Base Metals Handbook

Base Metals Handbook

Described as the bible of the metals trading community, this updated edition of BMH represents a completely revised version of one of Woodhead's most successful publications. It is a comprehensive handbook - published in a convenient looseleaf form with regular supplements - covering the structure and conduct of the markets and detailing each of the base metals in separate sections to give a unique view of the entire international trading picture. CONTENTS The base metals markets: History and background; The LME, its development and structure; The current position and the future; Aluminium: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Copper: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Lead: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Zinc: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Nickel: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Tin: Resources and extraction; Consumption; The market; Appendix: Contract rules for metals.

The Base Metals Handbook

Base Metals Handbook

First published in looseleaf format in 1993, Base Metals Handbook has been described as the bible of the metals trading community. The looseleaf is divided into seven sections. The first of these provides a general introduction to the history, structure and workings of the base metals markets, with particular reference to the London Metal Exchange (LME). The following sections review aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel and tin. Each of the sections on a particular metal reviews extraction and refining, the major markets for the metal, and the trading environment. The looseleaf includes data on mineral reserves, mines, smelters and refiners, as well as import-export flows, consumption trends and metals stocks.With its distinguished editor and team of contributors, Base Metals Handbook will continue to be a standard reference for all those involved in producing and trading base metals, including brokers, traders, analysts and investors. - A standard reference for all involved in producing and trading base metals - Divided into manageable sections, covering the market and individual metals - Discusses the London Metal Exchange