Swiss Metal Group

Rare Strategic Metals

Welcome to
the World of
Real Value!

Prepare for the Future, Today!

Many of us discovered the world of metals in our early childhood through books,
television, or movies. Stories about ancient Argonauts, Caribbean pirates,
and modern day treasure hunters fascinated us. Today, technology, patience,
and perseverance are helping unearth sunken shipwrecks, often containing
treasures of immense value. These treasures have increased their value over
the centuries.
A recent example was the discovery of the English frigate HMS Sussex who
sank in 1664 off the Southern coast of Spain. Treasure hunters recovered one
million pounds sterling in gold and silver from the wreck with a current value of
twelve billion Euros.
Metals are considered the mother of all material property. Rare strategic metals
are so valuable because they are vital to both current and future technology
and manufacturing. Going mostly unnoticed, few people understand how
different our lives would be without them. Imagine a world without land, sea
and air transport, computers, cell phones, or even the clothing youre currently
wearing. These are just a few applications of rare strategic metals.
These metals are the single most important resource for manufacturing in the
world today.
Already experiencing a rise in prices and supply shortfalls to meet production
demands - the pressure on availability is further stressed by the worldwide
operations of emerging economic powers such as Brazil, Russia, India, and
China (BRIC).

need about a quarter of all available industrial metals to further its industrial
and economic development.
The current supply bottlenecks causing the inflationary effect on the metals
market are due to the lack of new mine openings recently. Though new mines
are in the planning stages, it is a lengthy process. It is highly unlikely the mining
companies will be able to increase their supply in the short-term. Market
scarcity, supply shortages, and the current turmoil in global financial markets
will inevitably cause a further spike in metal prices.
The unpredictability of the financial markets and recent governmental fiscal
policies in the United States and Europe, and their impact on the purchasing
power of our financial assets, should be of great concern to everyone.
Our bloated financial system has no relation to true values. The real asset
value of most investment categories is usually far below real market value.
Above all, speculation and greed by banks will determine any development in
these investment categories.
History has shown that possession of physical metals has led people to
prosperity and security over the generations. This will not change in the future.
Consider ownership of something real. A world of real value.
The World of Rare Strategic Metals!

China, in particular, is having an enormous impact on price increases and

limited availability on many essential industrial metals. By controlling technical
expertise, current and future production, reducing export levels, and securing
the mining rights for these metals in other countries, China stands to remain as
the major player for years to come.
The demand for metallic metals in particular, is very high. As a result, raw
material prices have increased 50% - 80% in recent years. The BRIC countries,
especially China, are requiring large quantities of metals to build their growing
infrastructure and industrial sectors. According to experts, China alone will
Richard Rossmann, Board of Directors
SMH Schweizerische Metallhandels AG

About Us
Swissmetal Inc. (SMI) and its trading partners
Schweizerische Metallhandels AG (SMH), SMH
Panama, and Swiss Metal Overseas S.A. provide
an asset protection service throughout Europe,
the Americas and Asia focusing on the use of rare,
technology based industrial metals. In 2009, we
developed a proven, safe, and secure method to
preserve wealth by providing allocated, segregated,
rare, and strategic specialty and precious metals
that are securely stored in private, insured, Swiss and
Panama Duty Free Zone vaults.
Our Business is not Stocks, Bonds, Share Certificates,
ETFs, or Futures Contracts. We only deal in real assets.
Our Business is the future. And the future is now. The
foundation of current and emerging technology is rare
and strategic specialty metals!
Five years ago, The Swiss Metal Group realized there
was a growing need for people to protect their assets
from currency devaluation, and exchange their paper
cash into real assets such as physical metal ownership.
In partnership with some of the most reputable metal
traders in the world, we offer rare strategic metals to the
public, as a contingency to secure and preserve wealth.
Not so many years ago, these metals could only
be purchased by the metric ton (2204.6 lbs) by
manufacturers or metal traders. Swissmetal Inc.
(SMI) now makes these specialty metals available
to individual citizens and institutions in smaller
quantities. We exposure across different metals
in combinations we refer to as baskets, or as a
standalone allocation metal.
Since launch, our group (SMI, SMH AG, SMH
Panama, and SMO) have converted over 300
million USD of devaluing cash into real metal
assets for the benefit of European and

American clients. The value of these assets has increased in

value an average of 12-15% per year since launch.
Swissmetal Inc. (SMI) purchases the metals directly from some
of the oldest and most experienced metal traders in the world.
Swissmetal Inc. (SMI) in cooperation with these reputable
traders created this unique and proven business model, which
allows you to own these rare strategic metals, diversify your
overall portfolio, and protect you and your family from inflation
and vulnerable capital markets.
Our baskets contain the metals Indium, Hafnium, Gallium,
Bismuth, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tungsten, Cobalt, Molybdenum,
Chromium, Zirconium, Rhenium, Dysprosium, Germanium,
and Niobium.
People who prefer a more aggressive approach to strategic
metal ownership beyond the conservative basket program can
participate in the Stand Alone Metal Program.
In the long term, you will benefit from the rapid growth of the
worlds developing countries, and new emerging technologies,
requiring metals that are increasing in value every year. Rare
and strategic specialty metals have a relatively finite supply
each year, are in ever-increasing demand, and are controlled
by the Chinese. China is determined to raise the values of
these metals, due to their incredible demand, to reflect their
correct market value. This in turn creates a profitable new
asset protection class to compliment precious metals.
Precious metals
In addition to strategic metals, SMI offers precious metals in
any form available. From granules to LBME certified bars to
coins.
Because the industry prefers granulate form, it is our most
popular option for silver. All bars and granules are .9999 pure.

