London, April 2010

The Alchemist issue 58 takes a closer look at the precious metals industry in Germany as we prepare for the LBMA Annual Conference in Berlin in September. There are interviews with Dr. Frank Heinricht, of Heraeus Holdings on and Wilfried Held, of the Fachvereinigung Edelmetalle on. Further articles include “The Chinese Platinum Jewellery Market” by David Jollie, Johnson Matthey on page 8, as well as “The Challenges in Determining Elements in LBMA Silver Reference Materials” by Mike Hinds. Jonathan Forrest, Royal Canadian Mint, tells about A Day in the Life of an Assayer (page 14) and Ruth Crowell, LBMA Commercial Director, gives a review on REACH.

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