Nov 8, 20132 minRhenium – updatedA brief look at the pie charts for rhenium – 50mt primary supply/ 65mt total demand (a market in deficit) – looks deceptively simple. And...
Aug 16, 20137 minMetal stories that never made the trade pressPerhaps it was only me who missed them? (Or perhaps the trade press did too?) But, it was to the broadsheets we had to turn to discover...
Oct 12, 20122 minMMTA – Zirconium Supply and Demand – Brief statsFor any trader visiting this subject for the first time, it is important to note that about 70% of all metallic zirconium will go into...
Oct 11, 20123 minHafnium Supply-Demand – MMTA – Brief Metal Statistics*Currently it is believed that Ukraine has ceased metal production and that raw material passes to Russia for processing – hence...
Oct 10, 20122 minMetal Statistics – Rhenium – an overviewWhen compared to the 15mln tons of copper from which it is sourced, rhenium’s approx 45mt supply and 54mt demand is by any standards...
Oct 3, 20113 minKeep a historical perspective on Rhenium – and be careful not to look at the economy…In 1991, when the Soviet Union broke up, Kazakhstan had an old stockpile of Rhenium thought to be 15 mt. This was sold to the West and...