To date, Metal Bulletin has developed several of its own indices.
Read on about how you can get the latest update on the MB Iron Ore Index, the MB Ferrous Scrap Index and the MB Alumina Index :

Metal Bulletin’s Iron Ore Index is an accurate representation of the seaborne merchant market for sinter fines delivered to Qingdao, China on a 62% Fe basis. The Index is a tonnage weighted calculation of actual transactions which have been normalised to a base specification and delivery point using the value-in-use of the material implied by the market and the latest freight rates.

Transaction data is reported to Metal Bulletin by any participant who is conducting trades on a CFR China spot basis, and the Index includes mechanisms to balance market influence and remove unfair bias. Metal Bulletin is totally impartial, and seeks to report an open and transparent representation of the market. Metal Bulletin has no financial interest in the level or direction of the index.

For any questions you may have about The Iron Ore Index , including the methodology and flowsheet, please contact Cameron Hunt , Director of Metal Bulletin Index.

To view the daily MB Iron Ore Index, please go to www.mbironoreindex.com

Metal Bulletin's Alumina Index provides a clear measurement of prices in the smelter grade alumina spot market, basis $/tonne FOB Bunbury, Australia. The MB Alumina Index utilises a tonnage-weighted calculation of actual transactions which have been normalised to a base loading point, in line with Metal Bulletin's established and respected Index methodology.

The methodology includes mechanisms to ensure that all sides of the market are equally represented, unfair bias is eliminated, and outlier data is removed. Click here for a visual representation of the methodology.

To see the latest index update and history of the MB Alumina Index so far, please click here.

For any questions regarding Metal Bulletin's Alumina Index , please contact Cameron Hunt , Director of Metal Bulletin Index.

Metal Bulletin's Ferrous Scrap Index has been designed to offer a clear measurement of prices in the global ferrous scrap market. The Ferrous Scrap Index utilises a tonnage-weighted calculation of actual transactions which have been normalised to a base chemistry and delivery or loading point, in line with Metal Bulletin's established and respected Index methodology.

This methodology allows Metal Bulletin to provide an accurate and unbiased representation of the spot market for ferrous scrap, and includes mechanisms to minimise unfair or unrepresentative market distortion.
For a visual representation of the Index methodology, please click here.

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For any questions regarding Metal Bulletin's Ferrous Scrap Index , please contact Cameron Hunt , Director of Metal Bulletin Index. Sign up today for your FREE Metal Bulletin's weekly Ferrous Scrap Index alert. All it takes is just a few minutes to complete our registration form .