Our Process*Consulting*
Audit and Review*
Decision Support Publications*
Risk Management Training*Conference*
Our People*
 

At CRU Price Risk Management, our mission is to provide the information
and tools to help our clients prosper in a business climate characterized by uncertainty and risk.

Our customized consulting services include price risk process management, hedge techniques and strategic price strategies. Our consulting services are designed to give you a competitive advantage in your market sector.

Our decision support publications cover a wide range of critical information necessary to manage price risk and understand the global metals industries.

Common Price Risk Management Problems

  • Volatility of earnings
  • Unexpected financial results
  • Customer / supplier pricing pressure
  • Unclear / ineffective performance reporting
  • Ineffective controls and inadequate skills

Practical Solutions

  • Identify / quantify price risk exposures
  • Design appropriate hedging strategies and tactics
  • Provide pricing support for customer / supplier contracts
  • Establish objectives and quantitative measurements
  • Determine reporting and accounting compliance
  • Provide focused training - risk management and metal markets

Our Unique Expertise

  • Extensive and practical experience - markets, operations and finance
  • Data driven approach - from initial assessment to result measurement
  • Proven methodologies for the entire risk management process
  • Ongoing decision support services - information, insight and tools
  • Services tailored to individual company needs
 “Since 1993 we have been helping companies better understand
how price risk is created in their purchasing and sales functions,
and what actions they can take to reduce the impact of commodity
prices on their earnings. As part of our ongoing decision support,
we communicate to clients the price drivers that will influence
the price over time, and provide a sound databased framework
for risk decisions.”
 
James Southwood
President, CRU Price Risk Management

For more information, please contact us directly...

Mary Lou Southwood (US Office)
Email: MaryLou.Southwood@crugroup.com
Phone: +1 724 940 7100
Fax: +1 724 940 4488
Mailing Address: 2000 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Wexford, PA 15090

Ross Strachan (UK Office)
Email: Ross.Strachan@crugroup.com
Phone: +44 20 7903 2191
Fax: +44 20 7278 6908
Mailing Address: CRU, 31 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AD

Our Process
 
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Consulting
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Audit and Review
 
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Decision Support Publications
 
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Risk Management Training
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Conference
 
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Our People
 
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CRU Price Risk Management Steel Handbook 

The definitive guide to Price Risk Management in the steel industry
 
The CRU Handbook for Steel Price Risk Management has been designed to remove the mystery from hedging and risk management. Using a comprehensive review of price risk management in the steel industry, the handbook will provide you with a detailed step by step guide on how you can successfully manage your steel price risk. Using the knowledge depth and breadth of CRU’s Steel team, combined with the expertise of CRU Price Risk Management.