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  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…

The mining industry has a problem, bemoaned Codelco chairman Oscar Landerretche…

The 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…

MMTA Charity Update Anthony Lipmann reports on the resumption of MMTAs Friends of Mufulira electives programme.   We are, in the UK, acutely aware of criticism of our health system.…

2017 Antimony Day: Because we are stronger together…

Dear Members, We are excited to announce the Minor Metals Trade Association has partnered with CarbonChain to help drive the metals industry towards a more sustainable future. CarbonChain is an…

Chris Brzozowski, commercial director of ICD Europe Ltd has been approved to join the MMTA Board of Directors, subject to his board membership being ratified by the MMTA members at…

COBALT: 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…

The MMTA is pleased to announce out new member Corpay, a leading provider of global online payment solutions. Global businesses trust Corpay Cross-Border to power their international payments, execute plans…

Join Project Blue and the Minor Metals Trade Association for a free LME Week networking and information event in the heart of London. Hear from an expert panel of speakers…

The MMTA’s Critical Materials Forum 2024 in association with critical materials consultancy Project Blue will be held at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London on Tuesday 1…

FOM work never so vital At the end of April our first elective of 2024, a medical student from the University of Edinburgh, travels to Mufulira in Zambia. She will…

Maria Cox discusses her recent visit to China, where she met members old and new.

Perhaps I should not alienate all our Crucible readers at once by suggesting that most of us are, shall we say, rather spoilt. While I would be the first to…

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany have developed an environmentally-friendly red light flare popular in fireworks displays and among Soldiers who…

We are delighted that MMTA’s Friends of Mufulira charity has resumed bursaries this year to send four final year medical students for their overseas elective. The first two, Niamh Johnson…

View from North America Dear Members, I trust this missive finds everybody safe and well. Polina and I have been chatting over several weeks and have come up with a…

The MMTA is delighted to announce that it has signed a cooperation agreement with German Geokompetenzzentrum (GKZ) in Frieberg. GKZ is a triple helix network of industry, research, and administration…

Next week (24-2 April) we look forward to welcoming our members and guests at the MMTA International Minor Metals Conference in Charlotte, NC, USA. Join us for our Anniversary Reception…

The Minor Metals Trade Association is sorry to inform our members of the recent passing of Peter Dugdale, founder and  managing director of  MMTA member Veritek Global Solutions Nigeria Ltd.…

In just a few days, the MMTA is delighted to be welcoming members and delegates in person to the historic UK city of Sheffield for the International Minor Metals Conference…

17-19 April 2024, Singapore   In 2024, the MMTA International Minor Metals Conference moved away from Europe and North America of recent years and headed to Singapore.  Taking the main…

MMTA member Less Common Metals, a British producer of rare earth magnetic alloys, has had a busy year. The MMTA caught up with LCM general manager Aaron Riley to ask…

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…

BIMCO’s Force Majeure Clause 20221 is a generic clause which can be modified for inclusion in a range of contracts. This may include sale agreements and charterparties.   Highlights  Where…

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…

On 1 October, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanist (CBAM) came into force in its trial phase in the European Union. Affected importers into the EU will have to report…

  MMTA member London Chemicals and Resources Ltd has been recognised by the latest Plimsoll industry analysis as one of the UK’s top 100 Chemical Distributors in terms of size,…

The Minor Metals Trade Association held its Annual General Meeting on 18th April 2024 in Singapore. The following members were elected or re-elected to the board of the Association Chris…

Stephen Hall, Advanced Alloy Services Ltd Standing for re election to the MMTA Board and for the  position of Chair Stephen Hall graduated with Materials Science and Engineering Honours Degree…

Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   It’s all very well giving unwanted advice to the young via this column (as…

Global minor metal supply chains are currently grappling with a multitude of issues. Covid-19, war in Ukraine, climate change and net zero targets, and inflation, have all converged in 2022.…

The Minor Metals Trade Association is happy to announce that the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference 2024 will be held on 17-19th April 2024 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore.…

The MMTA 49th anniversary dinner will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at the magnificent De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London. The beautiful venue is located right…

The MMTA Anniversary Dinner is the premier annual networking event, bringing the world of minor metals to the heart of London LME week. 2023 is the MMTA’s 50th Anniversary year,…

The MMTA thanks Simon Boon and Chris Edler, who stepped down from the board  at the 2023 AGM after both serving a nine-year term, for their invaluable service to the…

The Minor Metals Trade Association’s Annual General Meeting is taking place on Thursday 18th April ahead of the first conference session. The following MMTA members are standing for election to…

