Since peaking at over US$ 700 per kilogram in 2014, indium prices have steadily declined for three years. Efficiency gains in ITO sputtering and greater recycling of indium, along with increased production from...
Indium At Your Fingertips Another one from Tom Vulcan at Hard Asset Investors. Here Mr. Vulcan takes a look at the indium market and how the minor metal is attracting investors, despite it seemingly being in oversupply.
Conflict Minerals: An Assessment of the Dodd-Frank Act Melvin Ayogu and Zenia Lewis from the Brookings Institute examine the provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that addresses the trade of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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China Axes Rare Earth Export Quotas China has axed quotas on rare earths exports and will probably replace them with a resources tax, eliminating a policy that...
China Buys Nearly a Quarter of Global Germanium Output China has bought nearly a quarter of global production of germanium, which is used in fibre optics and semiconductors, in a move that is likely to prop up prices while demand is weak (Reuters).
Federal Judge Upholds SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule A U.S. federal court judge has upheld a new rule that would force manufacturers to disclose whether their products contain "conflict minerals" from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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