Several weeks ago, a colleague of mine who works in video production and development forwarded me a link to a company video. (How he has the time to troll around the web to find such things is beyond me.) For this particular video, however, my colleague didn’t have to troll too long or hard. That’s [...]
by Lisa Reisman on April 11, 2012
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Category: Commodities, Sourcing Strategies
Keywords: Aluminum, Conflict Minerals, Copper, MetalMiner, Nickel, Rare Earth Metals, Stainless Steel, Steel, Titanium
MetalMiner (and our parent organization, Azul Partners) has been quietly building up a cool business the past few years. The only thing increasing faster at the moment than our revenue and cross-site traffic — we’re currently up to nearly 100,000 unique visitors and over 300,000 visits per month across our four sites — is the [...]
Hedging Strategies for Commodities We all know what it’s like to hear the word “hedging” thrown around — but do we know what it means for our sourcing organizations? Damon Pavlatos and Tom Hronis from Future Path Trading break it all down for manufacturers, and what it really means to effectively hedge your commodity spend. [...]
Registration begins now for Commodity EDGE: Sourcing Intelligence for the New Normal at the InterContinental Chicago (O’Hare). (If you’re attending, we’re excited to have you! If you’re sick of hearing about Commodity EDGE, you won’t be for much longer!) *Keep checking in with MetalMiner and Spend Matters to read and see the latest on the [...]
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Here’s the second episode of MetalMiner Sourcing Outlook, brought to you by Zycus. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaqLpX-9csg[/youtube] In each episode of this web-only show, MetalMiner Editor Lisa Reisman brings you a concise yet comprehensive outlook on the commodities and metals markets, as well as an exclusive one-on-one interview with personalities working within the commodities sphere. The episode is [...]
Welcome to the inaugural edition of MetalMiner Sourcing Outlook, brought to you by Zycus. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=059bUpPY1Q0[/youtube] In each episode of this web-only show, MetalMiner Editor Lisa Reisman brings you a concise yet comprehensive outlook on the commodities and metals markets, as well as an exclusive one-on-one interview with personalities working within the commodities sphere. Once the [...]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGWV9Mzed8[/youtube] MetalMiner Editor Lisa Reisman speaks with Jennifer Diggins, director of public affairs at Nucor, about how the company views, uses and relies on its relationship to natural gas. Hopefully you’ve gleaned some valuable insight into how Nucor Steel perceives the current policy landscape as it pertains to manufacturing. As we trundle along toward Labor [...]