Niobium that we stock and supply

Niobium has a similar structure to Tantalum and is produced in a similar method.

It too has a very high melting point of around 2470°C. It has excellent corrosive resistance and has good cold ductility. It is however half as dense as Tantalum.

Applications include; sintering trays and boats, special chemical applications, superconductors, medical components, jet engine parts and is used in the lighting industry.

If you need or would like Niobium for equipment or if you would like us to help you out using the Niobium then please contact us.

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Suffolk churches vandelised by metal thieves

Due to the increase in copper and lead prices churches have become a vital target for metal thieves.

Disgustingly in one night alone at a church in Suffolk thieves stole an entire section of roof completely of the lead covering - weighing  an estimated six tons. The vicar there is upset about this and has been told it will cost at least £20,000 to replace!

Reverend Leonard Payne, told media: “If this had been up to a £30,000 robbery of a bank there’d be the police crawling all over the place - the problem is they’re still dealing with it as a theft of scrapmetal.

“Well it’s not, it’s far more serious than that.”

Copper Rises to 2 Week High

Copper has risen to a two-week high as concerns eased that met

“The market will also be watching the Libyan situation closely with Chavez entering the fray,” said Daniel Brebner, an analyst at Deutsche Bank AG in London. “It may moderate risk perceptions” in the near term, he said.

“Growth will be good enough to support prices,” said Rich Ilczyszyn, a senior strategist at Lind-Waldock, a broker in Chicago. “Fundamentals are positive, and the uptrend in copper is still intact.”

Man seized for illegal metal transporting

A scrap dealer has been £500+ as he was caught illegally transporting unwanted metal. Lee Taylor was found during a joint police and council operation to find local metal thieves and illegal waste carriers. His van was located and has been said to have been carrying scrap metal which he said he had collected from skips and was going to sell on. Councillor Colin Hall, said: “We do not tolerate environmental crime in Sutton and will continue to hold people responsible for their actions. “All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence, which is there mainly to stop fly-tipping as there is a paper trace of where the waste has come from and where it’s going to.”

Scrap thieves in County Durham

Research had identified several popular places in the county, with most activity taking place at mid day.

A check site was set up from 10am on the A690 at West Rainton to intercept suspect vehicles.

Scrapyards in Durham and Sunderland were also visited to ensure appropriate regulations were being observed.

During the operation, there were two arrests for outstanding warrants, four vehicles seized as the driver had no insurance, and five drivers were served with immediate prohibition notices due to their vehicles having dangerous faults.

In addition, 18 fixed penalty notices were issued for a for a variety of offences.

The owners of the yards visited were invited to sign up to a “Good Practice” scheme, to confirm they will not buy metal or cable without proof of ownership.

Strong demand molybdenum

International Business Times have reported that molybdenum’s main use is in high strength steel alloys. These alloys get used in many applications from large construction projects and the energy sector.Molybdenum is irreplaceable due to its ability to reduce corrosion as well as its unique ability for high heat applications.

All new nuclear reactors need an average of 400,000 pounds ofmolybdenum for the reactors and piping in the power plants. In China  there are 100 nuclear power plants in the works over the next few years. Which works out around 40 million pounds of molybdenumneeded for Chinese nuclear energy alone.

Zamia Increase

Listed minerals finder Zamia has reported a 56% increase in resources estimated for its molybdenum deposit based in Queensland.

The latest rise has taken the molybdenum resource estimate to around 20-million tons, at 810 parts per million molybdenum.

At  molybdenum cut-off grade, the resource raised by 38%, to 173-million tons.

“It is therefore expected that with further planned reverse circulation (RC) and deeper diamond drill testing of this potential, as well as testing of the unestimated part of the pit shell, the resource will continue to increase,” Zamia said.

Thompson metal price rise

Mining company Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. reported a rise in operating profit due to raised molybdenum prices and sales, and said prices of the metal are likely to continue to increase in 2011.

The  miner, one of the world’s largest molybdenum producers, said fourth-quarter earnings rose to $34.4 million, or 20 cents a share, excluding one-time items.

Stripping out a $79.4 million non-cash charge on warrants, Thompson Creek’s earnings for the quarter were up from a profit of $20.4 million, or 14 cents a share, a year earlier.

On a net basis, the miner posted a loss of $45 million, or $0.28 cents a share.

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