Director focusing on strategy and derivates sharing responsibility for DCL’s global trading and marketing activities for Cobalt and Lithium with Andries; focusing on the UK and US markets.
Director sharing responsibility for DCL’s global trading and marketing activities with particular focus on Europe and Asia. Prior to joining DCL in 2007, Andries worked for Sherritt International where he was managing its sales office in the Netherlands which was responsible for all non-Asian cobalt sales. Andries has nearly 30 years of experience in the marketing of cobalt, has served on the LME cobalt committee and is author of DCL’s annual Cobalt Market Review.
Alicia joined Darton Commodities in November 2018 after graduating from the University of Gloucestershire. Alicia is part of the finance and shipping teams and is responsible for the back office.
Guy commenced his career in the metals industry in 1979 at Derek Raphael and Company rising to become Managing Director before starting Darton Commodities Ltd in 2000 together with his business partner Roy Walton. Today Darton Commodities Ltd is one of the largest independent cobalt trading houses and exclusively partners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Ltd, the world’s largest cobalt refinery in the sale of their cobalt metal in Europe. Guy was Chair of the MMTA between 2009 and 2012 and currently sits on the LME cobalt committee.
Roy joined Derek Raphael & Company in 1993 after 9 years in the accountancy profession, becoming the Finance Director in1995 before setting up Darton Commodities with Guy in 2000.
Roy has gained much experience in the financing, shipping, purchasing and marketing of minor metals, ferro alloys and ores specialising in cobalt metal.
Darton Commodities was a founder member of CoRC, prior to its formation Roy served on the REACh Implementation task force of the CDI and currently serves on the Executive Committee of CoRC. Roy served as Chairman of the MMTA 2012 to 2015.