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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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…
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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… -
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…
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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。 -
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！
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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。
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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。
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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…
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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…
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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… -
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…
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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…