 摄氏度(47 华氏度),而不是寒冷的零下 18 摄氏度(0 华氏度);美国政府未再出现破纪录的停摆,而我们的行业(到目前为止)也不曾发生严重的矿难事故。
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亲爱的各位会员, 一声迟到的祝福——新年快乐! 随着北美圣诞及新年假日的结束,天气也稍微暖和了一点。
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尊敬的各位会员, 在此春回大地之际,祝愿大家万事如意! 很遗憾,当您看到此篇文章时,已时过境迁。美国内政部关于“美国经济与国家安全相关的关键矿物清单“的征集意见截止时间是在3月19日。此前内政部在对此清单征集意见[i](然而这篇文章的发表时间是3月18日星期天上午11点,已经收到了461条意见)。
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尊敬的各位会员, 不知不觉已经是2019年的第三个月份了,相信各位一切都顺顺利利。二月对于我来说总是比较繁忙的。每年这个时候,我们都会在奥地利维也纳的联合国举办我们的Zero Project会议。今年也不例外,这次会议是我们有史以来规模最大的一次。此次会议为期三天,吸引了来自世界各地80多个国家的700余人出席,参与讨论残疾人的独立生活和政治参与。
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尊敬的各位会员, 光阴似箭,转眼已到五月底。纽约的天气虽然还没有进入夏季,不过气候已逐渐炎热和潮湿。 为了安全起见,我最好不要谈及特朗普先生和他对钢铝的关税政策。因为我相信,最好由专家来评论为好,特别是从一开始就没有如此强烈反对,反对将关税的整个概念作为谈判“武器”的人。我们只需静观其变。只是,对那些在英国和欧洲喜爱波旁威士忌酒的人我感到深深的抱歉(欧盟对美国实施的铝钢进口关税反击,包括向摩托车和波旁威士忌等加征关税)。
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我们现在都发现自己身处未知的领域,COVID-19冠状病毒在世界各地传播的速度和凶猛程度令人恐惧,给许多人带来困难和绝望。我们的朋友、家人、同事、员工、供应商和客户都面临着许多我们从未经历过的艰难时期。 在当前的形势下,MMTA把员工、董事和成员的健康和安全放在首位,管理团队在董事会的全力支持下,做出了以下决定。 我们在3月12日率先做出决定,决定MMTA员工在家工作。 所有近期旅行都已暂停,并将在夏末进行评估。 美国查尔斯顿年会推迟到2021年4月14日至16日举行。 我们通常在4月份举行的年度股东大会将被推迟,直到我们能够找到一个合法和成功举行的机制。有关推迟的年度股东大会的进一步信息将在适当时候发送。 原定于9月之前的所有活动都将取消,除非此类活动能够在线上举行。 《Crucible》月刊将继续出版,但近期都将采用数字版发送。 《Crucible》4月版还将包括通常在年度会刊中出现的新董事的简介和摘录,还将包括完整的成员目录。 在这段困难时期,MMTA团队将尽可能提供帮助和指导。 如果您有任何意见或问题,请不要犹豫联系我们,总经理Eva,我自己或MMTA团队。 但最重要的是,管理团队、董事和我谨向全体成员转达我们最良好的祝愿,并希望你们都能保持安全、健康和照顾家人和朋友。 Simon Boon MMTA 主席
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从1990年代中期开始,中国经济持续快速增长,推动铜、铝、铅、锌等基本金属需求和产量也持续快速提高,这些基本金属冶炼技术也日新月异,比如先进的富氧熔池熔炼技术在中国大部分铜和铅冶炼企业得到普及,湿法炼锌技术在中国锌冶炼厂不断升级发展,具有中国自主知识产权的电解铝技术更是飞速发展,在许多方面达到国际领先水平。
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们太阳系外的气态行星“热木星”的透射光谱中,首次发现重金属氧化物。 该行星 WASP-19b 和木星一样大,但是温度却高出很多,达到 2000K 左右。之前,科学家通过分析来自类似行星的光,发现了这些行星中有氢、氧、碳、钠、钾等较轻的元素,但从未发现过较重的元素。 使用欧洲南方天文台的巨型望远镜和 FORS2 光谱仪在智利圣地亚哥附近检测来自 WASP-19b 的光。天文学家使用各种模型来解释光谱,并找到了与氧化钛 (Titanium) 以及金属钠和水相对应的峰值。 他们表示,氧化钛的存在可能会改变该行星的不透明性,这可能会导致大气中出现强烈的昼夜温差。同时也可能引起大气温度的变化,通过高精度仪器探测来自该热木星和其他热木星的热辐射,在将来或许哈勃太空望远镜或詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜可以找到答案。 来源:《自然》 By ESO/M. Kornmesser – https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1729a/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62429212 在巨大的外行星高温大气层中检测到氧化钛 was last modified:…
