Ferrous Metals Market Insights
Strengthen strategy and trade confidently with pricing, forecasting and analytical solutions for ferrous metals markets.
Overview
S&P Global Commodity Insights provides crucial ferrous metals market intelligence for market participants across ferrous metals supply chains, including iron ore, steel, scrap metals, and ferroalloys.
Our comprehensive coverage in the ferrous metals market helps stakeholders understand supply and demand dynamics, monitor pricing trends, and make informed decisions, with access to industry-leading benchmarks and price assessment, market reporting, trends insights, and ongoing expert analysis of ferrous metals market drivers and fundamentals.
Our analytics and commodity briefings help traders, analysts, and risk managers alike to navigate ferrous metals market fluctuations and regulatory changes with confidence.
Our Coverage
Price Assessments & News
Ferrous metals market news, daily reports and price assessments and benchmarks.
Data and Analytics
Historical, current and forecast ferrous metals data analytics, providing detailed coverage across steel raw materials and iron ore value chains.
Research Reports
Monthly ferrous metals market trends and insights, supply, demand, and price short-term forecasts on the top steel markets (European, China, and USA), iron ore, metallurgical coal, and scrap.
Community
Client seminars, webinars, conferences and events, and access to analysts.
Product Features
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Price Assessments & News
Keep up-to-date with daily price fluctuations and stay abreast of market developments in evolving ferrous metals markets:
Platts Daily Briefing:
In-depth ferrous metals market insight and analysis of global steel markets so you're equipped to make more informed decisions
Steel Markets Daily:
Delivers concise daily ferrous metals market news and commentary for steelmaking raw materials, expert analysis, and the latest Platts benchmark price assessments.
Metals Alert:
Independent and impartial daily reference prices and monthly averages backed by a time-tested and proven methodology, to make confident trading and investment decisions.
World Steel Review:
Weekly market report for today’s steel market, providing news, expert analysis and the latest price assessments.
Steel Raw Materials Monthly:
Gain a deeper understanding into the 'why' behind any market shifts or price movements with Platts Steel Raw Materials Monthly, a monthly market report for the steel raw materials market providing expert analysis on the iron ore, coking coal, and ferrous scrap markets.
Platts Cement Weekly:
Unique first-in-the-market weekly report delivering the latest price assessments, in-depth insights and more for global cement, clinker and SCM markets.
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Market Outlook Reports
- Commodity Briefing Services (CBS) Reports
Monthly reports offering in-depth analysis along with monthly, 2-year quarterly, 5 year and 10 year price forecasts for key ferrous commodities. Each report includes supply, demand, price forecasts, and insights into market dynamics, geopolitical influences, and production trends.
- Covered Commodities:
- Iron Ore
- Steel
- Metallurgical Coal
- Each commodity report also includes tailored insights such as:
- Iron Ore: Australian exports and production cuts, transition towards higher-grade iron ore and decarbonization efforts.
- Steel: Forecasts for hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices, production levels, and the influence of scrap supply on market stability.
- Metallurgical Coal: Price movements for premium low-vol hard coking coal (HCC), forecasts for future pricing, and the influence of operational challenges in Australian export terminals.
- Covered Commodities:
- Ferrous Markets Analytics Report
Monthly trends and short-term forecasts for steel (EU, China, USA), iron ore, coal, and scrap. - Low Carbon Steel Quarterly
Focused on CBAM, DRI, and EAF technologies shaping the low-carbon steel transition.
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Data and Analytics
- Platts Steel Data and Analysis
Global trade and raw material data for steel markets. - Metals Asset Databooks
Biannual reference for Coal and Iron Ore assets—ideal for benchmarking and strategic planning. - Market Outlook Workspaces
Interactive access to forecasts for Iron Ore and Steel via PDFs and Excel datasets.
- Platts Steel Data and Analysis
Ideal For
Traders
Trade at price levels that are in sync with other market participants by knowing the latest global price assessments. Develop robust pricing and business strategy by referencing daily and historical spot and contract price assessments.
Analysts
Understand the U.S. and Chinese steel markets using global import and export data, including U.S. statistical data and Chinese supply and production data. Trend Analyzer tool to slice and dice the data
Risk Managers
Write contracts and negotiate transactions with confidence by understanding price drivers and fluctuation. Minimize your exposure to risk by monitoring historical trends and identifying future trading patterns
Data & Distribution
Get the edge in today’s global markets with our Essential Intelligence® delivered through the providers and platforms which suit you.
API Solutions
Cloud
Data Feed
Desktop & Mobile
Why Choose Us?
Unparalleled Experience
For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts price assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and analytics, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.
Benchmark Prices
With 250+ Platts benchmarks, we're the industry standard for pricing negotiations and contracts. Our proven credibility in market transparency spans established and emerging markets.
Robust Methodology
Our robust methodology guarantees data integrity with stringent quality controls, diverse sources, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles. We openly publish methodologies and price assessments to foster trust.
Data Your Way
Gain access to our essential intelligence direct and from multiple providers – from the established to the cutting edge – all via multiple platforms that can give you a decisive edge in today's global markets.
Pricing Experts
Globally, our extensive pricing experts, dedicated to each commodity ensure that pricing and methodology accuracy and that reflect the nuances and complexities of the markets, offering invaluable insights to clients.
Independent Source
Platts offers an independent and unbiased view. Our commitment to impartiality ensures that our assessments and insights are trusted by market participants.
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