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Markus Bates

Markus Bates, President, BCM Enterprises, LLCPresident
BCM Enterprises, LLC
Member of the Natural Resources Council

Markus Bates is the President at BCM Enterprises; a firm engaged in trading raw materials and assisting clients in transactions. Until October 2008, he was the Executive Vice President at Geo Trade International, a firm providing coal trading services. Mr. Bates has been responsible for managing international raw materials trading operations. He has more than 15 years of experience in international coal trading activities. Mr. Bates traded blast furnace coke, pulverized injection coal, and coking coal with origins in Australia, China, United States, and Venezuela. He also traded coal tar based chemicals and iron ore. Previously, Mr. Bates was Vice President of International Coal Brokerage at Evolution Markets. Before Evolution Markets, he was Vice President at CoalArbed International Trading in Baltimore, a subsidiary of Arcelor, and Ruhrkohle Trading Corporation in New York, a subsidiary of RAG Trading, a German coal trading company. Mr. Bates is fluent in German, Portuguese, and Spanish. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2008 - present President
BCM Enterprises, LLC
2006 - 2008 Executive Vice President
Geo Trade International, LLC
2002 - 2006 Vice President, International Coal Service
EVOLUTION MARKETS INC.

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RIO - Getting the Most Value for Your Product | 09-12-2008
Analysis of: Brazilian Miner Vale Confirms Talks to Raise Asia Iron-Ore Prices | online.wsj.com
Author: Markus Bates, President, BCM Enterprises, LLC

1.  Timing of CVRD announcement is rather odd with record iron ore inventories and steel prices beginning to slide in China. 2.  Longterm mismatch between iron ore supply and steel demand not readily apparent in today's market. 3.  The gap in vessel freight spread between Brazil and Australia...

Cleveland-Cliffs/Alpha Natural Resources Became A Takeover Target Once Deal Was Announced | 07-28-2008
Analysis of: Cleveland-Cliffs' Fateful Flaw | online.wsj.com
Author: Markus Bates, President, BCM Enterprises, LLC

Contrary to the hedge fund, Harbinger's, belief that Cleveland-Cliffs takeover bid of Alpha was to put Cleveland-Cliffs itself out of reach of potential acquirers, my first thought on this deal was: which steel company is now going to buy this newly formed company?  These are two companies that...

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