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ChineseMMTA国际小金属贸易协会期刊
小金属:罗斯基尔加入MMTA在香港的中国小金属会议 作者:Nils Backeberg
by tamara@mmta.co.uk February 18, 2020国际小金属贸易协会(MMTA)在2019年11月的第一周在香港举行了第二届中国小金属会议。会议的第一天围绕着中国的政策和环境法规,以及美国小金属市场参与者对贸易战的看法。
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欢迎来自英国Exotech Inc.公司的Joel Nields以及美国铟泰公司的Donna Vareha-Walsh成为MMTA董事会新成员 Joel Nields, Exotech inc Joel 于2015年加入Exotech公司,此前他在小金属行业已工作了12年。作为采购和销售总监,Joel负责钽、铌、铪、锆、钼、钨、钛和钒废料等一系列小金属的采购和销售。Joel的职责包括制定战略和规划、价格发现和指导,以及开发新业务。
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欧盟由于没有自己的天然矿产资源,因此进口大量的重要金属。研究人员调查了废弃原材料的回收利用,以找到确保可持续供应、增加经济值和减少温室气体排放的方法。
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罗斯基尔的杰西卡罗伯茨(Jessica Roberts)研究了泛亚金属交易所(Fanya Metals Exchange)丑闻对其交易的金属的影响,并提出了一个问题:一个新的正规化交易所能否成为全球小金属市场的一股积极力量?
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特朗普的推特已经变成了今日政治的一股“主流”。谁知道每个星期的推特马拉松会为全球关系带来什么? 三月伊始,特朗普便宣布将对进口到美国的钢和铝分别征收25%和10%的关税。“美国优先”已然行动起来,但这一举动是否会对经济造成意想不到的后果呢? 首先值得注意的是,这项关税措施针对的是任何出口钢和铝的国家,而非仅仅是那些在美国市场上试图“倾销”不公平补贴产品的国家。批评声音认为钢和铝产业并没有遭遇任何会影响到“保护”关税的具体威胁。澳大利亚总理发推文声明澳大利亚将被免除关税,于是剩下欧盟忐忑不安,所幸最后关头游说组织说服特朗普延缓对欧洲实行此项关税。
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美国对伊朗实施的制裁对美国以外的业务意味着什么? 有一种观点认为,美国退出伊朗核协议(JCPOA)的变化很小。虽然根据联合国安理会第2231(2015)号决议的规定,所有与伊朗核计划有关的联合国制裁,多边和国内制裁措施都将于2016年1月16日之前取消,但是美国的重要制裁仍存在,即使奥巴马总统在2016年1月16日签署了执行伊朗核协议的行政命令。
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一份最新的报告显示,电动车在其使用寿命内所排放的温室气体比柴油发动机少得多,即使电动车是由碳强度最高的能源驱动。 比利时布鲁塞尔自由大学 (VUB) 进行的车辆全生命周期模拟研究发现,在大量使用煤炭的波兰,电动车的排放量比柴油车少 1/4。 瑞典有着欧洲最清洁的电网。其二氧化碳排放量大幅降低了 85%,是英国等国家的一半左右。 T&E 智库发言人 Yoann Le Petit 表示:“到 2030 年,电动车的平均二氧化碳排放量将减少至柴油车的一半,当中包括制造过程的排放量。” “在过去一年中,我们接收到很多由燃料行业发布的电气化方面的假新闻,但在此项研究中,可以看到,即使在今天的波兰,驾驶电动车比柴油车对气候更有利。” 这项新研究使用了欧盟对波兰排放量的估计值 650gCO2/kWh,这远低于去年欧盟委员会联合研究中心科学部门的计算结果。
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减重是直升机选材的关键考虑因素。复合材料得到广泛使用,并在直升机总重量中占很高的百分比,尤其是在军用直升机中。但对于某些部位,金属材料仍然是工程师的首选;在成本和可靠性等关键问题上,金属占有绝对的优势。
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阿格斯(Argus Media)是全球领先的稀土报价专业机构。我们提供7种重稀土材料和5种轻稀土材料的价格服务,并且我们给出的报价一直被用于整个供应链的现货交易定价。我们拥有庞大的全球团队,深耕中国市场多年、发展强劲,通过三角贸易交易、出价和要价,以及合格的数据评估市场价位。
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在我们每月为MMTA撰写的《Crucible 》专栏中,本期将重点介绍稀土元素,这16种元素为工业应用和尖端技术中使用的产品提供了广泛的特性。
