Steel Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker is a unique, easy-to-read independent market analysis and independent price forecasting service for all the major key steel raw materials including: ferrous scrap grades, pig iron, iron ore, DRI/HBI, freight, coking coal and coke, energy, zinc, tin, ferro-alloys and energy.

It includes strategic analysis and insights of leading industry companies from our international team of steel raw material specialists and expanded coverage of the Metal Bulletin Research Raw Materials Weighted Price Index providing a clear and instant view of current price trends.

Breaking Views

• Metal Bulletin Research’s Quarterly Raw Materials and Steel Outlook for Q2 2012

  27 April 2012

  On Tuesday, April 23,the MBR ferrous metals analysts held a conference call to agree on an outlook for Q2 2012.

• A Q2 Outlook for Iron Ore, Freight and China

  22 March 2012

  As we approach the end of Q1 2012, MBR looks at the outlook for Iron Ore, Freight and China for the coming quarter. Iron ore prices have trended upwards since December 2011, but how long will this continue?

• Solving China’s New Year Hangover

  29 February 2012

  As China's economic growth has slowed considerably in the early months of 2012, MBR looks at the outlook for raw materials prices in the coming weeks.

• More breaking views...

May 15 2012 Issue

• MBR’s Steel Raw Materials Index fell 0.47% week-on-week: Latest Analysis

  15 May 2012

  Turkish domestic steel demand is firm, but the country's long and flat product export markets have become sluggish.

• China's domestic prices roll over: Coke and Coking Coal Highlights

  15 May 2012

  Recent monetary statistics disappoint, forcing Beijing's hand once more.

• Price declines accelerate: Iron Ore Highlights

  15 May 2012

  European sentiment wanes on release of weak Chinese industrial production data.

• Momentum stalls in manganese alloy market: Ferro-alloy Highlights

  15 May 2012

  Chinese manganese alloy and ferro-silicon prices saw smaller gains than in Europe and the USA as supply was abundant against dull demand from steelmakers.

• LME stock inflow accelerates: Zinc Highlights

  15 May 2012

  Given the stock and cancelled warrant positions, it is difficult to justify the tightness in zinc’s spreads.

• Heavy price cuts in Turkey’s steel export market dampen US East Coast export scrap prices: Scrap Highlights

  15 May 2012

  Demand from Turkish merchants has slumped over the last week, leaving a saturation of offers in the market.

• Pig iron prices in the CIS face downward pressure for the remainder of the month: Iron Metallics Highlights

  15 May 2012

  Sluggish steel demand raises concerns regarding the stability of pig iron demand in H2 2012.

• Freight Highlights: 15 May 2012

  15 May 2012

  Roundup of MBR's freight statistics for the week of 15 May 2012

Downloadable Data

• Downloadable Steel Raw Materials Excel Files: 15 May 2012

  15 May 2012

  Downloadable Excel files with MBR's pricing and other steel raw materials statistics for the week week of 15 May 2012