Aerospace may be down, automotive is coming back, albeit going through immense change from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs), but one sector of the aluminum market that is brewing up a storm is the aluminum can market. Are you prepared for your annual aluminum contract negotiations? Be sure to check out our […]
Category: Sourcing Strategies
The case for globalization is on shakier ground
The widely, if not universally, held belief that globalization is a win-win panacea for growth has never looked shakier. While President Donald Trump has led the charge on calling out the failings of unfettered engagement with China and all that entails in terms of loss of manufacturing capability and sharing of hard-won technology, he is […]
Week in Review: Rising copper price; RARE Act; MetalMiner 2021 Annual Outlook
It was another action-packed week in the world of metals, including coverage from Stuart Burns on the rising copper price, developments in the rare earths sector and the release of the MetalMiner 2021 Annual Outlook report. The 2021 Annual Outlook is an invaluable resource for metals buyers preparing to set their spend for the year […]
Steel, copper and aluminum prices for 2020-2021: how to budget and forecast
We are only two days away from 2021’s MetalMiner Budget and Forecast Workshop on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Many metal buyers are about to lock themselves into pricing for the next 12 months – in a very, very, very unsteady world. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that flexibility is key. Going into negotiations, […]
Metals forecasting, contracting mechanisms and more: sign up for the MetalMiner 2021 Forecasting Workshop
Metals buyers should always be looking for every possible edge to manage their spend, particularly amid volatile times (like we’ve seen this year). In the MetalMiner 2021 Forecasting Workshop, held virtually this year, attendees will: Hear from MetalMiner experts on short- and long-term metals outlooks Beta test MetalMiner’s should-cost models Gain valuable insights vis-à-vis metals […]
Don Hauser: Five things to watch out for heading into steel contracting season
This has been a volatile year for global markets, with already slowing economic growth compounded by the destructive impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Webinar: MetalMiner’s Lisa Reisman, Don Hauser on metals buying strategies during volatile markets
If you are a metals purchaser, it is imperative to mitigate risk and keep costs down whenever possible. Of course, volatile market conditions can very quickly disrupt a buying organization’s approach, whether it’s due to the imposition of new tariffs, the coronavirus outbreak or the oil price plunge (just to name a few recent events […]
Renewables/GOES MMI: Central U.S. sets spring wind power generation records
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell 2.1% this month. (Editor’s Note: This report also includes coverage of grain-oriented electrical steel.)
Aerospace supply chains face potentially catastrophic changes
Airbus has risen to rival Boeing to form a duopoly despite the plane maker operating across multiple countries and, even before the pandemic, facing problems of scale, fragmentation and lack of profitability.
Chatting with Mercury Resources CEO Anton Posner on supply-chain impacts of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging impacts on the global economy, disrupting supply chains and depressing commodities markets. As Deloitte noted in a recent report on COVID-19 — the “black swan of 2020” — the pandemic’s total impact on supply chains is still unknown.