Security and Ownership

Swissmetal Inc (SMI) stores the clients metal assets
physically in Bank Level 1 security vaults. We offer two
highly secure vaults with storage facilities within Duty
Free Zones, located in Zurich, Switzerland and Panama
City, Panama, which metals owners can view any time.
There are various crosschecks for control and security
as your metal moves towards storage. After purchasing
a metal basket, silver, or gold, the client will receive a
Deed of Ownership or Precious Metal Statement. These
documents will have an account number and a storage
number. The documenting of the shipment and storage
consists of this storage number and a charge number.
The charge number links the metals from the source
mine to the refinery and finally to the metal supplier.
The storage number is the tracking link for all the
movements of your metals until they are stored in our
bonded customs warehouse. A bonded warehouse is
a goods warehouse for the interim storage of goods,
duty, and taxes unpaid. These warehouses are subject
to official bond, which means they are approved and
administered by the customs authorities.
Every Deed will show the baskets, amount of goods, the
purity, as well as the storage number. This serves as your
proof of ownership. The identity of the buyer is not public.
Prior to delivering the metals, the customs authorities can

Advantages of Rare Strategic Metal

Ownership
randomly check the contents, the amount,
and the purity of the metals.
Upon arrival at the customs warehouse, the
metals will be checked again and the freight
will be unloaded. Finally, when the assets are
placed in the vault, the rare metals, silver, or gold
will be checked for the last time.

You physically own the metals 100%

No unsecured paper or empty promises
Exempt from sales tax in Duty Free Zones
Secure, 100% allocated, independent, and
private storage in Switzerland or Panama
Genuinely crisis-proof real asset value
Anonymous ownership

On the customs forms, the storage numbers are

always indicated. Therefore, it can be confirmed
at any time, what account number (client) is the
actual owner of a particular basket, silver or gold.
The person owing the account number is not public
and strictly protected, providing Swissmetal Inc
(SMI) clients with a high level of privacy and reporting
flexibility.
The owner can visit the vault any time they desire
and can take the metals home if they choose. The
client simply needs to bring the Deed of Ownership
and their passport. A word of warning though Any
metals removed from the vault and taken out of the
duty free zone are subject to VAT. However, if the
metals are resold on behalf of the client, and the
transaction takes place within the free zone, then
no VAT is applied. There are no taxes applied in
Switzerland or Panama when buying or reselling.

Advantages of Offshore Duty Free Zone

Storage
Private, secure, safe from confiscation in a
foreign jurisdiction
Excellent modern infrastructure
No customs duties or sales tax on resale
from the zone
Independent Customs supervision and
verification
Unlimited storage time
Motion and Vibration Sensors
Access to vault with Customs escort only
Full insurance coverage of your metals
while in storage

Why Own Rare, Strategic and Specialty Metals?

These metals are vital to 95% the manufacturing of established products today.
And to the emerging technologies of tomorrow.

industry or for personal ownership, and are packed for extended storage, as an
allocated, segregated, physical substitute for vulnerable paper or digital assets.

National Geographic Magazine summed it up perfectly in a 2011 article when

they referred to these metals as the Secret ingredients in almost everything.
Few think about how different our lives would be without them. Imagine a world
without modern land, sea and air transportation, computers, cell phones, iPods,
LCD monitors, surgical lasers, jet engines, cosmetics, medicines, ointments
and creams, even the clothing you are currently wearing. These are just a few
of the myriad of applications.

SMI metals are not radioactive, toxic, inflammable, or corrosive and are not
subject to natural decay, as this would have unacceptable detrimental effects
on their shelf life.

The world has seen a dramatic increase in the use of rare strategic metals in
modern, leading edge technology over the past decade. Industrial demand
continues to exceed the metal production. This factor both creates their
intrinsic value and explains why the price of these metals should continue to
increase well into the first quarter of the 21st Century. The recently increased
demand has strained supply, and there is a growing concern that the world may
soon be faced with a shortage of the materials.
Market scarcity, supply shortages and the current turmoil in global financial
markets will inevitably cause a further hike in metal prices overall. Historically,
metals are considered the mother of all material property. Rare strategic
specialty metal values are based on supply and demand, as compared to
manipulation and speculation in precious metal markets. They work to protect
your wealth in the same way as precious metals, but are much less prone to
drastic swings in prices.
In the short term, you can take comfort in knowing at least some of your
accumulated wealth is now in valuable, high-demand specialty and precious
metals rather than paper and digital currency. And your assets are safe in
private, secure, insured overseas vaults, where only you can remove the metals,
or order a re-sale.
SMI metals meet the standards of purity and form and are ready for use by

SMI rare and strategic specialty metal Indium is a great example of the supply
and demand dynamic around these metals.
Example metal, Indium: One flat screen TV uses 5-10 grams of Indium. It is also
needed for many other consumer electronics and in the new, more efficient
solar panels. The average modern home and its contents contain around 50
grams of Indium. With 200 million households getting electricity for the first
time in India, this creates an Indium demand of an estimated 600 tons per year
for the next 5 years, just for India alone. In addition, India has decided to put
solar panels on every government building in the country. With current world
production at 600 tons per year, you can see the demand for Indium will be
driving up the value over the next 10 years.
China now controls 97% of the refined end product while having only 40% of
the worldwide reserves of these metals. They also use the most. According to
an assessment by experts, China will need about one quarter of all the rare
strategic metals available globally outside of China, to meets its future strategic
economic plans and goals.
Due to the fact the exploitation of new deposits can take many years, mining
enterprises are unable to increase their supply in the short run. The current
supply bottlenecks causing the inflationary effect on the metals market at this
time is due to the lack of new mine openings in the recent past. Though new
mines are in the planning stages, this is a lengthy process. Annually, Germany
by itself imports approximately 20Bn. Euros worth of metallic raw materials. The
shortage of supply and the current upheavals of the global financial markets
will help boost rare, strategic and specialty metal prices for the near future.

