Simon Hunt
Simon Hunt is the Founder of Simon Hunt Strategic Services, a consultancy focusing on the global economy, China, and the copper industry. With over 50 years of experience in the copper industry, Hunt is a respected voice in the global copper market. He has produced in-depth studies of various industry markets in China and other Asian countries. Hunt first visited China in 1993, and since then, he spends 2 to 3 months each year in the country. His insights into policymaking in Beijing and his forecasts of China’s economy are regularly featured by major publications. Hunt is also known for his geopolitical insights and knowledge of world affairs.
- Hunt conducted the first end-use studies of copper consumption in Europe in the middle 1960s.
- He founded Brook Hunt & Associates in 1975, now the leading global metals consultant.
- In 1976, he established the world’s first analysis of global copper costs, now the bible for the industry.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.