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锑主要用于阻燃剂和铅酸蓄电池。这些最终用途加在一起占锑需求的80%以上,这两个关键应用的趋势由此形成市场动态。
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亲爱的各位会员,2019年12月MMTA国际小金贸易协会同罗斯基尔信息服务公司一道在纽约康尔俱乐部举行了MMTA国际小金属年度晚宴及罗斯基尔信息服务公司研讨会。 研讨会让与会者深入了解了2020年小金属市场的驱动因素、航空航天和汽车电池市场的原材料供应以及泛亚对全球小金属市场的影响。这三个主题由罗斯基尔信息服务公司的Neal Brewster, Jack Bedder 以及 Jessica Roberts主持。
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路透北京 – 美国对2000亿美元中国商品征收关税的最终清单中不包括稀土元素,突显美国依赖中国供应这类战略矿产。稀土用于磁铁、雷达和消费电子产品。
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美国总统特朗普提出对另外2000亿美元的中国货物征收关税,威胁到用于医药,引擎和电子消费产品等各种小金属和稀土的尖端贸易。 超过6000种的物品已被指定征收10%的进口关税,包括美国政府五月公布的35种对经济和国防安全起关键性作用的矿物清单中的32种物品。
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在我们每月的MMTA专栏中,我们将聚焦于不同的小金属,着眼于当前的市场状况和未来一年的主题。在2020年10月的《Crucible》杂志上,我们把焦点转向了钼,钼是以古希腊单词Molybdos命名的。
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在MMTA的每月专栏中,我们探讨一种小金属,着眼于当前的市场状况和未来一年的主题。本月我们将注意力转向钽,以坦塔罗斯命名,他在希腊神话中最著名的是他在塔塔罗斯的永恒惩罚。借用他的名字在某些方面是相当恰当的,因为他的母亲普洛托(“财富”,如黄金和其它矿产财富)和祖母赫托尼亚(“地球”)的名字。我们会忽略他的一些其它特点,比如偷东西,谋杀自己的儿子,以及鼓励同类相食!
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在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要议题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 11 月刊中,我们将重点关注铌。铌(Niobium)的名字来源于希腊神话中坦塔罗斯国王(King Tantalus)的女儿尼俄伯(Niobe)。
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在我们每月的MMTA专栏中,我们聚焦于一种重要的 小 金属,着眼于当前的市场状况和未来一年 的 主 题 。在 2020年 11月 的《 C rucible 》杂 志 上 ,我 们 把 焦 点 转 向 锑 ,从 希 腊 语 中 的 “anti”…
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在我们每月的MMTA专栏中,我们将聚焦于不同的小金属,着眼于当前的市场状况和未来一年的主题。在2020年8月的《Crucible》杂志上,我们把焦点转向了镁,它以希腊塞萨利的一个地区Magnesia命名。
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在MMTA的月刊专栏中,我们每月将关注不同的小金属,分析当前市场状况和未来一年的主题。在2020年6月的《Crucible》杂志中,我们将注意力转向钛,由德国化学家和矿物学家马丁·海因里希·克拉普思(Martin Heinrich Klaproth)从“泰坦”一词中命名,泰坦是希腊神话中的巨人种族。
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《Crucible》2019 年 7 月/8 月刊 聚焦小金属:钨 在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要命题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 7 月/8月刊中,我们将重点关注钨。钨(tungsten)的名字来源于瑞典文中的白钨矿“tung sten”一词,字面意义为“重石”,反映着纯钨的高比重。 近年来,钨市场一直不太稳定。钨是一种难熔金属,常以碳化钨的形式被用做工具材料。2017 年年初,钨的传统市场(美国和欧洲)刚开始在低迷期后出现短暂的复苏迹象,钨的价格也逐渐开始摆脱中国昆明泛亚有色金属交易所涉嫌犯罪事件带来的消极影响。泛亚有色金属交易所曾交易过仲钨酸铵(APT),最终积压了大量库存。 