Rare Strategic Metal Baskets

Metal Basket
Emerging Technology

Bask
et A - All Key Industries
2 kilograms Indium
3 kilograms Hafnium
2 kilograms Gallium
7 kilograms Tellurium
8 kilograms Tantalum
47.4 kilograms Bismuth

Bas
ket C ring
Construction & Enginee

4 kilograms Tantalum
20 kilograms Molybdenum
20 kilograms Chromium
20 kilograms Cobalt
20 kilograms Zirconium
20 kilograms Tungsten

Bask
tion
et D - De
fense and Avia
1 kilogram Rhenium
5 kilograms Tantalum
5 kilograms Indium
5 kilograms Gallium
20 kilograms Tungsten

Bask
l o gy
et E - Em
erging Techno
6 kilogram Rhenium
5 kilograms Dysprosium
2 kilograms Germanium
10 kilograms Niobium
15 kilograms Silver

Indium
Atomic mass:

114.818 amu

Density:

7.310 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

156 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
production of approx.:

600 t

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Melting point:

156.6 C

Specific gravity:

7.31 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White Glossy

Boiling point:

2,080 C

Heat of evaporation:

231.8 kJ/mol

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It is the year 1863. In the Battle of

Gettysburg, the troops of the Northern
and Southern States are facing each
other grimly. It was perhaps the most
crucial clash of the American Civil War.
And among its bloodiest. After three days
of gun smoke, cannon fire, and saber
rattling, 44,000 men withdraw from
fighting due to injury. Both sides reported
around 5,500 deaths.
On the other side of the Atlantic, in the
tranquil Freiberg, two German chemists
Ferdinand Reich and Theodor Richter were
hardly aware of the fighting. They were busy
analyzing a sample for traces of thallium
when they encountered an indigo spectral
line. Soon they realized, they have discovered
a new element.

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An element, whose name was later coined after

the color of the spectral line: Indium. It was
presented to the public in large amounts for the
first time in 1867 at the World Exhibition in Paris.

Engine bearing
Flat screens and touch screens
Medical technology
Solar technology
Illuminating diodes
Displays (cell phone, navigation
screens)
Transparent electronics
Space industry
Special coatings
LED lights

Its commercial use as a coating for bearings in

aircraft engines began during the Second World War.
Already, Indium was getting ready to take over the
world. It is found today in all Liquid Crystal Displays,
touch screens, iPhones, flat screens, cell phones
as well as computers which are amongst the most
popular items of the 21st Century.
As early as 2006, 230 tons of the total world
annual production of 600 tons was needed for
the production of displays alone, and by 2030 the
renowned Fraunhofer Institute of Germany predicts
a huge annual demand of 1,580 tons. More than
fifty percent of the production comes from China, the
biggest supplier. The largest deposits of the worlds
reserves are also found there, an estimated 8,000
of a total of 11,000 tons. The shiny silvery indium is
very soft in its pure form. You could carve figures from
it or notch it with your fingernail. But it does defend
itself while being bent. The crystals disintegrate,
reorient themselves, and produce a squeaking noise,
they literally cry; similar to the way the thousands of
wounded soldiers cried at Gettysburg.

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Laser
LED lights
Illuminating diodes
Integrated circuits / computer chips
Pharmaceuticals
Solar cells used as electricity for
satellites
Alloying constituent within dental
technology
Non-toxic mercury substitute
Fuel cells
Wafers

The year is 1875. The small town of Cognac in Western

France, about 120 kilometers north of Bordeaux is
considered the center of alcohol production. They
produce fine wines and a popular brandy made from
white wine has given the town its name.
In a small, private laboratory near the center of
Cognac, chemist, Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
works under a flickering light of kerosene lamps. He
is totally absorbed in his experiments. He does not
hear the clatter of horse drawn carriages, the sounds
of people down below, nor the loading of wine casks.
He is captivated by his search for a new element,
whose presence is finally proven in a spectral line
after much effort. The element is named Gallium.
De Boisbaudrans name will be forever etched in the
history of the city of Cognac for this discovery.
This element has some interesting properties. It
melts and contracts at 85.6 degrees. Today, when
combined with Indium and Tin (Latin Stannum)
it becomes an alloy called Galinstan which is often
used in thermometers since the ban on Mercury.

Specifications
World annual
100 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

29.8 C

Specific gravity:

5.91 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White

Boiling point:

2,204 C

Heat of evaporation:

256 kJ/mol

Gallium
Atomic mass:

69.723 amu

Density:

5.904 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

136 pm

The main use for Gallium today is

manufacturing semiconductors. Gallium
increases the functionality significantly
over that of older technologies like
silicon-based semiconductors. The raw
material Gallium can be found in many
other compounds as well, including all
light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Gallium is a very rare mineral.
Approximately 100 tons of raw Gallium
is produced annually, primarily in China.
It is found mainly in Aluminum, Zinc and
Germanium Ores. The concentration is a
maximum of 0.01 percent.
Noble, good and valuable, Gallium has at
least these things in common with a fine
bottle of Cognac.

