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The Metal Events‘ 19th International Rare Earths Conference returns to San Antonio, Texas, in 2023.  Registration and welcome reception on 18th October, following on from the Scandium Symposium Register HERE…

Following on from the success of Metal Events’ 1st International Scandium Symposium in Las Vegas, the second one in the series will take place on 18th October 2023. Register HERE…

Benchmark is excited to announce Battery Gigafactories Europe 2023 as a live, and in-person conference being held 28-29th March at the Intercontinental Budapest, Hungary. Two days of discussions will explore the rise of…

Join Benchmark Mineral Intelligence in Washington DC for Battery Gigafactories USA 2024, a live, and in-person conference being held June 11-12 at the JW Marriott Washington DC, USA. Two days…

Central to the Energy Transition, this would not be possible without the rise of gigafactories. Join Benchmark Minerals intelligene in Washington DC for Battery Gigafactories USA 2023, a live, and…

Benchmark’s Flagship Event Returns   Since 2016, Benchmark Week has been the leading gathering for the world’s lithium-ion battery supply chain and the wider energy transition. This year, multiple content…

The 29th CRU Ferroalloys Conference is the most important and largest annual gathering of ferroalloy professionals in the US. The conference has a trusted track-record for delivering 640+ delegates from…

The largest annual gathering of ferroalloy professionals in the US The 30th CRU Ferroalloys Conference is the most important and largest annual gathering of ferroalloy professionals in the US. The…

The global flagship event for the lithium market is back, bringing you the leading experts from across the supply chain for a week of discussions, debate and networking.  After attracting…

China’s accession to the WTO (World Trade Organization) in 2001 saw them being recognised as a non-market economy in transition, meaning that unless Chinese firms could prove they were operating…

By Tamara Alliot In recent years, Mexico has steadily been climbing the ranks to become a global player in the Aerospace and Defence (A&D) industry.  Mexico has some unique attributes…

By Tom Butcher, Independent Consultant Dear Members Well, much has happened since I last wrote you back in May. Amongst other things, we’ve had: Brexit, Donald Trump prevailing, Cameron resigning,…

By Tom Butcher, Independent Consultant Dear Members I trust all of you have had excellent summers, whether away on holiday in parts far (near), or at home. We’ve had a…

  With high gas and electricity prices battering Europe, UK and EU governments announced winter support, including temporary caps on prices for domestic and business consumers. EU measures unveiled on…

Go, Go, Gallium After several false starts, NASA’s Artemis I mission took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November, the first in a series of complex missions…

China brings in Ga, Ge export permitting  From 1 August, the Chinese government announced that eight products related to gallium and six to germanium will require export permits, citing national…

Thank you to all the US members who contributed to the MMTA consultation on the Office of US Trade Representative’s (USTR) consultation on Section 301 tariffs that included proposed 25%…

Welcome to the May-June Crucible issue. With our premier annual event, the International Minor Metals Conference  and the MMTA annual general meeting now behind us—see this issue for the conference…

 Proposed Modifications to the Section 301 Actions (Docket Number USTR-2024-0007) In June the US Trade Representative consulted on proposed additions to the USTR’s Section 301’s 25% import duties, including HTS…

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…

  Friend-shoring? Yes, friend-shoring.   Dear Members   Good Morning! Another Sunday morning here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Rather than looking out on a world covered in snow and nippy…

Miners Face Talent Shortage—Part 2   Dear MMTA Members Good afternoon, once again Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Before continuing my look at the talent shortage facing the mining industry, here in…

What about 2024? Dear Members, With 2024 upon us, I thought I would look quickly at a couple of areas I shall be keeping an eye on in the coming…

The DoE Delivers, Australia goes to the Middle East and Governments Look at Space Dear Members I’m just back from a monster (for me) European trip — nearly three weeks…

Dear Members Good Afternoon! Once again, a Sunday afternoon here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. We have been so lucky. Maybe a few warm days (92°F or so), but nothing like…

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…

Dear MMTA Members, Welcome to your May edition of the Crucible magazine, This is its first issue since the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference and AGM took place in Singapore…