Darton Commodities Ltd was established in October 2000 by Guy Darby and Roy Walton who have a combined experience of over 40 years in the procurement, supply, finance and movement of metals and ferro alloys.

Guy Darby commenced his career with Derek Raphael & Company in 1979 rising to the position of Managing Director before leaving to start Darton Commodities. During his time with Derek Raphael & Company he oversaw the companies trading activities in minor metals, noble ferro alloys, bulk ferro alloys and base metals. Cobalt had always featured prominently in his trading portfolio and in 2000 Darton Commodities was appointed the exclusive agent for the marketing of Electrolytic cobalt metal broken cathode produced by Chambishi Metals Plc of Zambia. Guy Darby is Chairman of the MMTA - The Minor Metals Trade Association - and sits on the LME Cobalt committee.

Roy Walton joined Derek Raphael & Co in 1993 after 9 years in the accountancy profession, becoming the Finance Director in 1995. Roy has gained much experience in the financing, shipping and marketing of minor metals, ferro alloys and ores specialising in cobalt metal from the formation of Darton Commodities Ltd in 2000. Darton Commodities Ltd is a founder member of the Cobalt REACH "Blue" Consortium and prior to its formation Roy served on the REACH Implementation task force of the Cobalt Development Institute. Roy currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Cobalt REACH Consortium and on the MMTA main committee as treasurer, arbitration committee and conference committee.

Andries Gerbens joined Darton Commodities in January 2007. Prior to this Andries was European Sales Manager for Sherritt International Corporation, a Canadian company specialized in the mining and refining of commodity nickel and cobalt products, where he was directly responsible for the marketing and sales of Sherritt brand cobalt products into Europe and several other geographic markets. During his 10 years at Sherritt, Andries acquired a vast amount of experience and knowledge in cobalt marketing.

Toby Williams joined Darton Commodities Ltd in January 2007 after working for 3 years for a ship broker specialising in the bulk shipment of ores and metals. Toby has gained much experience in the administration, shipping and marketing of cobalt metal.

	The Cobalt Development Institute
	The Minor Metals Trade Association

Darton Commodities Ltd. St Thomas Court 39 Epsom Road Guildford Surrey GU1 3LA England
Tel:	+ 44 1483 579825
Fax:	+ 44 1483 514177