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Hafnium
Atomic mass:

178.490 amu

Density:

13.310 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

208 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
65 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

2,227 C

Specific gravity:

13.31 g/cm

Color:

Silvery

Boiling point:

4,602 C

Heat of evaporation:

630 kJ/mol

Dutch physicist Dirk Coster and Hungarian

and Hungarian chemist George de
Hevesy discovered Hafnium through an
X-ray spectroscopy of Norwegian Zircon
in Copenhagen in 1923. Ever since,
this element has been regarded as a
specialist with very special tasks. The
new raw material took its name from the
word Hafnia which is the Latin name for
Copenhagen.
The process for extracting Hafnium is
extremely difficult. The first step is the
arduous task of isolating it from Zirconium
to get the coveted raw material. Not
possible during manufacturing, its isolation
is a completely separate process. Hafnium
comes predominantly from Australia and
South America.

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Hafniums first major

in cutting high-density
resource, with a global
million tons, is obviously

application is its use

grey-metal steel. This
presence of only one
very much in demand.

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Nuclear technology
New high capacity power plants
Computer chips (e.g. Intel
processors)
Filament for lighting
Plasma cutting tools
Electrodes
Flash lamps with high luminous
efficiency

Today, steel is most often cut using a plasma torch

that does not require any hazardous gas, only air and
electricity. A small head made of pure Hafnium is
part of its Copper electrode.
Hafnium is not only extremely corrosion proof with
a high melting point but it also discharges electrons
in the air. Because of this, only a small amount of
energy is needed to utilize Hafnium. As a result, the
electrode head with Hafnium runs cooler and the
plasma torch burns hotter.
Other key applications of Hafnium include nuclear
technology where Hafnium is used in nuclear
reactors, and also in the micro processing industry
where computer chips have reached their present
performance levels largely due to the inclusion of
this element. This is one of the major changes in the
last 40 years, according to David Perlmutter, Senior
VP and General Manager of the MobilityGroup of
chip manufacturer Intel.

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Antiseptic ointments for burns

Antiseptic powder
Abdominal therapeutics
X-ray contrast medium
Plastics and printing ink
Optical glass
Emulsion paint
Non-toxic substitute for lead
Shielding for nuclear reactors
Lubricating grease
Cosmetics

Specifications
World annual
7,500 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

271.3 C

Specific gravity:

9.8 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White

Boiling point:

1,564 C

Heat of evaporation:

160 kJ/mol

As early as 1390 the name Wesemut had already

appeared in the German speaking countries. By
1530 the Latin speaking scholars referred to it as
Bisemutum. Considered only a sub-variety of lead,
tin or antimony, it wasnt until 1830 that it was
detected as a unique element by chemists Claude
Francois Geoffrey, Johann Heinrich Pott, Carl Wilhelm
Scheele, and Torbern Olof Bergman.

neighbors in the periodic table of

elements are in one case, highly toxic and
the other case deadly radioactive. This
is one of the great strengths of Bismuth,
in that it has properties similar to lead
and other heavy metals but is completely
non-toxic. In fact, it is increasingly used
as a lead substitute.

Bismuth production depends on Lead or Tungsten,

from whose ores it is predominantly extracted.
Approximately 7,500 tons of Bismuth was produced
in 2009, with more than 60 percent coming from
China, the country with the largest reserves estimated
at 240,000 tons.

A Lead-Bismuth alloy was used in one of

the fastest mass produced submarines of
all time, the Soviet Alfa-Class submarine,
as a coolant for its onboard nuclear
reactor.

The current and future applications for Bismuth are

clearly outlined. The element is used predominantly
for alloys in metallurgy and in the pharmaceutical
industry, including the popular gastrointestinal
medicine Pepto-Bismol.
It is rather interesting to note that its immediate

Bismuth
Atomic mass:

208.980 amu

Density:

9.780 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

143 pm

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Tantalum
Atomic mass:

180.948 amu

Density:

16.650 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

200 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
1,160 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

3,017 C

Specific gravity:

16.68 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White

Boiling point:

5,458 C

Heat of evaporation:

735 kJ/mol

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A figure from Greek mythology had to

serve as a name for the rare raw material:
Tantalus. Tantalus once dined with the
Gods and stole nectar, ambrosia, and a
golden dog from the Temple of Zeus. He
was subsequently punished with Eternal
Tormentfor his wrong doings.
A suitable name thought Anders Gustaf
Ekeberg, who discovered Tantalum in
Columbite ore in 1801 in Finland. So
named, because the very stable metal
must languish in pain and cannot quench
its thirstas did Tantalus in the underworld.

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Even the modern world would languish in

pain if Tantalum were absent. It was used to
light up entire cities in the past, as Tantalum
was the raw material used in the manufacturing
of filaments for light bulbs before Tungsten took
over its application.
Today, the metal is still used in many applications.
In fact our modern 21st Century life would be hard

Mobile phones and automobiles

Chemical industry
All electronic devices
Ultra small capacitors with high
capacity SMD technology
Medical implants, bone nails,
prosthesis, maxillary screws, dental
& hip replacements
Surgical instruments

to imagine without this industrial metal. Tantalum

capacitors are small, powerful and suitable for highfrequency ranges. They are used in cell phones,
computer and video game consoles, medical
equipment, and radios.
In addition, Tantalum is also used as a high
temperature alloy in aircraft turbines because of
its high melting point. Tantalum is also used in
medicine and medical implants because it is nontoxic and does not react with body fluids.
Tantalums use in capacitors alone consumes 551
tons of the worlds total current production of
1160 tons. By the year 2030, the amount needed
for capacitors will rise to an estimated 1410 tons.
Currently, Tantalum is mostly produced in Australia
with Brazil and Canada a distant second and third.

