Fiona Boyd and Freda Gordon created Acuity Commodities in 2016 with the aim of providing independent analysis you can trust on the global sulphur and sulphuric acid markets.Acuity offers five price assessment reports. Our reports feature widely referenced price assessments which are developed from continuous market research encompassing inputs of trade data and with access to a complete network of contacts. We have completed numerous consulting projects and spoken at many conferences worldwide.For more information about us, please visit www.acuitycommodities.com.

I was editor with Argus Media between July 2012 and March 2016, specialising in the sulphur and sulphuric acid industries. In 2013, I created the Argus FMB Sulphuric Acid report, and edited the price assessment report for nearly three years before taking over the editorship of the Argus FMB Sulphur weekly report. During my time with Argus I chaired several key FMB conferences, and spoke at industry events about the global sulphur and sulphuric acid markets, including The Sulphur Institute 2013 Sulphur World Symposium (Beijing), and the 2014 European Sulphuric Acid Association Spring General Assembly (Riga).

My career in the fertilizer industry began in early 2010, when I became editor of several titles published by Reed Business Information. I contributed to ICIS The Market, analysing the sulphur, ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate, urea ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate markets. On top of producing weekly price assessments, I also wrote news stories on trades, production issues and governmental policies. In 2011, I joined the ICIS PentaSul team to deliver face-to-face presentations on the global sulphur market outlook. I spoke at industry conferences including The Sulphur Institute 2012 Sulphur World Symposium (Antwerp) and ICIS 2012 European Chemical Purchasing Conference (Brussels).

In 2009 I joined a private investment company, based in the City of London, as researcher. My team analysed data to assist senior management in investment project selection. We also produced analytical reports on the property and commodities markets in the emerging regions.