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Metal Bulletin Research publishes independent market analysis, forecasts and data on all ferrous and non-ferrous metals from our dedicated team of economists and industry experts. MBR’s reports and studies offer short-medium-long-term market and price forecasts, supply-demand balances, by-country and by-product trends in production, trade, inventories, apparent consumption, current and forecast contract/spot prices, by-product operating/total costs as well as key global economic and demand indicators by metal. 

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Ferrous                                                           

Steel Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker
Steel: Weekly Market Tracker
North American Steel Markets
Seamless Steel Tube & Pipe
Welded Steel Tube & Pipe
Galvanized Steel and Tinplate Market Tracker
Ferro-alloys
Stainless Steels                                                                                                     


Non-Ferrous

Aluminium & Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker
Base Metals: Weekly Market Tracker


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Ferrous

Steel Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker

Weekly steel raw materials prices with two-year history including HMS No1, DRI/HBI, iron ore, coking coal and many more prices
Monthly average steel raw materials prices with five-year history, 6 month forecast;
Annual coke production by country with seven-year history, one-year forecast;
Coke & coking coal trade data by country with three-year history;
Monthly pig iron production by country with three-year history;
Monthly DRI production by country with three-year history;
Quarterly crude steel production, BOF & EAF output with three-year history & one-year forecast;
International freight rates with two-year history.

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Steel: Weekly Market Tracker
 
Weekly global flat & long steel product prices; including HR coil, CR coil, HDG, rebar and many more prices.
Global steel flat product monthly pricing data for major steel producing & consuming regions with three-year history, one-year forecast;
Global steel long product monthly pricing data for major steel producing & consuming regions with three-year history, one-year forecast;
Flat product shipment, production, net exports & apparent consumption statistics for major steelmaking & consuming regions with three-year history;
Long product shipment, production, net exports & apparent consumption statistics for major steelmaking & consuming regions with three-year history.

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North American Steel Markets

North American steel prices with five-year history and 12-month forecasts;
US carbon steel market summary with three-year history;
HR coil export price comparison with three-year history;
US shipments of steel product by industry with three-year history;
US apparent steel consumption by product with three-year history;
North American economic indicators;
US steelmaking raw material prices with five-year history and 6-12 month forecasts.

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Seamless Steel Tube & Pipe

US, W.Europe, E. Europe, China, Japan seamless pipe prices by product back to Jan 2004, plus selected 6-month price forecasts;
EU (by major country) seamless production data back to Jan 2004;
USA seamless production data back to Jan 2004;
Asian (by major country) seamless production data back to Jan 2004;
Energy prices back to Jan 2004.

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Welded Steel Tube & Pipe

Welded tube & pipe prices with three-year history & one-year forecast;
North American shipments of welded pipe by product with three-year history;
North American apparent consumption of welded pipe with three-year history;
Asian (by major country) welded tube production with three-year history;
European by major country) welded tube production & apparent consumption data with three-year history.

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Coated Steels 

International HDG prices back to 1999;
Tinplate prices back to 2004;
ELG prices back to 2004;
Europe HDG/Coated steel production/trade from 2004 to date;
Asia HDG/Coated steel production/trade from 2004 to date;
US HDG/Coated steel production/trade from 2004 to date;
Raw material prices: historic prices for HRC/CRC, Zinc, Tin back to 2004.

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Ferro-alloys
 
Bulk & specialty ferro-alloys prices on a monthly basis with five-year history & 1 year forecasts;
Global ferro-silicon supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Global ferro-manganese supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Global silico-manganese supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Global ferro-chrome supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Global molybdenum supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Global nickel supply-demand with three-year history & one-year forecast;
Monthly crude steel production by country with three-year history;
Monthly stainless steel production by country with three-year history;

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Stainless Steels

US, Europe & Asian stainless steel price history by product for 3 years, forecasts for one year;
US & European surcharges history for three years;
US & European stainless scrap price history for 3 years;
US, Europe & Asian stainless steel production history for 3 years;
US, Europe & Asian stainless steel consumption history for 3 years;
US, Europe & Asian stainless steel import/export history for 3 years;
US stainless steel shipment history for 3 years;
Quarterly production forecasts for a year – yearly until 2012;
Quarterly consumption forecasts for a year – yearly until 2012.

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Non-ferrous

Aluminium: Weekly Market Tracker

Global supply demand balance for primary aluminium & alumina by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
The table also includes spot LME aluminium & spot alumina prices by quarter and year;
Production by region & country on a quarterly basis, going back to 1998 & forecast to 2010;
LME stocks;
Reported stocks by region & quarter going back to 1998;
Spot & forward LME prices & spreads;
SHFE prices;
Demand & market indicators per month, quarter & year, for USA, EU and Japan;
Global aluminium consumption by region by quarter, going back to 1998;
Global aluminium production by region by quarter, going back to 1998;
Global alumina production by region by quarter, going back to 1998;
Global alumina balance, for China & rest of the world, on an quarterly basis, going back several years.
Ex-mill prices of standard extruded shapes on a monthly & quarterly basis, going back to 2005 years;
Prices are for European, USA, Asia & the Middle East;
European ex-mill prices of flat rolled products including sheet, plate & foil, on a monthly basis, going back to 2005
Prices are for European, USA, Asia and the Middle East;
US Trends in Apparent Consumption, Trade & production of Extruded Products, on a monthly & quarterly basis, going back to 2005 & the forecast for the coming four quarters;
US Trends in Apparent Consumption, Trade & production of Flat Rolled Products, on a monthly & quarterly basis, going to 2005 & the forecast for the coming four quarters;
European trends in apparent consumption & shipments of extrusions, on a quarterly & annual basis, to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
European trends in apparent consumption & shipments of flat rolled products on a quarterly & annual basis to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
Asian (Japan, Taiwan, China) trends in apparent consumption, trade & shipment of extrusions, on a quarterly & annual basis, to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
Asian trends on apparent consumption, trade & shipments of rolled products, on a quarterly and annual basis, to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
Middle Eastern trends in apparent consumption, trade & shipment of extrusions, on a quarterly & annual basis, to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
Middle Eastern trends in apparent consumption, trade & shipment of flat rolled products, on a quarterly & annual basis, to 2005 & four quarters forecast;
Primary aluminium prices (LME and US Midwest) on a monthly, quarterly & annual basis- the table includes ingot & billet premiums for the European, Japanese & US markets, going back to 2006;
Economic indicators back to 2007.


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Base Metals: Weekly Market Tracker

Global supply demand balance for primary aluminium & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China & Other;
Global supply demand balance for copper & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China & Other;
Global supply demand balance for lead & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China & Other;
Global supply demand balance for nickel & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China, & Other;
Global supply demand balance for zinc & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China, and Other;
Global supply demand balance for tin & prices by quarter & year, going back ten years (1998) & forward to 2010;
Production & consumption figures will be broken down as USA, EU, China, and Other;
Spot & forward LME prices & spreads;
LME stocks & cancelled warrants by metal;
Reported stocks by metal on a quarterly basis;
Table of economic indicators.

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