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Rare metals and rare earths
Rare earths of a lanthanum subset, or lanthanides, are applied in production of permanent magnets, in iron and steel industry and non-ferrous metallurgy, in nuclear, electronic, chemical and other industries. |
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Non-metals
Non-metals are chemical elements that form simple elements with no
metal-specific qualities. Non-metals typically include 22 elements: gases - hydrogen,
nitrogen,
oxygen, fluor, chlorine and inert gases; liquids - bromine; solids - boron, carbon,
silicon, phosphorus,
arsenic, sulphur,
selenium, tellurium, iodine, astatine. |
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Data from leading branch establishments
 Market news
Data from leading branch establishments
25.05.2006 From ancient Romans to future contracts
As the Romans invaded Britain and extracted the large deposits of copper and tin ore in Cornwall and Wales, nobody thought it would start international trade in metals and, moreover, lead to formation of the London Metal Exchange, the largest European financial institution. The origins of the London Metal Exchange can be traced back as far as the opening of the Royal Exchange in London in 1571 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and the time when traders expanded their activities locally and internationally. The XIX century changed a lot. Growing size of businesses made traders leave the Royal Exchange and start to meet in the nearby city coffee houses. The Jerusalem Coffee House off Cornhill became a favourite of the metal trading community, where the tradition of the Ring was born.
22.05.2006 Gold and silver are rising in London
Gold quotations were gaining a foothold at Tuesday bidding, but traders expected further volatility. The market is searching for a new footing as the price of gold reached a 25-year high at $645 an ounce recently and follows up closely the state of things on currency and oil markets. The price of silver is also growing, overcoming $12,00 an ounce. Traders fear the market instability can lead to a sharp turn on pricing of all precious metals. "The prices are stable currently, but (volatility) can come back at any moment. If somebody starts selling, we will fall very quickly," says a trader.
15.05.2006 Quotations or geopolitics: setting priorities
Metals and metal products make a second important line of export goods in Russia. It is not enough to have appropriate material and technical base to be successful on the metal market. You would also need a good experience and a great deal of knowledge on how it operates. It is well known, that prices on metals are difficult to predict due to speculative trading of investment funds. Forecasting is not easy in these circumstances.
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