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Semi-conductors
Coloration of glass and ceramics
Cover for undersea electric cables
Solar cells
Optical memory (DVD-RW, CD, etc.)
Alloying constituent for steel, cast
iron, lead and copper alloys
Photo-diode
Thin-film solar cells

It is a beautiful word, perhaps the best that can be

given to an element.
Tellurium, derived from the Latin word Earth is as
rare as it is beautiful. Only nine other elements are
as rare as this silvery white metallic luster metalloid.
Tellurium is soft on the one hand, and very brittle on
the other. Therefore, it is perfect for being processed
into powder form.
It was discovered in 1782 by the Austrian chemist and
mineralogist Franz Joseph Muller von Reichenstein,
who at first considered it to be sulphurized Bismuth.
Much later on, in 1797, Berlin chemist Martin
Heinrich Klaproth verified the discovery.
Klaproth was a renowned luminary, a man who
also discovered Uranium, Zirconium and Cerium,
and gave the name Tellurium to the raw material
discovered by Mueller von Reichenstein. He wrote:
To fill this existing gap in the chemical mineralogy,
I put forward my experiments and experience with

Specifications
World annual
180 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

449.5 C

Specific gravity:

6.25 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White

Boiling point:

989.8 C

Heat of evaporation:

48 kJ/mol

Tellurium
Atomic mass:

127.60 amu

Density:

6.240 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

143.2 pm

these precious ores, whose main result

lies in the discovery and validation of
a new peculiar metal, for which I have
given the name Tellurium, based on our
ancient mother earth.
Four major manufacturing plants for
tellurium have been set up to date.
Located in the USA, Canada, Japan and
Peru, they jointly supply two-thirds of the
worlds Tellurium. Production is about
180 tons per year.
Tellurium is an important alloying element
in the cable industry and steel production.
It is also used in coating DVD and Blue-ray
discs as well as semiconductors for solar
systems in the photovoltaic field, which
converts solar energy into electricity. It is also
used in some fireworks to render a grass-like
green color to the explosions. Tellurium is an
indispensable element with present and future
applications.

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Cobalt
Atomic mass:

58.933 amu

Density:

8.90 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

125.3 pm

Applications

Specifications

World annual
57,500 t
production of approx.:

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Melting point:

1,495 C

Specific gravity:

8.90 g/cm

Color:

Metallic Bluish Gray

Boiling point:

2,927 C

Heat of evaporation:

375 kJ/mol

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In 1735, the same year Sir Robert Walpole,

Britains first Prime Minister took office,
chemist George Brand discovered Cobalt
in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Still
considered very rare, Cobalt is mainly
extracted from Copper or Nickel Ores.
The name is derived from the Swedish
word Goblin(Kobold), a house-spirit
that tends to annoy people. According
to legend, Goblins often devoured Silver
and then excreted Silver Ores that were
completely useless.

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Today, there is no divided opinion on the

value of the raw material, Cobalt. Cobalt
Steel is one of the strongest alloys and
is used for drill bits and milling. It is also
used for highly-stressed parts in mechanical
engineering. For example, in propellers or
aircraft turbines. Its potential use as an alloying
element and Cobalt compound has made the
raw material a strategically important metal. It is
needed in some catalysts as well as in Lithium-ion
batteries and it serves as a pigment in the coloring

Super alloys
Heat-resistant paints and pigments
Drying additive for paints and
varnishes
Drill bits and milling
Radioisotopes
Trace elements in medicine
Alloy component of implants,
turbine blades and chemical
equipment
Catalyst for sulphur removal

of porcelain or ceramics.
The Democratic Republic of Congo controls 40
percent of the worlds market at this time with its
yield of 25,000 tons per year.
When it comes to refineries on the other hand, China
is far ahead. China supplies about 18,200 tons,
approximately 31 percent of demand.

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Alloying additive for increasing

strength, corrosion and heat
resistance
Thin-film transistors
Aircraft and rocket parts
Catalyst for sulfur removal
Radiopaque medium for x-rays
Sealed electrical lines in halogen
and high-pressure gas discharge
lamps
Dietary supplements

Molybdenum, was discovered by the Swedish chemist

and mineralogist Peter Jacob Hjelm in 1781.
It experienced its greatest demand during the first
and second World Wars, because the alloy rendered
maximum stability and temperature resistance to
the armored conduits of weapons. Interestingly, the
element is considered hypersensitive. Impurities
of one ten-thousandth of a percent of oxygen may
render pure molybdenum very brittle.
This peculiar duality has not tarnished the popularity
of the element to the industrialized world. Even
some 230 years after its discovery, Molybdenum is
categorized as an industrial metal.
Its high melting point, good heat resistance, and
excellent conductivity are perfect for super alloys and
the manufacture of hard heat resistant steel.
It is found in valves and turbine blades in the
aerospace and chemical industries, in drills and
milling machines as well as catalysts for petroleum

Specifications
World annual
200,000 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

2,623 C

Specific gravity:

10.28 g/cm

Color:

Metallic Gray

Boiling point:

4,639 C

Heat of evaporation:

600 kJ/mol

Molybdenum
Atomic mass:

95.940 amu

Density:

10.280 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

190 pm

processing plants.
Molybdenum is
insensitive to reducing acids and in
powder form or blended with oil, the raw
material withstands extreme pressures
and temperatures making it a highperformance lubricant in a class of its
own.
Once again, China is the recipient of
this good news. They control 38 percent
of the worlds reserves and the same
percentage of current world production,
making it the global market leader. Other
large reserves are found in the USA and
Chile. Approximately 200,000 tons are
produced worldwide with almost 30 percent
of demand met by recycling.

