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.Thompson, Martin is the author of 'Base Metals Handbook', published 2006 under ISBN 9781855735354 and ISBN 1855735350.