  The MMTA cordially invites you to its 2023 Christmas Lunch, Thursday 7 December 12-4pm The central London venue is Ironmongers’ Hall, Shaftesbury Pl, Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8AA Map…

Welcome to the November Crucible Dear MMTA members, Welcome to your November 2023 edition of the Minor Metal Trade Association’s magazine, the Crucible. Following on from the October webinar, Mastering…

Welcome to Singapore! Here are this week’s conference schedule and speakers: Conference Schedule Wednesday 17 April 2024 07.30hrs – 15:30hrs Golf Tournament kindly sponsored by ICD Group will take place at the…

25-26 April 2023 Charlotte, NC, USA   Day 1 – Tuesday, April 25 For delegates who had neither played golf at the Bermuda Run Country Club (kindly sponsored by ICD…

The MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference 2024 will be held on 17th-19th April 2024 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. We are delighted to bring the MMTA’s main conference to…

The MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference and AGM 2025 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 7-9 April 2025. Book before November 15 and pay £950 per person for MMTA…

MMTA 49th Anniversary Dinner The MMTA 49th anniversary dinner will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at the magnificent De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London. The beautiful…

Join the Minor Metals Trade Association and critical materials consultancy Project Blue for a summer networking event in New York City. Featuring networking drinks and a forum with expert speakers…

MMTA News Dan Bowman steps down Dan Bowman is stepping down as MMTA board director and the Association’s Treasurer, due to leaving MMTA member Avon Metals. The MMTA would like…

We are pleased to announce that John E Porter has been approved to join the MMTA Board of Directors.  His position is subject to being ratified at the MMTA’s next…

Join the MMTA board At the forthcoming MMTA AGM on 18th April elections will be held for new members joining the MMTA board. The MMTA would greatly welcome applications from…

We regret to inform you that the MMTA board has received the resignation of Donna Vareha-Walsh as chair of the MMTA, effective from 7th October 2022. Donna has moved to…

The MMTA was delighted in June to welcome AMG Chrome Limited as its member. Part of the AMG Critical Materials NV group, AMG Chrome is a world-renowned supplier of specialty…

ELG Utica Alloys Limited, part of the ELG Haniel Group, are global leaders in the sourcing, processing & supply of pure metals (Co, Hf, Mo, Ti, Ta, Nb, W, Zr)…

Our Mission: We made the decision many years ago to centralize our focus on Tungsten and the alloys that are part of its family. Our mission is to be the…

Bluestone Metals & Chemicals joins the MMTA Bluestone Metals & Chemicals, part of the SMR – Specialty Metals Resources Group, has joined the MMTA. Established in 2014, Bluestone is a…

In May, the Minor Metals Trade Association welcomed three new members. Several membership applications were also submitted to the MMTA board and membership for approval. We are pleased to announced…

The MMTA is delighted to welcome Shuyan Peng, Supply Chain Manager, Indium Corp to its Asia Committee and looks forward to her valuable input as committee member. Ahead of the…

Trader Tophet Corporation has been serving the specialty metals industry for over 20 years with a specific focus on vacuum melters. We are committed to sourcing and consistently delivering high…

The MMTA is pleased to welcome its newest member, VERITEK NIGERIA. VERITEK is a privately-owned British company, with its Head Office in the UK and  regional African head office in…

国际小金属贸易协会（MMTA）很高兴宣布我们即将于2018 年11 月6 日在香港举办
一个以中国小金属市场为主题的为期一天的座谈会。

MMTA 在中国和亚洲各地的会员数量在过去五年中大幅增长，鉴于这一点以及中国在
国际小金属和特种合金领域的关键作用，国际小金属贸易协会举办了由Metal Events
组织的首次在中国的活动，该座谈会将在香港九龙香格里拉大酒店举行。

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！

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。

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。

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。

In December, the MMTA welcomed Neveah Limited as a new member. Headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, Neveah Limited engages in the Export of both base and Minor metals. Its product offerings…

NEW 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…

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…

In 2023 the MMTA celebrates its 50th anniversary   Happy New Year! Dear MMTA members, We would like to start this 2023 issue of by wishing you a happy and…

Major moves in Michigan As mentioned in the January Crucible, lithium never sleeps. And neither does the rampant new trend of onshoring, and “friend-shoring”, heralded in particular by North America…

China brings in Ga, Ge export permitting  From 1 August, the Chinese government announced that eight products related to gallium and six to germanium will require export permits, citing national…

Welcome to the May-June Crucible issue. With our premier annual event, the International Minor Metals Conference  and the MMTA annual general meeting now behind us—see this issue for the conference…

2015 was a big year for the MMTA in North America, with 6 of the 11 new Members hailing from the region.  In addition to growing numbers, our programming also…

