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The 10 Biggest Steel Producers
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:05:00 +0200
Accounting for approximately 25% of global production, the world's ten largest steel companies produced roughly 340 million metric tonnes of crude steel in 2010.
In total, the steel giants, which represent...
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A Short History of Steel
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:36:00 +0200
Steel is arguably the most important structural material ever invented.
By discovering how to efficiently use oxygen to de-carburize iron, Henry Bessemer is often seen as the father of modern steelmaking....
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2012 Rare Earth Export Quotas Unchanged
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0200
China recently released its first batch of rare earth element (REE) export quotas for 2012. Expected to total just over 30,000 metric tons this year (including provisional and second batch...
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2011 Highlights: Glencore International Goes Public
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:34:00 +0200
One of the highlights of 2011 for metals investors was the IPO for Glencore International AG, one of the world's largest metal trading companies.
A major player in the trading of...
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What is Spiegeleisen?
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:12:00 +0200
Spiegeleisen was an early form of ferro-manganese, an ingredient critical to the production of steel.
The first spiegeleisen, which literally translates from German as 'mirror-iron', was brought from Prussia to Britain...
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Early Christmas for Polish Miner KGHM
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:57:00 +0200
Christmas may have come a bit early for KGHM, one of the world's largest copper producers. The Polish mining company signed a new 5-year contract with China Minmetals last week...
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Chrome or Chromium?
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:01:00 +0200
'Chrome' is a term used to describe chromium-plating (aka chrome-plating), a process that has been used since to the 1920s to protect and decorate automotive parts.
Decorative chromium-plating involves electroplating nickel...
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What Next for Titanium?
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:40:00 +0200
Titanium's combination of light weight and high strength makes it an ideal metal for aircraft engineers. It is not surprising that the aerospace industry is the largest consumer of titanium...
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The London Metal Exchange Visits the Middle Kingdom
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:45:00 +0200
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world's oldest and largest market for non-ferrous metals. Approximately US$ 11.6 trillion of contracts were traded via the LME last year
I recently had...
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Mercury: The Elixir of Life?
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:13:00 +0200
Mercury is one of those metal elements that you really shouldn't be tinkering with. Being extremely toxic, prolonged exposure to mercury can result in damage to the central nervous system,...
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