Summer Holiday Thoughts
It’s still holiday time for me, so I’ve got no more than a couple of random thoughts this week. First, in this world where sadly...
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geoffreysambrook
Aug 8, 2018
Changing Standards
When cars with internal combustion engines began to appear around the turn of the twentieth century, one of the obvious issues for the...
geoffreysambrook
Aug 1, 2018
2018 Letter from France
Just a short article this week, as I’m on holiday, enjoying driving my German petrol/electric hybrid car down almost – by UK standards –...
Anthony Lipmann
Jul 25, 2018
Farnborough – a place where aviation's past is alloyed to its future
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions are strictly his own. The most memorable stand at Farnborough this...
geoffreysambrook
Jul 18, 2018
Australia First
Oh dear! Poor old mother country. Over the years, we’ve got used to Australia handing out Ashes whitewashes, the Wallabies putting us out...
Anthony Lipmann
Jul 11, 2018
Factoids and Asteroids
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions are strictly his own. It would appear that wherever I go the subject...
geoffreysambrook
Jul 4, 2018
Energy Density and EVs
One of the simple bits of physics that even I – a definite non-physicist – can understand about electricity versus petrol as a means of...
geoffreysambrook
Jun 27, 2018
Red Notice – a Salutary Tale
I’ve been catching up recently with some books that I should probably have read already. One of those is “Red Notice”, by Bill Browder,...
Trevor Tarring
Jun 20, 2018
Aluminium Upsets
This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions are strictly his own. The situation in aluminium following President...
geoffreysambrook
Jun 6, 2018
Zollverein or Customs Union
Sanctions and tariff barriers are amongst the hot topics of the moment. It’s worth re-iterating the difference between them, because...
David Gaddes
May 30, 2018
Carrier of Fine Wine
This article was written by David Gaddes. All views and opinions are strictly his own. I don’t think it’s a secret that I enjoy the...
geoffreysambrook
May 23, 2018
Politicians, sanctions and corporations
I wonder if every generation – when it gets to a certain age – begins to feel that the world is in a terrible state? I know my father was...
geoffreysambrook
May 16, 2018
Vodka for breakfast and a yellow Ferrari
The granting of credit, or the acquisition of security, can be a bit of a minefield in a business where transactions take place which may...
geoffreysambrook
May 9, 2018
Intelligent Design???
In Douglas Adams’ radio series (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), originally from the 1970s, there is a character called...
geoffreysambrook
May 2, 2018
EVs and Changing Behaviour
When we think of the bottlenecks surrounding the rate of adoption of electric vehicles, there are probably two things that first come to...
David Gaddes
Apr 25, 2018
The Devil in the Detail
This article was written by David Gaddes. All views and opinions are strictly his own. In January and February I spent some time in...
geoffreysambrook
Apr 18, 2018
Market Change? And Oleg Deripaska
A couple of things have recently caught my eye that may be harbingers of what could be a significant change in the way the metal markets...
Bill Prast
Apr 11, 2018
Nexus – or is the crown slipping?
This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions are strictly his own. It has been said, and with some justification, that...
geoffreysambrook
Apr 4, 2018
April Fool?
April Fool’s Day has a long history; at least, some believe so. English Literature graduates will no doubt recall the reference in...
Anthony Lipmann
Mar 28, 2018
I'm a Metal Trader; get me out of here!
There are possibly worse things than to be a celeb helicoptered into the Ozzie bush to eat grubs for a living. Being short of Vanadium or...
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