Edward Meir

Senior Commodity Consultant, Marex

Mr. Meir's consulting firm -- Commodity Research Group -- has been retained by four leading LME ring-dealing members during a 20-year career, providing research and consulting services to clients of MG Global, StoneX, EDF Man and most recently, Marex. Mr. Meir was recognized as the #1 overall base metals analyst in terms of price forecasting accuracy in six of the ten years between 2011-2020 and attained several top three rankings in precious metals as well. Previous to his career in research, Mr. Meir worked with Trans World Metals trading aluminum and tin and also represented US-based metals firms as a purchasing agent for aluminum and tin. Mr. Meir received his BA in Economics from McGill University and his MBA from New York University.

All Sessions by Edward Meir

Day 4 – April 18 April 18, 2023

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Spotlight on Nickel/Stainless: In Search of Market Balance

Track: Markets and Global Trade 🛈Topics specific to products that come out of a recycling facility that can be sold as products or feedstock; ferrous metals; nonferrous metals (aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, tin, and precious metals); stainless steel and high-temperature alloys; plastics; recovered fiber (paper, corrugated, cartons); tires/rubber; electronics; glass; textiles; residential recyclers and materials recovery facilities; Basel Convention; OECD; import/export; and tariffs.

Nickel prices outperformed all the other major base metals in 2022, but the meltdown in nickel trading at the London Metal Exchange wreaked havoc for both processors and consumers of recycled nickel and stainless steel. Our panel of recycled materials industry veterans and stainless producers will share their insights on the potential re-balancing of nickel and stainless steel markets going forward.