Metals & Mining Theme, Ferrous

July 01, 2025

New iron ore index symbols

The following iron ore index symbols have been created in the Market Data category SI (Metals: Iron Ore)

The daily symbols will appear on the following:

Fixed Pages : Platts Steel and Raw Materials Alert STL0140.

Publications: SBB Steel Markets Daily.

They are scheduled to begin updating on July 1, 2025.

MDCSymbolBatesDecFreqCurrUOMDescription
SIBBFBT00c2DWUSDDMTBrazilian Blend Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT
SIBBFBT03c2MAUSDDMTBrazilian Blend Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT MAvg
SIJCQBT00c2DWUSDDMTJimblebar Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT
SIJCQBT03c2MAUSDDMTJimblebar Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT MAvg
SIMCQBT00c2DWUSDDMTMining Area C Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT
SIMCQBT03c2MAUSDDMTMining Area C Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT MAvg
SINHGBT00c2DWUSDDMTNewman HG Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT
SINHGBT03c2MAUSDDMTNewman HG Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT MAvg
SIPBFQB00c2DWUSDDMTPilbara Blend Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT
SIPBFQB03c2MAUSDDMTPilbara Blend Fines CFR Qingdao Brand Diff (to IODEX minus Basis Spread) $/DMT MAvg

Please follow the link below for further details:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/070125-platts-to-update-iodex-quality-specifications-to-reflect-61-fe-effective-jan-2-2026

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