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Chromium
Atomic mass:

51.996 amu

Density:

7.140 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

166 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
15 million t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

1,907 C

Specific gravity:

7.10 g/cm

Color:

Metallic Silver

Boiling point:

2,672 C

Heat of evaporation:

344.3 kJ/mol

Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, a Frenchman born

in Normandy in 1763 was a pharmacist
and chemist. Without him American cars
would not have been what they were in the
middle of the 20th Century - Shiny chrome
cruisers. In 1797, Louis-Nicolas obtained
chromium (lll) oxide, Cr203 from crocoite
and hydrochloric acid. A year later he
obtained impure, elementary Chromium
by reducing chromium (III) oxide using
charcoal. The rich colors of the contained
salts probably astounded him. Why else
would the name of Chromium be derived
from the Greek word Chroma meaning
color?

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Initially, the element was mainly used as a

pigment and in chrome tanneries, where it has
remained the most important tanning method.
Without Chromium, the present form of leather
production would not have been possible. Its
use in chromium plating is better known as a
hard chromium plating of up to one millimeter
thickness on steel, cast iron and copper, and as a

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Decorative surface coatings
Refractory material
Leather production
Dyes and pigments
Instrument components in the
chemical, medical and food industry
Curable surface coating for pistons
& cylinders

thin chromium plating on bumpers, aluminum alloy

wheels and fittings.
Probably every mechanic knows it is combined with
vanadium to make chrome-vanadium steel which
is considered to be particularly solid and durable.
By far, the largest amount of the worlds chromium
production is used as an important component in
the production of stainless steel, where it makes up
around 20 percent of the content.
The main suppliers of this shiny, corrosion-resistant
element are Kazakhstan and South Africa, which
have almost 90 percent of the raw material reserves
according to a study by the United States Geological
Survey.

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Cladding tube or fuel elements

Refractory ceramics
Material for vacuum equipment
Acid resistant equipment
Electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells
Cubic Zirconium
Pigment in ceramics
Nuclear reactors

Martin Heinrich Klaproth, born in 1743, was one

of the most important German chemists. Born
in the Harz mountains as the son of a poor tailor,
he began his career in a small pharmacy. On the
recommendation of Alexander von Humboldt he later
became a professor in chemistry at the University of
Berlin.
Klaproth discovered Uranium, the chemical element
Cerium, and Zirconium in 1789. It was named after
the mineral zircon, which was already known in the
ancient world as a gemstone. In a gemstone sample
from Ceylon, the chemist was able to demonstrate
the presence of the element Zirconium for the first
time.
Although Zirconium is hardly a term known to the
public, it is actually not uncommon. In fact, it is
more commonly used than the better-known Copper.
Perhaps the lower degree of familiarity is simply
because of its awkward name.
The properties of this metal, found in the USA,
Australia, and South America, are outstanding. On

Specifications
World annual
920,000 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

1,857 C

Specific gravity:

6.51 g/cm

Color:

Metallic Silver

Boiling point:

4,409 C

Heat of evaporation:

590.5 kJ/mol

Zirconium
Atomic mass:

91.224 amu

Density:

6.511 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

206 pm

the one hand, it forms compounds with

gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and
carbon dioxide, and on the other hand,
it is highly permeable to neutrons. This
makes it ideal for use as cladding tube
material for fuel elements in nuclear
power plants, where it can easily
withstand the extreme conditions in the
core of an operating nuclear reactor.
Further applications are the deoxidization
and desulphurization of steel, or as a
better material for vacuum pumps.
Three companies are considered to be
the most important producers: Areva in
France, Toshiba in Japan and Wah Chang
in the United States. It can also be found
in jewelry stores as Zirconium dioxide, also
known as Zirconia, a popular substitute for
diamonds. It is no less inferior in terms of its
brilliance.

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Tungsten
Atomic mass:

183.840 amu

Density:

19.250 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

193 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
38,000 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

3,422 C

Specific gravity:

19.30 g/cm

Color:

Gray

Boiling point:

5,555 C

Heat of evaporation:

806.7 kJ/mol

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Tungsten has a patchwork history, dating

back to medieval German and Swedish
smelters. The name Tungsten is derived
from the Swedish words tung sten,
meaning heavy stone.
Its chemical symbol, W, is derived from
the German Wolfram, the old name of the
Tungsten mineral Wolframite.
One theory behind the name Wolfram was
that it was named from wolf rahm (wolf
froth or cream), a reference to the large
amount of tin that was devoured when the
Tungsten was smelted.

