The future of the United Kingdom in the EU will be put to the vote in a referendum on the 23rd June. With the campaigns on both sides of the debate becoming increasingly hostile….
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Notes from the other side: Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates metal trading for the young about to enter the world of metals. Part 5: Embrace the chance to see…
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Report from the Critical Raw Materials Association 15 November 2022 5th EU Critical Raw Materials Event Kamila Slupek, Sustainability Director, Eurometaux Ms. Slupek presented Eurometaux’ study with KU…
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CrucibleLegislation and RegulationResourcesThe Crucible: March 2023EU Trade Contact Group plenary session
The TCG held its plenary session on 28 February. Julia Tiskowiec summarises the proceedings for the MMTA. EU Customs Reform Aim: The upcoming customs reform is described as a…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: July/August 2018How recycling more steel and aluminium could slash imports without a trade war
Many economists expect President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminium to increase what American companies and consumers pay for those metals and the goods made from them. Dozens of…
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International Trade Week (ITW) is a UK event that supports UK-based export businesses. Led by the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with industry, ITW features a…
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CrucibleMinor Metals and ApplicationsResourcesSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: September 2022Is ammonia the future of long-distance hydrogen transport?
HFW Briefing The Paris Agreement 2015 established that, if the global increase in average temperatures is to be halted, nations would need to reduce their greenhouse emissions.1 As…
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CrucibleLegislation and RegulationResourcesThe Crucible: September 2022Trade IssuesLondon calling… filling the interest gap
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 implies a term into certain business contracts for the supply of goods and services so to allow a creditor a right…
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The reflective loss principle prevents a shareholder from seeking to recover a loss from a wrongdoer which merely reflects the loss suffered by the company it is interested in. Over…
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Argus exclusive interview: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves through the global supply of titanium. What are the long-term geopolitical implications for future trade with the region? In an…
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CRM - Critical Raw MaterialsCrucibleMinor Metals and ApplicationsSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: May 2022Trade IssuesWaste and RecyclingMinor metal supply chains – challenges and opportunities
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.…
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CRM - Critical Raw MaterialsCrucibleLegislation and RegulationSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: June 2022Trade IssuesNews in brief
3D printing, lithium power NASA’s Moon mission As this edition was going to press, NASA launched its CAPSTONE satellite to the Moon. This is the first step of…
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Welcome to the March issue of The Crucible. In the February issue you might have read Tom Butcher’s Letter from North America on the increasingly trendy concept of “friend-shoring”. This…
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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…
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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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CrucibleLegislation and RegulationThe Crucible: June 2022Trade IssuesUncategorizedREACH in a post-Brexit United Kingdom
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…
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Networking Seminar – FREE to Attend Kindly hosted by MMTA member, Marsh The MMTA is delighted to be able to offer members the opportunity to join us on Wednesday 19th…
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CRM - Critical Raw MaterialsCrucibleLegislation and RegulationResourcesSustainability and Resource ManagementThe Crucible: June 2022Trade IssuesSecuring magnesium is an EU priority: EIT Summit
Securing stable magnesium supply has become a priority for policymakers after an acute shortage of material in late 2021, panellists said at the EIT Raw Materials Summit in Berlin. “To…
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By Jung-ui Sul, Sidley Austin LLP The EU’s modernized customs rules came into effect in May 2016. We reported on the key changes in the new rules in the March… -
Recent reporting on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based in part on the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts report of December 2023 and in part…
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CrucibleLegislation and RegulationThe Crucible: April 2022Trade IssuesTrade Contact Group on Ukraine/Russia measures
Detailed minutes: Trade Contact Group – ad hoc meeting related to Ukraine/Russia The Commission and the EU Delegation to Russia announced the following points: The EU has put in…
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On 4 August 2015, the EU and Vietnam reached an agreement in principle for a free trade deal. Negotiations for an ambitious and comprehensive FTA [Free Trade Agreement] were launched…
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Economic acrimony has been bubbling between the US and China since Donald Trump became president. Now the tensions have boiled over into escalating tit-for-tat announcements of tariffs on key imports. This…
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Dear Members Good Morning! Once again, a Sunday morning here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The weather’s actually quite decent at the moment: a bit of a change. Although we still…