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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business intelligence |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Number of employees | 300+ |
| Website | crugroup.com |
CRU Group is a privately owned business intelligence company. The company focuses on the global mining, metals and fertilizers markets. It provides consultancy, market analysis, business analysis, news, data and conferences services.
CRU's headquarters are in central London. The company also has regional offices in:
CRU employs over 260 people from a range of disciplines: economists, management consultants, engineers, metallurgists, geologists, chemists and journalists.
The company was originally named Commodities Research Unit. It was changed to CRU as the company expanded their offering to include more than just research products.
Over the years CRU have made a number of acquisitions including: [1]
CRU specializes in producing short-, medium-, and long-term analysis for major commodities including:
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