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In 1781, a self-made chemist and scientist,

Carl Wilhelm Scheele, and Torbern Bergman, a
Swedish chemist and mineralogist, suggested
it might be possible to obtain a new metal by
reducing tungstic acid.
Two years later, in 1783, Jose and Fausto Elhuyar

Light bulbs
Armaments
Arc welding and die cast tooling
Rotor blades
Radioactive shielding
Jet engines and fly wheels
Counter balances
Cutting tools
Rotor blades
Guidance platforms
Vibration governors
Gyro rotors

were the first to isolate Tungsten through the

reduction of this acid with charcoal. For this reason,
they are credited with the discovery of this element.
Tungsten is mainly used in the production of hard
materials based on Tungsten carbide, one of the
hardest carbides. Tungsten carbide is used to make
wear resistant abrasives used by the metalworking,
woodworking, mining, petroleum and construction
industries and accounts for about 60% of current
Tungsten consumption. Less than 10% is used in
chemical compounds.
Tungsten, usually alloyed with Nickel and Iron, or
Cobalt, to form heavy alloys, is used in kinetic energy
penetrators as an alternative to depleted Uranium, in
applications where Uraniums additional pyrophoric
properties are not required.

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Stealth aircraft and military jet

engines
Rocket engine manufacturing
Missile propulsion
Electrical contact material
Flash lamps in photography
Combustion chambers
Turbine blades and exhaust nozzles
High octane lead free gasoline
Liver cancer treatment

Discovered in 1925, Rhenium was the last stable

element to be discovered. It was named after the
river Rhine in Europe.
It is generally considered to have been discovered by
Walter Noddack, Ida Tacke, and Otto Berg in Germany.
In 1925 they reported they detected the element in
platinum ore, and in the mineral columbite. They
also found Rhenium in gadonite and molybenite.
By 1968 it was estimated 75% of Rhenium was used
in research and development of refractory metal
alloys. It took several years from that point before
the alloys were widely used.
Today, nickel-based super alloys of Rhenium are
used in combustion chambers, turbine blades, and
exhaust nozzles of commercial jet engines. In 2006
consumption by engine manufacturers alone was
28% for General Electric, 28% for Rolls Royce plc,
and 12% for Pratt and Whitney for use in super-alloys.
These alloys contain up to 6% Rhenium, making jet

Specifications
World annual
50 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

3,186 C

Specific gravity:

21.02 g/cm

Color:

Gray

Boiling point:

5,596 C

Heat of evaporation:

705 kJ/mol

Rhenium
Atomic mass:

186.207 amu

Density:

21.02 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

193 pm

engine construction the largest single

use for the element, with chemical
industrys catalytic uses being the nextmost important.
The remaining 18% of Rhenium is used
predominantly for the applications of
platinum-rhenium catalysts, which are
primarily used in producing lead-free
high-octane gasoline. Other applications
include x-ray technology, self-cleaning
electrical contacts, flash photo technology,
and the isotopes are used in the treatment
of liver cancer.
Rhenium is also of critical strategic military
importance, for its use in high performance
military rocket and jet engines.
Because of the low availability of this metal
relative to the high demand, Rhenium is among
the most expensive of the rare and strategic
metals.

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Germanium
Atomic mass:

72.64 amu

Density:

5.323 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

122 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
118 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

938.25 C

Specific gravity:

5.323 g/cm

Color:

Grayish White

Boiling point:

2,833 C

Heat of evaporation:

334 kJ/mol

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Neptune, the 8th planet from the sun

was mathematically predicted to exist
before astronomers found it in 1846.
This explains why Germanium would have
been named Neptunium, if that name
hadnt already been used. Interestingly,
like Neptune, Germanium was predicted
about 20 years before it was discovered.
In 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich
Mendeleev predicted an element existed
between silicon and tin in his periodic
table. 16 years later, another scientist
discovered this mineral in a mine close
to Freiberg Saxony. Yet another scientist,
chemist Chemens Winkler, analyzed the
mineral and proved it was a combination
of silver, sulphur, and a new element. He
named the element Germanium, after his
beloved homeland Germany.

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Originally it was almost exclusively used for semiconductors. In 1948, a germanium transistor
created high demand in solid state conductors.

Fiber Optics
Camera Lenses
Rewritable DVDs
Infrared Optical Equipment
High Speed Integrated Circuits
Photovoltaic cells
Solar Panels
PET Bottles
Radiation Identification

Today, Germanium is found in applications related

to fiber optics, infrared optics, and solar cell
applications. While there is experimentation for
use in pharmaceuticals, any applications there are
unproven.
Because of its low optical dispersion, Germanium
is useful in wide angle camera lenses and optical
fibers. Its also a catalyst for polymerization and
used in a PET plastic bottle made in Japan. A large
percentage is found in solar energy applications.
A large percentage of Germanium comes from
countries not friendly to the west. China produces
71%, and Russia produces 4%. Only 2.5% comes
from the U.S.
Germanium was predicted before it was actually
discovered. Swissmetal Inc. predicts it will continue
to have a strong demand, and limited supply, for
many years to come.

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Laser and Commercial Lighting

Nuclear Reactors
Data Storage Applications (Hard
Disks)
Drive Motors in Electric Vehicles
Transducers
Wide Band Mechanical Resonators
High-Precision Liquid Fuel Injectors
Dosimeters
Catalysts
Adiabatic Demagnetization
Refrigerators

Specifications
World annual
100 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

1,407 C

Specific gravity:

8.54 g/cm

Color:

Silvery White

Boiling point:

2,562 C

Heat of evaporation:

289 kJ/mol

One of the metals Swissmetal Inc. is most excited

about right now, is also listed as most at risk for
supply shortages by the EU. Dysprosium may be found
in many minerals including xenotime, ferusonite,
gadolinite, euxenite, polycrase, blomstrandine and
monzinite, but it is extremely challenging to separate.
This explains why its name in Greek means Difficult
to get at.

require more dysprosium than is currently

available.

