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Partner and co-founder of the Raw Materials Group (RMG).
Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences of Sweden
In 2009 was appointed associate professor in mineral economics
at the Luleå Technical University in Northern Sweden
Stockholm
www.rmg.se

Partner and co-founder of the Raw Materials Group (RMG). RMG is one of Europe's leading, independent group of mineral economists and mineral strategy/policy analysts. RMG specialises in global analysis of the mining industry starting with the proprietary ownership and production database Raw Materials Data. Raw Materials Data covers both the global metals, iron ore and coal industries in great detail.

The Raw Materials Group advices mining companies, governments and international organisations. In recent years a special focus has been put on the iron ore industry and RMG has carried out conceptual and feasibility studies focusing on the market situation for new mines in Russia, Sweden, Norway and Finland. RMG has also surveyed iron ore deposits in Scandinavia, Africa and Latin America for steel industry clients. Since 2002 RMG is responsible for the only global publicly available iron ore statistics and analysis presented by UNCTAD, Geneva.
 
Magnus Ericsson has been engaged all around the world in his consultancy work. He obtained his MSc in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm in 1973 and has almost 20 years of management experience from Scandinavian industry prior to joining the RMG full time in 1991. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences of Sweden. In 2009 Magnus Ericsson was appointed associate professor in mineral economics at the Luleå Technical University in Northern Sweden.