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Neil Buxton

Managing Director
GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd
Member of the Industrial Council

Neil Buxton is Managing Director at GFMS Metals Consulting. Mr. Buxton has more than 20 years of experience in analyzing market developments within the non-ferrous and steel industry in both consultancy and investment banking environments. He focuses on the supply-demand balance and price outlook for base metal and steel markets. Mr. Buxton established GFMS Metals Consulting in October of 2002 to provide a wide range of research services across the base metal, steel, and related sectors. He commenced his career with the consultancy CRU in 1982. Since then, Mr. Buxton has carried out analysis on the metals markets for the investment bank Shearson Lehman Brothers, and the trade publication Metal Bulletin. He produces a number of regular in-depth reports focusing on the latest trends and developments in the base metals and steel markets. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2002 - present Managing Director
GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd

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Where are we in the supercycle? | 12-12-2007
Author: Neil Buxton, Managing Director, GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd

Base metal prices have come under pressure on the back of weak demand, not only in in the US, but also increasingly in Europe and Japan.  This threatens to overshadow, in the short-term, the still strong demand growth from China.   Nickel and zinc prices have already fallen by 50% from their...

Will record high nickel prices kill the golden goose | 05-28-2007
Author: Neil Buxton, Managing Director, GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd

Nickel demand has benefited from the sharp gains in stainless steel output. However nickel is now the single most important cost in the production os stainless steel.  As such stainless steel prices have increased and demand for stainless is beginning to be affected. Nickel demand is...

Consolidation rather than exploration | 04-02-2007
Analysis of: Analysts clamour for higher LionOre bid | www.theglobeandmail.com
Author: Neil Buxton, Managing Director, GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd

Xstrata's move for LionOre reinforces the latest trend that it is easier to buy existing production rather than develop new projectsThere remain major financial and technological risks concerning the next generation of nickel "mega" projects

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