Aug 3, 20134 min readWhy the MMTA is like a hedgehogThat peculiar and endearing creature, the hedgehog, is today, believe it or not, an endangered species. And, in financial terms, our...
Jun 18, 20132 min readWhat does the future hold for a modern major minor metal merchant?The minor metals market, you could say, has come a long way from 1973, (the year the MMTA was established) when Nickel (now more than...
May 10, 20134 min readAnd now for my disclaimer ‘Lipmann reports from the recent MMTA conference in Washington DC’.As attendees to metal conferences know all too well, it is now rather ‘de rigeur’ to make a disclaimer. My own, prior to my talk on...
Feb 11, 20133 min readThe Rare Earth Fiasco Comes to an EndIt all started in 2007 with a report by the US National Academy of Sciences, entitled “Minerals, Critical Minerals and the U.S. Economy”,...
Aug 17, 20123 min readNo country for old metal menOld metal men have been shaking their heads and lachrymating Olympically into their beers at confirmation of the sale of the London Metal...
Jul 25, 20125 min readNo one can save the LME nowBy the time you read this, it will be too late. Today members of the LME vote on whether to accept the $2.14 bln bid put forward by the...
