Platts to change frequency of Brazilian domestic steel assessments to daily

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will increase the frequency of its domestic Brazilian flat and long steel price assessments to daily, from weekly, effective May 4, 2026.

The frequency change impacts the following assessments. All other specifications remain unchanged:

In addition to the frequency change, Platts will launch new weekly and monthly averages for each of the above assessments.

Platts first proposed these changes in a subscriber note published on March 6 available here.

Platts full steel specifications can be found in the Global Steel, Ferrous Scrap, Ferroalloys, and Noble Alloys guide, available at the following link: Global Steel Methodology Guide .

The daily assessments will follow Platts Brazil holiday schedule and will be published at the Sao Paulo market close (4:30 PM local time).

The daily assessments, along with the associated weekly and monthly averages, will be published on fixed pages MW1315 and ST1315, in Steel Business Briefing, Steel Price Report, and in the Platts price database.

Platts send all comments to LatAmMetalsteam@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.