The Crucible: March 2023

Notes from the other side: Retired  metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals. The inaugural meeting of The Minor Metals Traders* Association (now…

Welcome to the March issue of The Crucible. In the February issue you might have read Tom Butcher’s Letter from North America on the increasingly trendy concept of “friend-shoring”. This…

In Part 2 of this series for The Crucible, analysts Andrew Matheson and Patrick Stratton of CPM Group examine what transport electrification means for minor metals   CPM Group analysts…

Molybdenum is consumed in a broad array of chemical and metallurgical applications spanning the energy, transport, construction, chemical, medical and electronics industries. CRU’s Samuel Hayes discusses the ongoing supply deficit and…

This month Project Blue is looking more closely at two of the rare earths underpinning energy transition: dysprosium and terbium. Dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb) are two elements that form…

Molybdenum is an important industrial raw material. Due to molybdenum’s high strength, high melting point, resistance to corrosion and abrasion and other characteristics, stainless steel’ corrosion resistance can be improved…

A “Pincer” Movement to Secure Supply Chains? Dear Members   Good Morning! Once again, a Sunday morning here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The weather’s actually quite decent at the moment:…

The TCG held its plenary session on 28 February. Julia Tiskowiec summarises the proceedings for the MMTA.   EU Customs Reform Aim: The upcoming customs reform is described as a…

The UK and Canadian governments today unveiled a co-operation agreement on critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium, vital to modern and green technologies, from solar panels to electric vehicles.…