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Bodo Albrecht

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Bodo Albrecht is an expert in the industrial use of precious metals, specialty metals and rare earths. Prior to launching his own business he spent 20 years with Degussa, one of the largest precious metal companies in the world at the time, where he worked in all of the companys business units before heading their precious metal chemicals business worldwide.

He transferred to the USA in 1997 and founded BASIQ Corporation in 2001; the company supports the industry with marketing intelligence, security and metal management solutions, and is the leading supplier of precious metal accounting solutions for SAP users.

His work as an independent grants him access to the entire industry, He is passionate about anything mobile and innovative as much as about metals. From his curiosity about both results an instinct on what the world might look like tomorrow, and what it might mean for the industries involved.

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(Kitco commentary) - As a result of the most recent escalation in the U.S.â?? Chinese trade war, prices for several Rare Earth Elements (REEs) have risen between 10% and 20% within a week.