The Crucible: July/August 2018

A 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…

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)…

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…

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…

1. 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…

Many 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…

China 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…

Indium 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…

This 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…

Roskill’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…

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.…

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…

The 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…

Shaanxi 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…