Metal Bulletin Group’s steel price reporting team is busy working with customers to develop a number of new prices across multiple regions and products. And as a price reporting agency, price discovery is at the heart of Metal Bulletin’s editorial operations.
Supported by the global price development team, the 30-strong ferrous price reporting team reports on more than 400 prices globally.
Recent developments include a consultation with market participants about the feasibility of upgrading weekly assessments of export prices for fob China hot-rolled coil (HRC) and rebar – two of the most liquid steel products in China’s export market – to daily indices. These are expected to launch in October.
China’s export prices for HRC and rebar have experienced a lot of volatility this year due to rapid fluctuations in the country’s domestic market. This has made it very...