Minor Metals Trade Association

Take advantage until Monday 10th February 2025 of the current fees for the MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2025 £1150 for MMTA Members and £1600 for non-members). With much happening in the minor and critical metals this year, stay on top of the latest market and industry developments and geopolitical trends by joining us in Lisbon on 7-9 April. For programme and to book: https://lnkd.in/e4jYi6-v #MinorMetals #CriticalMinerals #CriticalRawMaterials #MMTAconference2025

We wish all our members and the wider metals community a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year!

𝗠𝟮𝟯 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 The M23 rebel group advanced into mining regions near the city of Goma in the DRC in January 2024. According to key reports, the group reached Goma on 25 January 2025, a development that could disrupt #tin and #coltan exports. The DRC is believed to be the primary source of global coltan production, although Rwanda is the largest exporter of the material. Much of this #tantalum is considered to originate from the DRC before being transported across porous borders into Rwanda and neighbouring countries, such as the Republic of Congo. Exported material typically moves through the border town of Goma into Rwanda before being transported to ports on the East African coast. Project Blue's Kyle Pronk and Luke Adriaans have taken a closer look at the situation - their insights are available on our website: https://lnkd.in/eqX5VwbT

A positive start to the year for MMTA member Tuocai Tech with new contracts for high purity minor metals

📢 #EarlyBirdRate ends *today*! 🐦 Book your place before the end of Friday 10th January for the MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2025 to take advantage of the early bird rate £1050 for MMTA Members and £1350 for non-members. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e4jYi6-v These rates are valid for all registrations completed and paid for by 10 January, after which time the rates will rise to £1150 for MMTA Members and £1600 for non-members valid until 10th February. #MMTAconference2025 is a key annual #event in the minor metals industry calendar, bringing together industry and trade participants from across the world for market insights, forecasts and networking. The 2025 conference is held on 7-9 April, Lisbon, Portugal. Presentations will focus on the key minor #metal sectors including cobalt, rhenium, molybdenum, tantalum, indium, germanium, gallium, tungsten, chromium, magnesium, lithium, antimony and specialty alloys.

Critical Metals Strategies for a New US Era: Fastmarkets-MMTA Roundtable   More details and to book your place: https://lnkd.in/ePWbwwVZ Scheduled just 10 days after the new US administration takes office, this free event offers a timely platform to explore pivotal issues shaping the future of minor metals, with insights from key industry leaders including the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Indium Corporation The agenda will feature two dynamic panels: Building Western Supply Chains – Focused on key materials such as #gallium, #germanium and #indium, this conversation will address the challenges and opportunities in securing resilient #supplychains to meet growing demand in a dynamic regulatory environment. Driving Demand in Critical End Markets – Highlighting US #aerospace and other strategic sectors, this panel will delve into markets including #tungsten, #tantalum, #vanadium and more, exploring their critical role in driving technological innovation and economic growth. Roundtable is free to attend (Booking required) Followed by MMTA Dinner (Booking required)  The MMTA's New York Dinner is returning to the Cornell Club in central Manhattan. Thursday 30th January 2025. Keynote speaker Brendan Kelly £145pp - Member  £180pp - Non member #US #NewYork #CriticalMinerals #Event #MmtaNYdinner2025

At the start of 2025 it is fantastic to announce the publication of a UK National Materials Innovation Strategy 📢   We are all aware that materials innovation touches every strategically important sector in the UK, powering the advancements urgently required for our modern world - this strategy quantifies and draws out the economics behind the sector and the opportunities for the future.   As the first-ever cross-sector strategy for materials innovation, it articulates the need for a more collaborative effort to ensure the UK remains a leading location for materials innovation, attracting investment. Alongside six major economic opportunity streams it highlights the highest priority areas as two cross-cutting themes - the digital transformation (Materials 4.0) and sustainability/circularity. These are essential to accelerate discovery and translation of innovation aligned with environmental imperatives, resource constraints, national resilience and economic growth, all of which will underpin our future national industrial strategy. The Strategy is the culmination of two years of hard work and dedication from the Henry Royce Institute, The Materials Innovation Leadership Group, and the entire materials industry in the UK to whom I'm extremely grateful for their efforts to date. The support from the advanced materials team at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business and Trade has been invaluable in shaping the findings.   Later today, I'll be speaking at our launch event in London to announce the strategy formally. That is when the work truly begins to deliver the transformational impact vitally needed for the materials industry.   We will be looking for the leaders across industry and materials innovation to shape and drive the implementation of this strategy and join us in a national partnership which will turbocharge the delivery of a sustainable, resilient, net zero, prosperous future. https://lnkd.in/eBPrN-73   Perspective Economics ScotChem Urban Foresight #MaterialsStrategy #AdvancedMaterials #Sustainability #Materials #MaterialsInnovation #SustainableMaterials #materials4.0

The European Commission has opened a safeguard #investigation into #silicon and silicon- and #manganese-based #ferroalloy imports into the #EU including ferro-silicon, ferro-manganese, ferro-silico-manganese, ferro-silico -magnesium, calcium-silicon. https://lnkd.in/eqSWvSHj Responses to the Commission's questionnaire first stage of the investigation are due by *8th January*, preferably via the Commission's platform https://lnkd.in/eYGrrHdn The MMTA would welcome input from members regarding this investigation. Please email admin@mmta.co.uk

The MMTA would like to wish our our members and industry colleagues the very best of the holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year 2025! MMTA offices will be closed for the holidays from 24th Dec to 2nd Jan.

The December issue of the MMTA Magazine, The Crucible is here. MMTA members, please check your inboxes. Selected articles are also available on the MMTA website https://lnkd.in/e2r2Xx3d In this issue: MMTA member news Benchmark Mineral Intelligence on sodium-ion #batteries CPM Group on #Hafnium Argus Media on #Titanium sponge supply Project Blue on the Trump presidency and #CRMs S&P Global shares is #cobalt insights Tom Butcher on MSP and metals in satellites MMTA responds to USTR tariffs consultation Rhenium at 99 Don’t miss Member Benefits, upcoming MMTA events and more