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Dr. Ing. Martin Tauber, Industry Consultant, President Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Alliance, Member of International Magnesium Association (IMA) EU Committee Contact [email protected] Although magnesium still has a strong position in…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Of a Shutdown (US) and a Sell-Off (Fanya)
by MMTA February 13, 2019VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of a Shutdown (US) and a Sell-Off (Fanya) Dear Members An extraordinarily belated Happy New Year, but a wonderful one all the same! …
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CrucibleThe Crucible: September 2025
Policy shift raises cost floor for China’s nonferrous metals
by Polina Sparks October 7, 2025China’s shifting approach to metal refining and production could restrict output of some nonferrous metals, as the country switches from a volume-at-all-costs approach to a more compliance based system. This…
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The mining and metals industry has an image problem. Dirty, corrupt and exploitative are words that may spring to mind in certain parts of the world. Energy intensive and polluting are probably used even more widely. However, without the mining of ores and their subsequent processing into metals, we would have no buildings, infrastructure, consumer products (not to mention anything even vaguely high-tech), we would literally still be stuck in the Stone Age.
