The Crucible: January 2018
‘In the long run…’ Demand, supply, and the economics of resource availability
The mining industry has a problem, bemoaned Codelco chairman Oscar Landerretche…
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2017 Antimony Day: Because we are stronger together…
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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…
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Maria Cox discusses her recent visit to China, where she met members old and new.
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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…
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I look back on my 9 years as a Director of the MMTA with much satisfaction. In that time the MMTA has changed from a small, largely UK-focussed, traders’ association…
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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… -
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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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)…
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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…
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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… -
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。 -
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… -
CrucibleThe Crucible: Jan 2016Pioneering Shipbroker changes the landscape to help Charterers & ship owners
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… -
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…
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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…
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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… -
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…