Project Blue in association with Mysteal Join Project Blue and key government, industry and finance stakeholders to discuss ferroalloy trends in South Africa’s mining heartland. Meet us in Johannesburg for…
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Fastmarkets Ferroalloys Asian Conference 2023
by Polina Sparks December 7, 2022The long shadow of Covid-19 hangs over the global ferroalloys market. China’s zero-Covid policies continue to dampen construction and shipping activity, reducing demand for steel and therefore ferroalloys. Exporters face…
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International Steelmaking Raw Materials Conference 2024
by Polina Sparks February 5, 2024The International Steel Making Raw Materials Conference will be run as a partnership between CRU and Minmetals and will be held in conjunction with Zall Steel’s established steel makers conference. The event will cover critical issues facing the…
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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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The humble bicycle, popular since… well that’s quite a disputed date, but from the early 1800s, the ancestors of the modern-day bicycle were certainly in use. One prominent version was the Draisienne….
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Happy New Year 2024 And welcome to this year’s first edition of the Crucible. As we look forward to 2024, new regulations are already coming into play that encompass…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July 2016
Next Generation Sustainable Magnesium Primary Production
by MMTA July 15, 2016Dr. Ing. Martin Tauber, Industry Consultant, President Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Alliance, Member of International Magnesium Association (IMA) EU Committee Contact martintauber3120@gmail.com Although magnesium still has a strong position in… -
Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals. Sheffield and Donetsk ̶ more in common than you think My godfather was…
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The Crucible: November 2015
Securing the Material Processing Capability for Manufacturing
by MMTA November 24, 2015The second largest Blast Furnace in Europe, and the associated coke ovens, have now been shut down – for the second time in less than 10 years. Could this be… -
CrucibleThe Crucible: August 2023
What does H2 2023 look like for critical materials?
by Polina Sparks September 11, 2023As we enter the busiest trading season of the second half of 2023, Project Blue looks at what lies ahead for critical materials in the rest of 2023 The major…