Appendix A Materials Sector Resources
While by no means exhaustive, the following is a list of websites and publications that may be helpful in following economic events, sector-specific statistics, and news throughout the Materials sector. While not specifically focused on the Materials sector, you can also find Fisher Investments’ up-to-date views on broader markets and the economy at www.marketminder.com.
ECONOMIC SOURCES
• US Census Bureau (www.census.gov)
• US Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.gov)
• Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) (epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) (www.imf.org)
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (www.oecd.org)
• World Bank (www.worldbank.org)
• US Department of Agriculture (www.usda.gov)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) (www.wto.org)
MATERIALS SECTOR SOURCES
• US Geological Survey (minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/)
• London Metal Exchange (www.lme.co.uk)
• New York Mercantile Exchange (www.nymex.com)
• Institute of Scrap Recycling (www.isri.org)
• World Mine Cost Data Exchange (www.minecost.com)
• Virtual Metals Group (www.virtualmetals.co.uk)
• Platts (www.platts.com/Metals/Resources)
• Metal Bulletin (www1.metalbulletin.com)
• Minerals UK (www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/home.html)
• Mineral Information Institute (www.mii.org/commonminerals.html)
• National Mining Association (www.nma.org)
• Mine Web (www.mineweb.com)
MATERIALS INDUSTRY & SUB-INDUSTRY SOURCES
• Steel
• International Iron & Steel Institute (www.worldsteel.org)
• American Iron & Steel Institute (www.steel.org)
• SteelGuru (www.steelguru.com)
• World Steel Dynamics (www.worldsteeldynamics.com)
• The Tex Report (www.texreport.co.jp/xenglish)
• Steel Business Briefing (www.steelbb.com)
• Copper
• International Copper Study Group (www.icsg.org)
• Copper Development Association (www.copper.org)
• Nickel
• International Nickel Study Group (www.insg.org)
• Nickel Institute (www.nickelinstitute.org)
• Lead & Zinc
• International Lead & Zinc Study Group (www.ilzsg.org)
• International Zinc Association (www.iza.com)
• Gold
• World Gold Council (www.gold.org)
• Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) (www.gfms.co.uk)
• GOLDSHEET Mining Directory (www.goldsheetlinks.com/production.htm)
• Silver
• Silver Institute (www.silverinstitute.org)
• Coal
• World Coal Institute (www.worldcoal.org)
• US Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov)
• Aluminum
• Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org)
• Chemicals
• Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (www.cmaiglobal.com)
• Fertilizers
• International Fertilizer Industry Association (www.fertilizer.org)
• Industrial Gases
• Gas World (www.gasworld.com)
• Cement & Construction Aggregate
• Portland Cement Association (www.cement.org)
• Portland Cement Association Economic Research (www.cement.org/econ/index.asp)
• Paper & Lumber
• American Forest & Paper Association (www.afandpa.org)
• Containers & Packaging
• Packaging Today (www.packagingtoday.com)
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