MMEC — Maastricht Mining, Energy & Commodities Society

A Society Built on the Industries That Built the World

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Maastricht Mining, Energy & Commodities Society

1st

In the Netherlands

SBE

Maastricht University

2026

Year Founded

What We Do

MMEC bridges the gap between academic economics and the real-world commodity markets driving global trade, energy transitions, and geopolitical strategy — built by students, for students, with the depth of a professional association.

Market Research

Original weekly analysis of commodity markets — copper, gold, silver, crude oil, and critical minerals — researched and published by our own team.

Industry Access

Speaker events, panels, and networking with professionals from trading houses, mining firms, energy companies, and commodity-focused banks across Europe.

Career Development

Structured pathways into commodity trading, natural resource finance, energy consulting, and investment banking through workshops, case studies, and mentorship.

Why Join MMEC

There is no other student society in the Netherlands with this focus. MMEC is a professional development platform — built around one of the world's most consequential and least understood sectors.

First-mover advantage

Join at the ground floor of the Netherlands' only commodities society. Founding members carry a credential no one else in their cohort can claim.

Real intellectual output

Our members produce and publish original market research — not just attend events. Your analysis reaches an audience of students and professionals.

AI meets raw materials

From machine learning models that forecast copper price cycles to AI-driven supply chain analysis, we explore how emerging technology is reshaping the way commodity markets are understood, traded, and managed.

The energy transition

Copper, lithium, cobalt, and rare earths are the building blocks of the new economy. MMEC puts you at the centre of the decade's defining theme.

Focus Areas

MMEC covers the full commodity spectrum — from hard commodities and energy markets to the critical minerals powering the clean energy transition.

Mining

Cu · Au · Ag · Li · Fe

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Energy

Oil · Gas · LNG · Power

REE

Critical Minerals

Co · Ni · REE · Graphite

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Trading & Finance

Derivatives · Hedging · Risk

The commodity sector sits at the intersection of macroeconomics, geopolitics, and environmental policy. From copper's role in electrification to oil's influence on central bank decisions, understanding raw materials is understanding how the world actually works.

Our research covers price dynamics, supply chain analysis, producer country risk, and the financial instruments used to trade and hedge these markets — giving members a working knowledge that goes well beyond the classroom.

Founding Board

Led by a founding team of Economics and Business students at Maastricht University's School of Business and Economics, with hands-on experience in commodity markets and international finance.

President & Co-Founder

Sebastián Simons Monroy

Economics & Business Economics, SBE
BBVA Research — Commodity Forecasting, Lima
s.simonsmonroy@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Vice President & Co-Founder

Oscar Melendez Vences

Economics & Business Economics, SBE
EY — Data Analytics
o.melendezvences@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Head of Research & Content

Daniel Cadez

Economics & Business Economics, SBE
Maastricht University
d.cadez@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Head of External Relations

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Head of Events

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Head of Marketing

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Upcoming Events

From speaker panels with industry veterans to commodity case competitions and market briefings — events that build real knowledge and real connections.

Sep 2026

Launch

MMEC Goes Live — Content & Member Recruitment

LinkedIn launch, first market briefing published, and founding member applications open.

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Applications for founding membership are open. Be part of building the first commodities society in the Netherlands.