What affects the prices of specific metals used in manufacturing either as pure metals or in alloying? Whilst the normal drivers of supply and demand obviously do have an impact, what other forces come into play?

The London Metal Exchange has been a source of information on prices of key commodities Aluminium, Copper, Nickel, Tin, Zinc, Lead, Aluminium Alloy - which are traded through the LME. This year Cobalt and Molybdenum have been added - what impact will this have on Co and Mo prices?

We are pleased to have Tony Southgate of Standard Bank to present his views on the pricing drivers for Cobalt, Nickel, Molybdenum and Chrome. Standard Bank are a global leader in commodity related financial services, and a leading market maker of all London Metal Exchange contracts.