First identified in 1886 by Paul mile Lecoq de

Boisbaudran in Paris, Dysprosium can be cut with a
knife, tarnishes slowly in air, and burns readily.

During a recent European Union study,

only 8 metals were listed as At Risk
for supply shortages as part of their
decarbonization efforts.
Dysprosium
was listed as most at risk. In fact, the
U.S. D.O.D. expects a 47 ton shortfall
in Dysprosium supply needed for an
unspecified military application in the next
conflict.

Dysprosium is vital in a wide range of applications

and industries ranging from Nuclear to Refrigeration,
and laser materials and commercial lighting to
automotive.
One of its more exciting applications is in electric
and hybrid electric vehicles, which are being strongly
promoted in both China and the EU. This industry
alone requires over 100 grams of Dysprosium in
the drive motors for every car produced. Toyotas
projected 2 million cars per year output alone will

Dysprosium
Atomic mass:

162.5 amu

Density:

8.54 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

178 pm

Dysprosium is also used to measure

radiation, and in metal-halide lamps. It
is used to reinforce other materials, as a
catalyst, and in high-precision liquid fuel
injectors.

Dysprosium is Difficult to get at. And the

large number of growing applications almost
ensures supply shortages are right around the
corner. Therefore, values of this versatile metal
are almost certain to increase.

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Niobium
Atomic mass:

92.9 amu

Density:

8.57 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

146 pm

Applications

Specifications
World annual
63,000 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

2,477 C

Specific gravity:

8.57 g/cm

Color:

Metallic Gray

Boiling point:

4,744 C

Heat of evaporation:

689.9 kJ/mol

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Steel Production
Super Alloys
Superconducting Magnets
Electroceramics
Hypoallergenic Applications
(medicine, jewlry)
Numismatics

Few elements had the identity crisis

Niobium experienced. Niobium has stirred
up controversy since it was originally
discovered by Charles Hatchett in 1801,
when he named it Columbium.

It was actually used on the Apollo Lunar Modules.

Later, English scientist William Hyde

Wollaston
mistakenly
determined
Columbium was identical to Tantalum.

Niobium takes on a bluish tinge when exposed to air

at room temperature for long periods. Because its
color can be changed via anodization, it is used for
numismatic coins and jewelry.

Heinrich Rose argued the Columbium

mineral sample contained 2 different
elements. Since Tantalum was named
after the Greek God Tantalus, he named the
2 new elements after Tantaluss daughter
Niobe (Niobium) and son Pelos (Pelopium).
After 100 years of controversy, the name
officially changed to Niobium. But some
American Metallurgists still refer to it as
Columbium.

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Niobiums main use is in structural steel and

super alloys. And because of its temperature
stability, its useful in liquid rocket thruster nozzles.

A small portion finds use in electronics and super

conductors, and also in the arc-tube seals of high
pressure sodium vapor lamps.

Its perfect for super conducting magnets like those

used in the nuclear industry. And its inert, so safe to
use in pacemakers and other medical applications.
Regardless of what you call it, Niobiums continued
demand in welding, nuclear, optics, numismatics,
jewelry, super alloys and medical industries gives
it strong future growth opportunities and makes a
great addition to any portfolio.

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Currency, jewellery and silverware

Antibacterials prevention and water
filtration
Electrical engineering
Photography and electronics
Solar technology
Plasma screens
Medical technology
RFID chips
Batteries
Catalysts

One thing has been clear to humanity for about

seven thousand years. Silver is a metal with a bright
future in the truest sense of the term. Though it has
been popular mainly for making coins and jewelry, in
the last few decades it has become an indispensable
industrial metal.
Unlike Gold, which strictly speaking has no particular
use other than its beautiful appearance, Silver is
beautiful and has several unique characteristics.
No other metal reflects light or conducts electricity
better, making it hard to imagine modern electronics
in vehicles or the entertainment industry without
Silver. Silver performs excellent in high-performance
applications where any loss of signal is unacceptable.
But this just one example.
Optical and heat reflectors would not be nearly as
effective without Silver. Alloy and solder quality
would suffer without Silver. With a wide spectrum
of applications ranging from catalysts to dental
technology, it is not surprising that Silver is one of
the most sought after industrial metals.

Specifications
World annual
20,800 t
production of approx.:
Melting point:

961.78 C

Specific gravity:

10.49 g/cm

Color:

Shiny White

Boiling point:

2,162 C

Heat of evaporation:

255 kJ/mol

Silver
Atomic mass:

107.868 amu

Density:

10.490 g/cm3

Atomic radius:

165 pm

Silver has been used as currency for

thousands of years, and in many cultures
and civilizations. Even today, the mention
of Silver in many languages induces
visions of money.
Demand now outstrips supply and as
China has stepped their imports up, this
has put further strain on the Silver market.
As the demand continues to increase,
and supply dwindles, the market for this
shiny metal is certain to increase rapidly.
Silver production has averaged around
21,000 tons in the last few years, and the
largest producers are Peru, Mexico, and
China. Both the Fraunhofer Institute and
the Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic
Research, in Germany, predict worldwide
Silver shortages in the near future.

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