Matt Watkins leads CRU’s forecast work on steel sheet globally and is also the European flat steel analyst.

He has worked in the commodities industry since 2001 in a variety of analysis, marketing and consulting roles including 13 years at CRU and over 6 years at Rio Tinto.

Matt holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Durham, and an MSc in Mineral Exploration from Imperial College, London.