Dear MMTA Members and colleagues, Welcome to your September and LME Week edition of the MMTA’s magazine, The Crucible. LME Week 2024 The LME Week 2024 kicks off on…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September/October 2023
China’s Ga, Ge export controls may deter EU trade
by Polina Sparks October 5, 2023In August this year, the Chinese government introduced export licencing on a range of gallium and germanium products, citing national security. Amid a lack of clarity about the impact, Argus…
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CRU Ferroalloys Europe 2023
by Polina Sparks December 13, 2022The 10th CRU Ferroalloys Europe Conference will be held in Amsterdam, May 9-10, 2023. This conference provides an excellent mid-year opportunity to network with key industry figures in the European ferroalloys marketplace, and…
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CRU Ferroalloys Europe 2024
by Polina Sparks March 27, 2024The 11th CRU Ferroalloys Europe will take place place between 11-13 June 2024, live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The conference provides a fantastic opportunity to re-connect with each other and…
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E-Waste World / Battery Recycling / Metal Recycling Conference & Expo 2024
by Polina Sparks May 17, 2024E-Waste World / Battery Recycling / Metal Recycling Conference & Expo is the must-attend co-located event for electronics manufacturers and suppliers, ITAD companies, battery producers, recycling companies, critical raw material…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2024
EU magnesium prices fall below $3,000/t threshold
by Polina Sparks April 18, 2024European magnesium prices have been under acute pressure since the start of the year because of oversupply in China and weak demand in domestic and international markets, leading in-warehouse Rotterdam…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2024
EU Policy highlights from CRM Alliance
by Polina Sparks July 4, 2024The EU CRM Act entered into force on 23 May 2024 Following its entry into force on 23 May 2024, the European Commission has published an FAQ on the Critical…
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Fastmarkets European Battery Raw Materials Conference
by Polina Sparks June 6, 2024Join 500+ key voices from across the global battery supply chain to focus in on Europe. You will delve into the policies and investment driving the region forward, the latest…
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Fastmarkets International Ferroalloys 2022
by Polina Sparks September 21, 2022Running for over 30 years International Ferroalloys has established itself as the key meeting for ferroalloys professionals, attracting 700+ key players in the ferroalloys supply chain. The event enables miners,…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2025
Ferro-alloy, Si market assess fallout of EU safeguard probe
by Polina Sparks March 31, 2025In December 2024 the European Commission launched a wide-ranging probe into imports of silicon-metal, and manganese- and silicon- based alloys, with a view to safeguard EU producers. Argus Media tests…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2025
Gallium production is coming back to Europe after China’s export controls
by Polina Sparks March 31, 2025Metlen’s investment will bring commercial-scale gallium production back to Europe for the first time since 2016. It is the first in what many will hope will be a flurry of…
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Giga Europe 2024
by Polina Sparks February 5, 2024s, baBenchmark is delighted to announce the return of Giga Europe 2024 – where the region’s government, industry and finance will meet to chart a course for the region’s lithium ion…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2023
Heneken expands in South Africa and North America
by Polina Sparks December 4, 2023Heneken Group, has had a busy year in 2023, and since becoming a member of the MMTA. The Slovakian company has grown from its roots as a trader and master…
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IRTC24: Raw materials in a changing world
by Polina Sparks February 5, 2024After a very successful first IRTC conference in Lille in 2023, the 2024 IRTC conference focuses on new approaches to criticality to face the challenges of a changing geopolitical configuration and…
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MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2025
by Polina Sparks May 10, 2024The MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference and AGM 2025 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 7-9 April 2025. This event is now fully booked The MMTA International Minor Metals…
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MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2026
by natasha@mmta.co.uk April 25, 2025The MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference and AGM 2026 will be held in Dubai, on 20th-22nd April 2026. Further details to follow. To find out more, please visit Metal Events…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September/October 2023
Moly market dynamics calm following historic volatility, eyes on China
by Polina Sparks October 5, 2023The molybdenum market story in 2023 has been one of volatility and uncertain demand-supply outlook. With a less dramatic downside seen from September, S & P Global here unpicks the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September/October 2023
MPS starts ferro-titanium production in Poland
by Polina Sparks October 5, 2023In October, Ukrainian-owned company MPS Technology, is launching new ferro-titanium production in Poland. The factory in Częstochowa began operating in 2020 with two production lines dedicated to processing titanium turnings…
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Hydrovolt JV begins battery recycling in Norway Hydrovolt, the battery recycling joint-venture between battery maker Northvolt and aluminium group Hydro, has commenced commercial recycling operations in Fredrikstad, southern Norway. Hydrovolt…
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Glencore woos Teck As this issue of the Crucible was heading to print, Swiss commodities giant Glencore sweetened its takeover approach to Canadian miner Teck Resources, which looked determined to…
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EU votes to adopt the CRM Act On 14th September the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to adopt the Critical Raw Materials Act. The amended act adds aluminium…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: October 2022
News in Brief — End Markets Roundup
by Polina Sparks October 22, 2022Aerospace Airbus pushed ahead of Boeing on in Q3, delivering 140 passenger aircraft including 46 in July, 39 in August and 53 in September. This compared with 112 deliveries from…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2023
Rare Earths: Heading for a hangover?
by Polina Sparks December 4, 2023On the heels of the Metals Events 19th Rare Earths Conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA, in October, Andrew Matheson and Patrick Stratton, analysts at CPM Group, delve into the…
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Raw Materials Week, 8th edition
by Polina Sparks October 26, 2023The Raw Materials Week is an annual event organised by the European Commission. It gathers a wide range of stakeholders discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw material, providing…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2024
Strong indium buying in China and cuts to Western production stir up market
by Polina Sparks May 31, 2024In the last month the indium market has soared on a supply shortage caused by disruptions to production outside of Chi-na and increased buying in China bringing an end to…
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The European Space Forum 2023
by Polina Sparks February 7, 2023The European Space Forum will return to Brussels in 2023, and will once again bring together key stakeholders and thought leaders for 2 full days of face-to-face debate. Focussing on…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2023
View from North America: Partners or Friends?
by Polina Sparks April 21, 2023Dear Members Good Morning! Once again, a Sunday morning here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The weather’s actually quite decent at the moment: a bit of a change. Although we still…
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Dear MMTA Members, Welcome to the March Crucible. It has been a busy quarter marred by ill-health, but what felt like an endless winter is finally over, and days…
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Dear MMTA Members, Welcome to your May edition of the Crucible magazine, This is its first issue since the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference and AGM took place in Singapore…