CRU Group

CRU Group is a privately owned business intelligence company. The company focuses on the global mining, metals and fertilizers markets. It provides consultancy, market analysis, business analysis, news, data and conferences services.

CRU International Ltd.
Private
IndustryBusiness intelligence
Founded1969
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Number of employees
260+
Websitecrugroup.com

Global Coverage

CRU's headquarters are in central London. The company also has regional offices in:

  • Beijing – China
  • Shanghai - China
  • Santiago – Chile
  • Mumbai – India
  • Singapore
  • Pittsburgh – United States
  • Sydney – Australia


CRU employs over 260 people from a range of disciplines: economists, management consultants, engineers, metallurgists, geologists, chemists and journalists.

The company was originally named Commodities Research Unit. It was changed to CRU as the company expanded their offering to include more than just research products.

Over the years CRU have made a number of acquisitions including:[1]

  • 1986 – British Sulphur Consultants
  • 1996 – Resource Strategies Inc
  • 2006 – Commodity Metals Management Company
  • 2012 - Ryan's Notes with the acquisition of Nonferrous Notes Organization
  • 2012 – Fertecon Research Centre – phosphates and sulphur analysis and consultancy business

Commodities

CRU specializes in producing short-, medium-, and long-term analysis for major commodities including:

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References
  1. "CRU | Our history". www.crugroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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