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Cover profile interview with Indium Corporation’s Donna Vareha-Walsh about the outlook for minor metals and the MMTA; Review of the past year and outlook for the LME with chief executive Matthew Chamberlain; Extended base metals forecasts and ferrous analyses; List of LME member companies and LME-approved warehouse companies, samplers and assayers; Developments in Asian copper; Global large-diameter linepipe markets; Supply chain management; Mineral sands and rare earths; Trends in the automotive sector.
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Large-diameter linepipe market recovery has been slowed by high costs and an uncertain energy demand outlook. Fastmarkets’ global tube & pipe research team, Kim Leppold, Paolo Frediani and Una Yin review the market drivers and outlook
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Chief executive Matthew Chamberlain is used to hearing opposing views from members and clients of the LME, but in the wake of the impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic and some of the changes proposed by the exchange as a consequence – they have been particularly vociferous this past year. In discussion with Richard Barrett, he reviewed the reasons why, the exchange’s response, and outlined initiatives under way for further development.