当时,美国石油天然气市场的复苏以及全球汽车生产总量的提升(这几种产业都需要使用钨基工具进行切割、打磨或钻孔),促进了钨的市场需求再度提升;然而,随着中国政府启动了一项大范围的环境改革计划,针对供应端的担忧情绪开始蔓延。中国的多种工业都开始受到相关法规的约束和并需接受各项检查;而对钨市场而言,环境改革计划关注的重点是采矿和精炼业务是否符合环保要求。 中国的崛起 这类产出的很大一部分被作为原料来供应中国庞大的硬质合金刀具产业,但也有大量的钨产品出口到世界其他地方,特别是仲钨酸铵、氧化钨和碳化钨,以及钨铁合金和成品钨工具等。值得注意的是,由于出口税税率为 20%,中国的精矿出口量几乎为零。在 2018 年,中国还进口了 6000 余吨精矿(其中含钨精矿约为 3000 吨)。因此,中国作为全球最主要的精炼钨产地,对钨市场有着巨大的影响力。…
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在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要命题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 6 月刊中,我们将重点关注钴。钴(Cobalt)源自德语单词“kobold”,意为“妖精”或“邪恶精灵”。那时,矿工们十分不信任被他们称作“Kobolderz”的蓝色颜料矿石,因为这种矿物可能在冶炼时释放出有毒的含砷气体。 在小金属市场中,一年可能是很长的一段时间。上个月,钴业人士齐聚香港参加钴业协会(Cobalt Institute)年会,当时钴的价格在每磅 17 美元(约合人民币 264.59 元每千克)左右。而上一年,当同一个会议在拉斯维加斯举行时,钴的价格则超过了每磅 40 美元(约合人民币 622.57 元每千克)。是什么发生了变化? 在 2017 和 2018 年间,钴分散了人们对锂的一部分关注度,并在锂离子和电动汽车(EV)展会上占据了焦点地位。钴被用于制造某些锂离子电池的阴极;而且重要的是,硫酸钴是 NCM 和 NCA 电池阴极的重要原料,而这两类电池是电动汽车时代的动力之源。未来十年间,电动汽车电池对钴的需求将继续支撑市场的可观增长。事实上,罗斯基尔公司(Roskill)预计到 2029 年,钴的市场规模将扩大到现在的两倍。…
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在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要命题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 5 月刊中,我们将重点关注钽。钽(Tantalum)的名字来源于希腊神话人物坦塔罗斯(Tantalus),他最广为人知的故事是被打入冥界,永受折磨。我们可以肯定的是,钽和坦塔罗斯之间的相似处仅限于名字。 钽的产业规模很小,长久以来很容易受到市场平衡的快速变化和价格波动的影响。仅仅一家生产商的生产中断就可能对整个市场产生重大的影响;同样,如下游需求出现无法预见的上升,持有少量库存的加工方就会应对不及。2017 年发生的此类事件使得钽精矿价格大幅上升,五氧化二钽(Ta2O5)从年初的略高于 50 美元/磅(约合人民币 778.22 元/千克)跃升至年底的近 90 美元/磅(约合人民币 1440.79 元/千克)。 截至 2019 年年初,钽市场现面临着完全相反的情况——供应充足并可能会迅速地改变目前钽生产的地理格局。过去的 12 个月中,我们在各种小金属会议上进行的讨论主要集中在一个问题上——澳大利亚不断增加的钽产量对国际钽市场的影响,以及其对钽价格和手工生产商的影响。 图题:全球:一级和二级1钽供应(吨 Ta2O5) 供应源(从左至右):非洲;南美洲;中国;澳大利亚;南亚/东南亚;欧洲;二级…
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在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要命题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 9 月刊中,我们将重点关注锑。锑(antimony)的英文名称来源于希腊语的“anti”和“monos”两个单词,意思是“不孤单”。
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在我们为 MMTA 撰写的月度专栏中,每刊将重点关注一种不同的小金属,关注当前的市场状况以及未来一年中的主要议题。在《Crucible》的 2019 年 10 月刊中,我们将重点关注锡。锡的化学符号“Sn”源自拉丁语单词“stannum”,而“stannum”一词很可能源自早期的凯尔特语词汇“stan”和“sten”,意指从英国康沃尔流向欧洲大陆的早期罗马锡贸易历史。
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在给 MMTA 写的每月专栏中,我们都会聚焦一种关键的小金属,审视当前市场形势,展望来年行情。2020 年 3 月这一期的“THE Crucible”专栏,我们把目光投向了锰(manganese)。过去曾用 manganese 这个词来命名软锰矿和希腊马格尼西亚地区的黑色矿物——而历史上也一度以马格尼西亚(Magnesia)这个地名来命名镁和铁矿石。
