Lisa Reisman

How to Track, Forecast, and Create Sourcing Strategies for Opaque Metals

How to Track, Forecast, and Create Sourcing Strategies for Opaque Metals fdsfds-2

Some of our favorite metal sourcing challenges involve off-the-beaten-path requests for price intelligence regarding “opaque metals.” This term refers to metals that no known exchange-traded price firm or price reporting agency (e.g. MetalMiner and our competitors) publishes. We like to think MetalMiner continues to add price data across a broad range of “obscure” metals. This […]

What’s Wrong with Today’s Metal Price Forecasts?

What’s Wrong with Today’s Metal Price Forecasts? abstract-background-of-stock-market-the-commodity-economic-metal

Not many years ago, I attended a large steel conference. A speaker there referenced his past years’ price predictions by saying, “I sure got that wrong.” To many, picking metal prices as a means of providing a price forecast may seem like a fool’s errand. But in reality, technology and techniques have evolved long past […]

How ERP Systems Impact the Steel Industry: A Discussion by EOXS

How ERP Systems Impact the Steel Industry: A Discussion by EOXS businessman-using-a-computer-to-document-management-for-erp-ent

MetalMiner’s own CEO Lisa Reisman caught up with Ravi of EOXS to discuss how ERP systems aid the steel industry, including both steel service centers and distributors. Currently, MetalMiner is looking to add ERP solutions to its metal price forecasting platform, MetalMiner Insights. EOXS, who specializes specifically in integrating ERP solutions into steel service centers, […]

Mastering Metal Prices: 5 Sourcing Strategies That Only Pros Know

Mastering Metal Prices: 5 Sourcing Strategies That Only Pros Know Asian man owner mananger of SME business warehouse storage

“It is a fact researchers have settled on – the 10,000-hour rule is a definite key in success.”– Malcolm Gladwell, ‘Outliers.’ For those of you who have not read Gladwell’s “Outliers,” no worries. Essentially, the key theme of the book involves the concept of practice. It states that those who dedicate 10,000 hours or more […]

Conditions Ripe for a Nickel Price Squeeze  

Conditions Ripe for a Nickel Price Squeeze   Screenshot-2022-11-15-at-6.55.22-PM-2

The recent rise in aluminum, copper, and nickel price have created some short-term uncertainty as companies finalize their long-term contracts for 2023. Earlier this month, all three metals rose on the back of rumors that China might begin easing zero-COVID restrictions. In addition, the USD index has dropped from its September peak of 114. As […]

Metal Price Trends: Tin May Rebound, While Zinc Could Experience Additional Declines

Metal Price Trends: Tin May Rebound, While Zinc Could Experience Additional Declines People at work galvanizing metallic structures in a zinc bath

Since the beginning of 2022, tin prices have steadily declined. Indeed, such was the case for many metal prices after the March peak. However, it’s possible tin could see a reversal in the long term. As it begins to reach lower support ranges indicated by September 2020’s low, we could see tin start to push […]

Double Digit Cost Savings on The Table For 2023

Double Digit Cost Savings on The Table For 2023 Businessman using a calculator to calculate the numbers from bus

2023 Budgets Should Reflect Declines in Metal Prices Most metal prices experienced considerable drops from price levels seen just a year ago. Indeed, excluding lead, all non-ferrous and ferrous metal prices appear considerably below price levels seen in 2021. Most suppliers continue to stay quest amidst this decline, opting to place the onus of cost […]

Global Precious Metals MMI – Are High Interest Rates Causing Precious Metal Investment Risks?

Global Precious Metals MMI – Are High Interest Rates Causing Precious Metal Investment Risks? Global-Precious-Metals-MMI-October

October’s Global Precious Metals MMI (Monthly MetalMiner Index) traded sideways, falling slightly by 0.98%. The index held higher than other October MMI’s (a majority of which fell in price) due to high interest rates, recession fears, and slowing economic activity. Due to these the current economic climate, investors sought out precious metals for investment reasons […]

Stainless MMI: Nickel Prices Down After Bullish Month

Stainless MMI: Nickel Prices Down After Bullish Month Stainless-MMI-October-2

By: Nichole Bastin and Katie Benchina Olsen The Stainless Steel Monthly Metals Index (MMI) rose 3.35% from September to October. Last month, nickel prices traded up with a strong rebound during the first three weeks. However, prices soon fell back within range. These declines continued until the opening days of October, with prices mainly remaining […]

Rare Earths MMI: A Renewed Push for Rare Earth Independence

Rare Earths MMI: A Renewed Push for Rare Earth Independence Rare Earths

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly MetalMiner Index) fell an additional 4.04% between September and October, less than half the decline seen the previous months. However, it does indicate that rare earth producers are still under pressure. Rare earth annual contract renewals are coming for 2023. Learn the best contract negotiation tactics in MetalMiner’s free October […]

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