CRMA - CRCI Alliance

What CRMA - CRCI Alliance does

CRMA - CRCI Alliance (legal name Commodity Risk Control Inc., d/b/a CRCI) is a privately held professional services firm founded in 2014 that delivers metals price risk management advisory to enterprises across the mining, processing, trading, and end-use metals value chain. The firm's offerings span the full risk-management lifecycle — risk identification and source mapping, price risk modeling, risk policy development, goals and benchmarks, systems and process implementation, execution enablement, control structure configuration, reporting, function alignment, education and change management, and expert witness testimony for legal disputes. CRCI does not sell or operate a proprietary software platform; the service is delivered as bespoke consulting engagements tailored to each client's board, risk committee, commercial team, operations, and finance functions.

The practice is operated as a founder-led solo consultancy, with principal advisor Michael Lockwood (35+ years of industry experience at Noranda, Falconbridge Chile, Xstrata Copper, and Glencore; co-editor of the LME's 'Managing Metals Price Risk'; invited Expert Member on the LME Board) acting as the central delivery resource. The firm is a member of The Metals Risk Team, a consortium of metals risk professionals that supplements delivery capacity with affiliated specialists and service/data providers. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees and likely retainer arrangements negotiated per engagement; pricing is not publicly disclosed. CRCI has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no patents, and no certifications on file, and operates with 1-10 employees serving clients across 16 countries including Australia, Singapore, India, Canada, Chile, the UK, Germany, the UAE, and the USA.

Name

CRMA - CRCI Alliance

Legal name

Commodity Risk Control Inc.

Website

https://commodityriskcontrol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRMA - CRCI Alliance (Commodity Risk Control Inc.) is a privately held metals price risk management advisory firm founded in 2014, serving mining, smelting, refining, trading, and end-user enterprises globally through project-based consulting engagements led by principal advisor Michael Lockwood.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional advisory services for metals price risk management. Engagement model involves working with boards, risk committees, commercial teams, operations, finance and accounting departments to build tailored risk management solutions. Revenue likely generated through project-based consulting fees and retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Commodity Risk Control Inc. (CRCI) delivers advisory and consulting services focused on metals price risk management for mines, smelters, refiners, processors, end users and traders. Engagements span risk identification, modeling, policy development, systems/process implementation, execution enablement, and expert witness work, and are delivered directly to enterprise clients across 16+ countries.

Product overview

CRCI is a consulting/advisory firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on metals price risk management. Rather than a software platform, the offering consists of advisory services spanning risk identification, risk policy development, price risk modeling, systems and process implementation, reporting, control structures, and expert witness testimony. The key individual leading engagements is Michael Lockwood, a veteran industrial price risk manager with 35-plus years of experience. The services are delivered through direct consulting engagements rather than a product/software deployment model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Price Risk Management Advisory Services Consulting services that help metals businesses identify, model, and manage price risk through tailored solutions delivered to boards, risk committees, commercial teams, operations, finance and accounting departments.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Metals Risk TeamcoreOthersCRCI is a member of The Metals Risk Team, a consortium of metals risk management professionals. This membership provides access to a network of specialized professionals and enables CRCI to supply diverse experience to build the best solutions for clients' unique risk problems. The consortium appears to be a professional association for sharing expertise and resources in metals risk management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CRU Group: Commodity intelligence firm providing market analysis, price assessments, and consulting across metals, mining, and fertilizers. Comparable as a metals-focused research and advisory provider, though much larger and with broader content/data offerings.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: Major commodity price reporting and analytics business (including the legacy Platts franchise) with metals market coverage. Comparable as a metals intelligence provider to producers, traders, and financial participants, though vastly larger and broader in scope.
• Argus Media: Commodity price reporting and market intelligence firm with significant metals coverage. Comparable in serving metals producers and traders with market intelligence, though at much greater scale across multiple commodity complexes.
• EY Metals & Mining Advisory: Big 4 advisory practice serving metals and mining clients with risk, transactions, and operations consulting. Comparable in offering metals risk advisory to enterprise mining clients, though embedded within a much broader professional services franchise.
• Fastmarkets (formerly Metal Bulletin): Metals pricing, news, and analytics provider serving producers, traders, and end users across the global metals value chain. Comparable in serving metals market participants with market intelligence, though focused on price reporting rather than bespoke risk advisory.
• PwC Metals Industry Advisory: Big 4 metals and mining advisory practice providing risk, deals, and operational consulting. Comparable in targeting enterprise metals clients with risk management services, though within a multi-practice global franchise.
• Wood Mackenzie: Global commodity research and consulting firm covering metals, mining, and energy. Comparable in providing metals market advisory to producers and traders, with a far larger analyst bench and broader asset coverage.
• McKinsey Metals & Mining Practice: Top-tier strategy consulting practice serving metals and mining clients globally. Comparable in advising large mining and metals firms on risk and commercial decisions, though typically engaged on higher-level strategic mandates.
• KPMG Metals & Mining Advisory: Big 4 advisory practice serving metals and mining clients globally. Comparable in providing risk and operational advisory to metals producers and traders, with deeper resources and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• The Metals Risk Team: Consortium of independent metals risk management professionals of which CRCI is a member. The most directly comparable peer as a network of specialized metals risk advisors offering similar expertise, though structured as a consortium rather than a single firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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