A range of publications and thought leadership is available to metals companies in the UK:

Metal Deals - Forging Ahead 2008 Annual Review

Previously known as Forging Ahead, Metals Deals is PricewaterhouseCoopers annual review of deal activity in the Global metals industry.  It looks at the rationale behind overall deal trends and discusses key individual deals.  It also highlights, in a series of deal dialogues throughout the report, some of the critical issues for companies engaging in deal activity within the metals sector.

Forging Ahead - Quarterly deals update

PricewaterhouseCoopers releases quarterly Merger & Acquisitions reports for the Global Chemicals, Metals, Industrial Manufacturing and Transport & Logistics sectors. Each report features:

• Noteworthy M&A trends within each sector
• Charts and graphs depicting deal activity
• A recap of large deal activity
• A recap of deal activity by region
• PwC’s point of view on industry trends

IFRS solutions for metals - an introduction
This publication is part of our efforts to help the metals industry implement IFRS and explore the typical issues affecting players in the metals industry.

Responding to a changing environment - Applying emissions trading strategy to industrial companies
Looks at the issue of how the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) impacts on energy intensive companies, including those involved in metals production. The EU-ETS presents substantial risk and potentially creates significant opportunities for these companies.