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Month: April 2014

Mining & Resources

Africa Iron Ore – To beneficiate or not to beneficiate?

Last month, the International Mining and Metal Series (IMM) opened the doors to the inaugural Iron Ore Beneficiation Africa conference at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg. In light of the South African Government’s recent strategies to identify a number of policies, legislations and incentives to enable beneficiation, this has quickly become an…

1 Apr 2014, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

The World of Nickel – UBS’ View

Tom Price, Global Commodities Analyst from UBS Australia shares with us UBS' outlook on the trend in the nickel market*. Nickel’s recent spot price history features a trend-decline of 50% to US$6/lb, during 2011-13 – thereafter contained within a surprisingly volatile-free, tight trading range of just US$6.0-6.6/lb. Indeed, since 2011, this has been one of…

1 Apr 2014, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

Close-Up: Georgi Slavov

Georgi Slavov joined Marex Spectron in January 2014 as the Head of the Basic Resources & Freight Research Group. His team is responsible for the fundamental analysis of key industrial commodities & freight markets. On a daily basis he is actively involved in direct dialogue with global brand companies including trading houses, investment banks and…

1 Apr 2014, by Informa Insights

Social Policy

Close-Up: John Rogerson

John Rogerson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) in 2008.  He has been with the ADF since October 1994 as General Manager (Operations), and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Director of the Foundation’s Good Sports program in 2000. During this time, the Good Sports program expanded from a research…

1 Apr 2014, by Informa Insights