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MMTA 专栏每月都会聚焦一种重要的稀有金属,探讨其当前的市场状况和未来一年的走势。在《The Crucible》 2020 年 2 月刊中,我们将关注一种 1925 年首度于德国发现,并以莱茵河的拉丁名 Rhenus 命名的稀有金属:铼。
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自从Covid-19新冠病毒的传播以来,全世界人民的生活以及商业环境都受到了重大的破坏。目前,中短期的未来仍不明朗。不过,由于MMTA的中国成员是最早经历Covid-19新冠疫情的,也是最先开始慢慢恢复的,所以我们采访了MMTA的中国成员——株洲科能新材料有限公司,与MMTA的所有成员一起分享他们的经验和经历。 以下是2020年4月14日MMTA国际小金属贸易协会的苏茹婷对株洲科能新材料有限公司总经理赵科峰先生的采访。
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自4月份我们采访了MMTA中国会员株洲科能新材料有限公司,分享他们应对新冠病毒的经验后,MMTA决定对其中国成员进行另一次访谈,以了解中国目前的供应链状况。 以下是2020年5月29日MMTA国际小金属贸易协会的苏茹婷对陕西华钼实业有限公司运营总监岳晓红女士的采访。
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武汉鑫融新材料有限公司最近加入了MMTA国际小金属贸易协会。为加深了解我们的新成员,以下是2021年1月18日,MMTA国际小金属贸易协会的苏茹婷对武汉鑫融新材料有限公司总经理蔡斌先生的访谈。
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贵溪大三元实业(集团)股份有限公司最近加入了MMTA国际小金属贸易协会。为加深了解我们的新成员,以下是2021年2月10日,MMTA国际小金属贸易协会的苏茹婷对贵溪大三元实业(集团)股份有限公司董事长吴世军先生的访谈。
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在靠近谢菲尔德市的两个冷却塔处,一座新的纪念雕像即将建成。 这座被称为钢铁侠的纪念雕像由罗瑟勒姆委员会委托,将被设计成一座坐在黑色煤炭石板基座上的坐姿雕像,象征着谢菲尔德自Harry Brearley发明不锈钢以来,这100年来钢铁的发展。作为纪念雕像的一部分,一个宽2.5米,长3米的钢心将放置在建筑内。
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钼需求的大量机遇——作者:James Jeary 钼在能源、运输、建筑、化工、医疗以及电子等行业的化工和冶金领域有着广泛的应用。本文中,CRU 的 James Jeary 将探讨钼消耗的前景和未来的需求机会。James 是 CRU 《钼市场展望》(Molybdenum Market Outlook)报告的编辑。该报告是 CRU 的一项综合服务,提供关于未来五年中钼供应、需求以及价格的详细预测。
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锂是一种常见元素,其沉积物分布在整个地壳中。然而,由于其高反应活性,这种元素并不是以自然形式出现的,因而在试图提取用于商业目的的沉积物时存在着技术问题。历史上,锂的商业用途非常小众,陶瓷、润滑脂和聚合物行业是该产业最大的消费群体。然而,随着近期电动汽车的蓬勃发展,以及整个电池行业需求的显著增长,锂已经成为电动汽车和储能领域的重要组成部分。
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研究人员发现,液态金属滴可以变成雪花状。 当美国北卡罗莱纳州立大学的一个科学家小组试图用液态镓铟作为电化学电池中的电极时,他们发现了奇怪的现象:在几秒钟内,金属开始扩散成雪花状。液态镓铟具有液体中最大表面张力,其形态很少发生改变,因此这是极不寻常的现象。 但施加中等电压会引起镓合金与周围电解质(氢氧化钠水溶液)之间的反应。金属表面出现氧化并降低了表面张力,就如肥皂会降低水的表面张力一样。当重力将金属扩散成圆盘状,表面的干扰会将其分解成一片片的“雪花”。“雪花”继续变化,分裂出更多的碎片,形成图案。 参考文献 C B Eaker 等,《物理评论快报》2017, 119, 174502 (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.174502)
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航空航天部门是今年受COVID-19新冠病毒攻击最严重的行业之一。由于飞行活动难以恢复正常水平,航空高温合金废料的需求遭受了急剧下降。然而相反的是,不锈钢行业在整个病毒大流行期间表现异常不错,目前正面临废料市场紧张的局面。因此,CRU听到越来越多的关于高温合金废料被出售到不锈钢行业的报道。