Non-Ferrous metals : their role in industrial development / Lotte Müller-Ohlsen ; foreword to the German edition Heribert Giersch.

Foreword to the German edition, v -- List of tables, ix -- List of figures, xiii -- Introduction, 1 -- 1. The basic principles of the non-ferrous metal industry, 5 -- 2. The production structure of the non-ferous metal industry, 18 -- 3. The origins of the non-ferrous metal industry, 25 -- 4. factors determining the demand for non-ferrous metals, 63 -- 5. The pattern of consumption of non-ferrous metals, 92 -- 6. Growth and change in the pattern of non-ferrous metal Production, 106 -- 7. The supply situation of the principal consumer countries, 159 -- 8. Trends in world trade in non-ferrous metals, 187 -- 9. Pricing in the non-ferrous metal markets, 198 -- 10. The price trend in the non-ferrous metal markets, 211 -- 11. Attempts at regulation in the non-ferrous metal markets, 220 -- 12. Development prospects and problems of the world metal economy, 246 -- Appendix, 265 -- Bibliography, 291.