December 2011

Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Metal Laugh-In

by Taras Berezowsky on December 30, 2011

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Source: sleazette.wordpress.com As you now well know, we like to have some fun and “appreciate metal” between posting on industrial metal market activity. Not surprisingly, these get quite a few reads. I’ll be brief with introducing these, because the real gold is contained within each humorous or metal-appreciative post: 1. Gold Grillz A Hedge Against [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Man, Those Materials Are So…Raw

by Taras Berezowsky on December 30, 2011

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Source: castolin.com Early in the New Year, we’re planning our release of the brand-new MetalMiner IndX, which will feature (spoiler alert!) daily pricing for several key raw materials among many other price points. We know that reporting on the raw materials markets is just as key as covering metal production and end-use sectors. Here are [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – What Makes You So Special?

by Taras Berezowsky on December 29, 2011

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Source: industrialmetalsupply.com A fascinating smattering of MetalMiner stories can be classified under “specialty metals” or “specialty materials” — if not specialty, then at least super-niche-y. This year, the award for Niche Metal of the Year goes to GOES (yep, I just wrote that): Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel. Our colleague Jack Taylor has kept his pulse on [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Macroeconomics and Metals

by Taras Berezowsky on December 29, 2011

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Source: tutor2u.net A lot of what affects the global economy — and how that in turn affects metals markets — has to do with China (as the posts below will attest.) 1. 10 Reasons To Short China Part One Lisa outlined an excellent argument countering the China bulls who view the superpower as Forever Growing. [...]

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MetalMiner’s Sourcing Outlook for Commodities in 2012

by Taras Berezowsky on December 28, 2011

Style:    Category: Commodities, Ferrous Metals, Global Trade, Macroeconomics, Metal Prices, Minor Metals, Non-ferrous Metals, Public Policy, Sourcing Strategies, Supply & Demand

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Here’s the third episode of MetalMiner Sourcing Outlook, brought to you by Zycus. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZeGOlXDXxQ[/youtube] In this year-end episode, MetalMiner provides a look ahead to commodity markets in 2012, namely the steel, aluminum and copper sectors. In the One-On-One segment, Lisa Reisman and Stuart Burns discuss these markets in-depth, and give their takes on economic outlooks [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Who Knew the Minors Would Be So Major?

by Taras Berezowsky on December 28, 2011

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Source: watoday.com.au Arguably, tantalum should have been included in our Best Of Conflict Minerals post, as it is one of the officially classified conflict minerals; and tin is a key non-ferrous metal that is not all that minor, especially as it also fits into the conflict minerals rubric. Nonetheless, we figured this tripartite of most-read [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Rare Earth Metals and Minerals

by Taras Berezowsky on December 27, 2011

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Source: rareearthgame.com Can’t get your hands on the rare earth metal you need? No worries! Blow off some steam by playing the game above! Seriously though, much has been made of the definitions of rare earth “metals” vs. “minerals,” to say nothing of the more substantive issues surrounding global supply and production of them. Molycorp [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Dr. Copper, I Presume

by Taras Berezowsky on December 27, 2011

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Source: biblicalgallery.com Copper — or Dr. Copper, as the PhD/MD/JD-wielding base metal insists on being known when introduced at cocktail parties — always keeps things interesting, even though we gain a small percentage of copper buyers as readers (prove us wrong, copper buyers! Read MetalMiner!) Anyways, copper-driven pieces are sure to generate a buzz, as [...]

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