Chris Barrington

Short Bio:

Chris Barrington, an Industrial Chemist by education, has more than 50 years’ experience in the international natural resources field, including 17 years in the global iron ore industry and 16 years in the industrial minerals sector. He purchased iron ore for British Steel Corp and marketed Brazilian and Australian iron ore for Utah International/Samarco and Swedish iron ore for LKAB. He was Managing Director of Fergusson Wild & Co. Ltd., a processor and distributor of industrial raw materials, subsequent to which he established his own minerals distribution business (sold in 2007 to the Prince Minerals group). He established the Zircon Industry Association in 2013 and was its Executive Director until 2016. He has recently retired from running the REACH consortia for the iron and boron industries. He provided the Secretariat for the International Pig Iron Association from 2005 and since 2011 has been actively involved with its successor, the International Iron Metallics Association, including a stint as Secretary General 2016-2019.