Over the course of our 25+ years, we’ve refined our model for bringing transparency to opaque or illiquid commodity markets.
Tradeable
standards
Online
trading
Reliable price
benchmarks
June 2000
Founded as globalCOAL by coal producers, consumers & traders
May 2001
Trading starts on the thermal coal platform
October 2003
Singapore office opens
Nov 2006
1 million tonnes milestone
Dec 2008
Launch of gC ICE Newcastle Coal Futures
Jun 2014
250 million tonnes physical coal transacted
April 2015
1 billion tonnes of ICE gC NEWC cleared
Aug 2019
400 million tonnes physical coal transacted
Dec 2019
Approved as Benchmark Administrator by the UK’s FCA
Jan 2020
Company renamed Global Commodities Holdings
Aug 2024
Class 1 Nickel starts trading
Nov 2025
Launch of Manganese Ore market
Jan 2026
Launch of Nickel Premiums market
Martin Abbott
Chief Executive Officer
“I spent many years learning what works in markets, including seven years at the helm of the LME. Here at Global Commodities Holdings, we can work in partnership with our clients and stakeholders to build the market infrastructure that benefits them.”
Richie Richardson
Head of Asia
“We run a multicultural, cross-commodity team in Singapore, so we can serve all the major market participants in Asia and stay ahead of market trends.”
Alison Ellmann
Head of Business Development
“I’ve worked in various metals markets for many years. It’s great to be at the heart of a movement that looks to bring reliable pricing back into the hands of the physical market participants.”
Alex Dyer
Head of Compliance
“We’re deeply invested in the stewardship of our marketplace. Our benchmarks are robust because integrity and transparency are at the heart of everything we do.”
Adrian Hills
Head of Front Office, London
“Part of my role is to ensure that our standard trading contract is fair, balanced and works equally for all our market participants – as well as promoting clear price discovery.”
Alison Ellmann will be representing GCH at what promises to be a fantastic gathering of the global manganese community.
Our colleague Weichuan Teo will be attending the event and keen to connect. Feel free to reach out to him directly to lock in a time.
We’re pleased to see activity in GCH’s Nickel Premiums markets, with buying and selling interest across multiple products since last Friday.
Is the market you operate in ready for better price discovery?