7-9 April, Lisbon, Portugal The MMTA International Metals Conference 2025 returned to Europe on 7-9 April, to beautiful Lisbon, the historic heart of Europe’s seaborne trade. More than… The post International Minor Metals Conference 2025 appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
Dear MMTA Members, First, an announcement. The MMTA wishes to inform you that the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference 2026 will now take place at the Hyatt Regency… The post Welcome to the Summer Crucible appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
CPM heard in early May 2025 from a hafnium supplier in China that one of its export shipments of hafnium crystal bar had been stopped by the Chinese customs authorities.… The post Hafnium — Demand dynamics and capacity constraints appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
On Executive Orders, SMRs and Fusion Dear MMTA Members, Since President Trump’s inauguration, we have seen a veritable flood of Executive Orders pouring from the Oval Office covering many,… The post View from North America appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
EU entities must buy CBAM certificates for FeCr, FeMn starting in Jan 2027 European ferromanganese and ferrochrome producers likely to benefit Importers of high-carbon FeMn, FeCr will pay another 5%-10%… The post CBAM and the European ferroalloy markets: A transformative force? appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
MMTA member AMG Chrome, a leading chromium producer based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK is building a new plant in New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. The plant, expected to be fully… The post AMG Chrome to be Made in USA appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
After several year’s absence, meet the MMTA 2025 Cricket team! Thank you to MMTA member Wogen Resources, and especially Seema Rambarran and Vikki Po, for organising the Festival of Cricket… The post Hold on to your bats—Minor Metals Cricket is back! appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
Time bar under the Hague Visby Rules Legal Insight from HFW Background The court recently clarified what a “suit” is for the purpose of the time bar under Article… The post London Calling: Time appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
A few years ago, I had to grapple with a dissenting trade arbitrator who refused to sign an award. That trade arbitrator was subsequently removed (endorsed by the Court). We… The post London calling: The Power of Judicial Dissent appeared first on MMTA.| MMTA
The MMTAs charity Friends of Mufulira (FOM) tries to develop relationships with the community in the town of Mufulira, Zambia as partners. We have much to give — but Mufulira also…| MMTA
The MMTA wishes to inform you that the MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference 2026 will now take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, from 21–23 April 2026.…| MMTA
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Dear MMTA Members, Welcome to the March Crucible. It has been a busy quarter marred by ill-health, but what felt like an endless winter is finally over, and days…| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector.| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector.| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector.| MMTA
Welcome to the December Crucible As the year draws to a close after a busy conference season, welcome to this year’s last issue of the Crucible, which looks back on…| MMTA
After a dramatic spike in 2022, hafnium’s price has fallen somewhat closer to earth. By historical measures the price is still strikingly elevated but the volatility post-2021 appears to have…| MMTA
Since the mass market adoption of lithium ion batteries in the early 1990s, cell prices have fallen year on year, resulting in a reduction of 73% since 2014 alone. This…| MMTA
Market participants across the titanium value chain are weighing the potential for certification and penetration of Chinese titanium sponge into aerospace and defence market applications, as they consider lower Chinese…| MMTA
Market bearish as Indonesian cobalt metal to further oversupply Europe In this article for the Crucible, Nathan Day build on S & P Commodity Insights Critical Minerals Briefing published in…| MMTA
Following the preliminary results of the US election, Project Blue examines the potential impact the Trump-Vance administration may have on critical materials and associated downstream sectors. We expect some deviation…| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector.| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which serves to benefit and promote the interests of its international Membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international minor metals sector.| MMTA
The Minor Metals Trade Association is pleased to welcome three new members who joined the MMTA in September. Tungsten Vietnam JSC is a tungsten producer situated in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. It…| MMTA
Antimony prices have been on a rapid uptrend since Beijing announced the addition of antimony and some of its products to China’s export licensing scheme from 15 September, and with…| MMTA
View from North America Dear MMTA Members, Good afternoon from Cleveland Heights, Ohio this Labor Day. And it is quite stunning weather here: sun shining, not too hot and…| MMTA
There are many issues facing world markets for specialty metals. Most of these markets are relatively small in size. They are not sufficiently large and liquid enough to have price…| MMTA
As we get closer to the century since the discovery of rhenium, speciality metals trader Anthony Lipmann introduces us to the extraordinary woman who identified this rare element in the…| MMTA
Notes from the Other Side Retired metal merchant, Anthony Lipmann, illuminates trading for the young entering the world of metals. When I was young in the 1960s our schoolteacher…| MMTA
