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| Mark Seddon BA (Hons) Managing Director Before joining Roskill Information Services, Mark worked for a London firm of commodity traders, dealing with companies in the Middle East, North Africa and the Far East. Mark joined Roskill Information Services in 1990, and is now Managing Director of the company. Recent consultancy assignments include price forecast reports for molybdenum, silicon metal and tungsten as well as due diligence on a specialist metal producer operating in Europe and the Americas. Other assignments have included an assessment of the supply of, and market for, ATH in Europe, an assessment of salt supply in the UK, an analysis of the cobalt market, including outlook and forecast prices, a study of the European market for cobalt chemicals, a bankable document on the tungsten market, and an assessment of the potential for a solar salt plant and identification of potential partners for the project. |
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| Judith Chegwidden BSc MIMMM FRSA Director Judith has more than 30 years experience of analysing minerals and metals markets. As Director of Roskill Consulting Group Ltd, Judith is responsible for directing major consultancy assignments. Recent projects have involved due diligence on the market for a filler mineral, preparation of an industry report for a listing on SEHK, a strategic review of titanium sponge supply, a feasibility study for a borate deposit in Central Asia, a global overview of the vanadium pentoxide market with particular reference to new markets, an evaluation of the viability of a rare earth and rare metal plant for a development bank, an in-depth review of Chinese rare earth production, a review of markets for low cost titanium for a major mining company and a project to identify the US market for the by-products of flue gas desulphurisation. |
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| Robert Baylis BSc MSc FGS GradIMMM Senior Consultant Following his undergraduate degree in geological sciences, Robert went on to complete an MSc in Mineral Project Appraisal at Imperial College, London, in 2003. He then worked as an environmental consultant for one of the UK’s leading multi-disciplined consultancies prior to joining Roskill in 2006. His consultancy assignments at Roskill include a study of the market for calcined bauxite in proppants, due diligence on a specialist metal producer operating in Europe and the Americas, due diligence on commercial aspects of a European filler mineral operation, a study on the strategic importance of fluorspar mining in the UK, a study of the supply and demand for individual rare earth elements, a study of the market for stabilised zirconia, a study of the value added chain for bentonite, and a review of the strategic availability of battery and magnet materials. |
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| Khayyam Jahangir BA MSc Senior Consultant Khayyam rejoined Roskill in 2008, having previously worked at the company in 2005/06. On leaving Roskill, Khayyam continued to work in the commodities sector, analysing the steel industry. He has a degree in Economics, and an MSc in International Finance. In the past Khayyam has worked on a variety of areas, including nickel, tungsten, titanium, and both stainless and carbon steel. An economist by trade, Khayyam has recently analysed and forecasted supply, demand and prices for commodities such as stainless steel, chromium, nickel and molybdenum. His recent projects for Roskill have included preparing a detailed industry report on molybdenum for a listing document for the SEHK, price forecasts for two alloy metals and a model for forecasting rare earth supply and demand. |
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| Patrick Stratton BA DipM MCIM Director Patrick has over 20 years' experience in researching industrial minerals and metals markets. He began his career with Roskill in 1986 and in 1990 moved on to become an industrial market researcher with one of the world's leading multi-disciplined consultancy firms. There he specialised in steel industry research for clients worldwide. His project experience includes the market aspects of feasibility studies for DRI, stainless steel, flat and long products and line pipe, in addition to privatisation, restructuring and sector studies for clients such as The European Commission and World Bank. He returned to Roskill in 2002. His recent consultancy work includes an analysis of the market outlook for niobium and tantalum oxides, a detailed review of the Asian market for borates, a study of the potential market for an iron ore project in eastern Canada, and a review of the North American soda ash industry. Patrick is based in our Canadian office, which facilitates research in North America. |
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| Alison Saxby B Eng Senior Consultant After completing an honours degree in Mineral Engineering at Leeds University, Alison joined the trade publication Industrial Minerals, reporting on minerals markets and developments in technology. After two years as an analyst with an international trader and processor, she returned to Industrial Minerals to run their research division and to edit Minerals Price Watch. From 1996 to 2010, she was an independent consultant based in the UK and the Middle East. In this role, she carried out many technical and market research projects for leading corporate clients. Her assignments included a review of the global non-metallurgical bauxite and alumina industry and an analysis of the European refractory industry. Since joining Roskill at the end of 2010 she has worked on two vendor due diligence projects involving talc and magnesia. |
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| Suzanne Shaw MSci Analyst Suzanne Shaw graduated from Royal Holloway College, University of London with an MSci in Geosciences in 2006, and joined Roskill in early 2007. Her projects experience at Roskill includes a major study of the bentonite market including company profiling and a detailed review of the supply chain, a forecast of rare earth supply, working as part of a due diligence team producing a detailed analysis of a filler mineral market, research into the global production of mag-carb refractories, analysis of NdFeB magnet consumption, a review of price trends for vanadium and molybdenum for a listing document, and a study of the European market for molybdenum and rhenium. |
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| David McNeill BSc Senior Analyst David McNeill graduated from Manchester University with a BSc in Geography in 1990 and joined Roskill in 1994. He has authored many of Roskill’s multi-client reports, focusing in recent years on the industrial minerals sector. David has also provided input to a wide range of consultancy projects, including a review of magnesia supply for a due diligence report, an overview of the calcium carbonate market for a potential new project, as well as studies on talc and boron. |
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| David Merriman BSc MSc Analyst After his undergraduate studies at the University of Birmingham, David completed his MSc in Mining Geology at the University of Exeter in 2009. He then worked on a copper-gold operation in Chile and rare earth exploration in Tanzania before joining Roskill in 2011. Since joining Roskill David has worked on the rare earth report looking at world production and consumption. |
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| Christine Duggan BA Sales Administrator Christine may well be your first point of contact with Roskill. She will help you with your inquiries, send you more information if you need it, and take your order. Christine is the main person behind Roskill's international reputation for fast, efficient service. |
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| Prakash Ramachandran BA Marketing Manager Prakash joined Roskill in 2007 and co-ordinates the design, production and distribution of marketing materials for our publications and consulting services. He also works with our agents and resellers to ensure that our clients get the best possible service. |
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