Part 7: Trade metals and see the world! Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates metal trading for the young entering the world of metals.   I had a metal friend…

Part 9: Weighing words (not metal) Retired  metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals. It’s a funny old thing – the metal trade.…

  Retired  metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   Last night I dreamt I was short of …ium – a metal we…

View from North America   Dear MMTA Members, Good afternoon from Cleveland Heights, Ohio this Labor Day. And it is quite stunning weather here: sun shining, not too hot and…

The Trade Journalist we deserved   Trevor Tarring, who died at the end of April aged 90, was a towering figure in the metals industry, and a great friend of…

Last year, Rotterdam based shipbroking firm Blue Ocean Brokers, a subsidiary of MMTA-Member Odin Warehousing & Logistics (OWL), launched a revolutionary idea to charge a flat brokerage fee of EUR…

  Notes from the other side Retired  metal merchant Anthony Lipmann illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   So, you’ve been offered your first job – terrific!…

2023 Strategic Foresight Report—deadline 13 March   The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to inform its  2023 Strategic Foresight Report. This report is published every year, and…

At temperatures as hot as the sun and under pressures over a million times atmospheric pressure, the metal molybdenum melts. Tracking the molten history of the metal clarified the melting…

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Forschungszentrum Jülich have now presented a process that, for the first time ever, allows this so-called lithium plating process to…

by REACHReady Following the departure of Great Britain from the EU and with the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, EU chemicals regulations such as REACH, the…

It is with deep sadness that we share with you the news of the sudden passing of Jim McCombie on 17th February 2024.  Jim was a veteran of the minor…

What the shipping industry should be aware of The European Union’s 12th package of sanctions against Rus-sia has come into force on 19 February 2024, following adop-tion by the European…

What, you may ask, drives us at the MMTAs Charity, Friends of Mufulira, to plug away to support the community in Mufulira, Zambia?  Perhaps anyone attending the MMTAs anniversary dinner…

Inspired by the 'liquid wire' technique in spider webs, scientists have created novel composite fibres which extend like a solid and compress like a liquid. Pulling on a sticky thread…

Two Members of the MMTA’s Insurance Task Force broached the very current and difficult topic of terrorism from an insurance perspective. The Cost of Terrorism In addition to the tragic…

The history of human civilisation can be told through metal smelting, from the Copper to the Bronze to the Iron Age, and onwards. And, since civilisations are communities and economies,…

Notes from the Other Side Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   When I was young in the 1960s our schoolteacher…

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…

Polina Sparks recalls Trevor Tarring’s newsroom   At the old Metal Bulletin offices in Lower Marsh, Trevor’s presence and guidance were always felt, even once he stepped back from the…

The Minor Metals Trade Association is looking for an Administration Assistant to support the Association’s activities. The Association is looking for an organised and pro-active Administrative Assistant to take on…

At the end of July, the MMTA welcomed VIMET AG as its member. Established in 2021 by traders with many years in commodity markets and logistics. VIMET AG is a…

The 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…

Members and non-members of the MMTA joined a great line-up of speakers in Toronto last month for the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference. A vibrant and rapidly growing city, Toronto…

 Proposed Modifications to the Section 301 Actions (Docket Number USTR-2024-0007) In June the US Trade Representative consulted on proposed additions to the USTR’s Section 301’s 25% import duties, including HTS…

A long-standing member of the MMTA, Alfred H Knight (AHK) has enabled global trade for over 140 years. They instil trust and certainty in the global supply chain through the…

As we get closer to the century since the discovery of rhenium, speciality metals trader Anthony Lipmann introduces us to the extraordinary woman who identified this rare element in the…

News spotlight In the last two weeks of March, representatives form 36 member countries of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN regulator tasked with protecting marine life in international…

CarbonChain Webinar, Thursday 19 October, 10-11am BST On 1 October, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanist (CBAM) came into force in its trial phase in the European Union. Affected importers…

Notes from the other side Retired  metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   Early in my career I was reproached by a…

The Minor Metals Trade Association is pleased to welcome three new members who joined the MMTA in September. Tungsten Vietnam JSC is a tungsten producer situated in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. It…

Dear MMTA Members, I am happy to be joining the MMTA in Member Services. My life in metals started in 1998 as a reporter at Metal Bulletin, where I eventually…

The MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2024   In this issue you will find information about the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference, including programme and speakers and members standing for…

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…

How medical and economic health go together The MMTAs twinned relationship with Mufulira in which we send NHS medical students to the Ronald Ross General Hospital in Zambia is multifunctional.…

Notes from the other side Retired  metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals.   In the March issue of the Crucible, we delved…

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。