Ronnie is a Principal Analyst for Iron Ore and Steel for S&P Global Market Intelligence.Full Bio
Ronnie is a Principal Analyst for Iron Ore and Steel for S&P Global Market Intelligence. He started S&P Global in March 2020. Alongside producing the regular monthly/quarterly Iron Ore Commodity Briefing Service (CBS) market reports, he is also responsible for producing the monthly Metals Consensus Price Forecast articles. He also conducts peer editing duties for the other monthly CBS reports – Copper, Zinc, Nickel and Lithium & Cobalt.
Ronnie has been working as a metals and mining analyst/consultant for the past 20 years. Prior to joining S&P Global, he spent 4 years working as a freelance commodity consultant, covering ad-hoc projects in the areas of metals & mining; fertilizers & chemicals; electric vehicles; emissions; sustainability and climate change risk. Ronnie spent 6 years with Wood Mackenzie as a senior analyst in their metals and mining team where he was responsible for developing new services for iron ore and steel markets and steel costs. He initially worked with CRU from 2000-2010, as their Senior Ferrous Raw Materials Analyst, covering met coal, iron ore , scrap and carbon steel, before joining Steel Business Briefing (latterly acquired by Platts) for a short period in 2010.
Ronnie holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of London (Queen Mary College).
The Big Picture: 2022 Metals and Mining Industry Outlook
Looking for the 2024 outlook reports? Visit spglobal.com/BigPicture > Introduction As the global economy began recovering from the pandemic in the second half of 2020, the metals and mining sector benefited from rebounding prices. Demand for most metals was driven upward by the release of pent-up consumer spending, new government stimulus efforts and an accelerating global ener...
Iron Ore CBS June 2020 — Iron Ore Prices Hit 10-Month High
For most of June, iron ore prices traded above US$100 per tonne for the first time since August 2019. Strong Chinese demand was fueled by a sharp expansion in steel production, with a record monthly high breached in May. The prevailing tightness in supply has also underpinned high prices, with Brazilian exports at reduced levels amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Despite i...
Metals prices continued to rally in May and June, spurred by a rebound in Chinese demand and lockdown measures easing in the U.S. and Europe, as major economies began reactivating. Iron ore was the standout performer, trading at 10-month highs above US$100 per tonne through June. Bullish sentiment also helped to drive base metals prices higher, although upward momentum was temp...
