SMM Opens Singapore Office in Overseas Expansion

Published: Sep 05, 2017 09:46 (GMT+8)

Save

On September 1st 2017, SMM officially opened our first office outside of China, in the commodity trading hub of Singapore.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 5 (SMM) - On September 1st 2017, SMM officially opened our first office outside of China, in the commodity trading hub of Singapore.

SMM Singapore office, located in the heart of the CBD at PWC Building, will serve as the first step in our ambitions to provide access to information of Chinese metals markets to our international clients, as well as internationalizing our product offering to our domestic client base.

Singapore’s role as the head office for marketing operations of most of major mining firms and trading houses makes it the ideal location for our first step overseas.

Our international expansion will be headed by Mr. Ian Roper, a well-known industry figure and speaker at many industry conferences.

Ian has been covering commodities for over 16 years, and working for the last 7 years in the financial industry as a commodity strategist on bulk commodities and base metals. Prior to joining SMM, Ian worked with CLSA, CRU, SBB, Macquarie and Rio Tinto.

We believe that Ian will help raise SMM international profile and add a new level of insight and analysis to our product offering.

For news cooperation, please contact us by email: sallyzhang@smm.cn or service.en@smm.cn.

SMM Singapore office

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market communication, and relying on SMM's internal database model. They are for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For any inquiries or for more information, please contact: lemonzhao@smm.cn

For more information on how to access our research reports, please contact:service.en@smm.cn

Related News

15 hours ago

[SMM Flash] South African Platinum-Sector Mine Fatalities Reach 18 in 2026

South Africa’s platinum sector recorded 18 mineworker fatalities by 14 September 2026, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe said at a mine safety summit on 17 September. The sector recorded 11 fatalities during the whole of 2025. These figures cover different lengths of time. Mantashe urged the industry to investigate fatalities promptly and strengthen worker protection. The increase brings mine safety into sharper focus for PGM producers and regulators, but his remarks did not announce a new rule, mine closure or change in output.

15 hours ago

Magna Reports PGM-Bearing Drill Intervals at Levack

Magna Mining reported a 2.1-metre downhole interval at its past-producing Levack mine in Ontario grading 17.5 g/t platinum, palladium and gold combined, alongside 9.5% copper and 2.6% nickel. A separate West Main interval returned 4.6 metres grading 3.5 g/t of the three precious metals combined, alongside 1.7% copper and 4.0% nickel. The results help Magna assess areas that could contribute metal following a potential restart. They do not establish separate platinum or palladium grades, additional reserves or production; a formal restart decision remains pending.

15 hours ago

[SMM Flash] Platinum and Palladium Edge Lower in 22 September Spot Snapshot

Spot platinum was down 0.6% at US$1,786.43/oz and palladium was down 0.4% at US$1,296.40/oz at 04:54 GMT on 22 September, Reuters reported. These are intraday indications, not closing prices. The modest declines matter for near-term physical valuations and hedging. The snapshot alone does not establish a change in PGM mine supply or industrial demand.

15 hours ago