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Margin pressure | Raw material volatility | Contract negotiations | Trade sanctions and tariffs | Production planning uncertainty | Inventory timing | Demand forecasting | Price risk | Commodity cost inflation | Forecasting errors | Supplier negotiations | Budget uncertainty
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An emerging benchmark and supplementary report to Argus Global Steel, ASX continues to provide a more representative view of the US steel market.
Market participants gain access to contextual pricing data, including average order sizes, the total number of data points and tons collected, and the tonnage used in the price assessment process.
Argus provides you with the numbers behind the numbers. Our collection and aggregation of individual transactions allow us to provide the market with more than just the most representative price.
We benefit from a wide variety of data providers from all across the United States, giving us an unparalleled and deeply granular view of the steel spot market.
We analyze product, order size, timing and commercial conditions around individual transactions. This allows us to have a detailed view of market variance across products and mills. Argus prices move beyond simple averages and create a more representative price index.
Visibility into transaction volumes, order sizes and overall liquidity give counterparties more data that can be incorporated into contracts. Liquidity-tested index terms can help protect against price swings when trading activity is limited. Reduce the risk of a big ripple in a small pond.
Price steel with confidence
We deliver independent and truly representative steel benchmarks, market intelligence, and trade-flow insights that help mills:
Buy right. Sell smarter.
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Argus arms procurement teams with market data and AI-enabled insights to expedite analysis of global markets and help:
Steel trade in the US has evolved since the days of fixed-pricing contracts. Argus is committed to developing benchmark pricing which truly represents today's market. We adapt our products according to industry needs.
Our experts are on-hand to discuss market movements, and value their close relationships with industry contacts in developing new prices and ensuring that our data and analysis provide useful, actionable insights.
Argus publishes more than 40,000 prices across the full energy and commodity value chains. We deliver reports on crude, refined products, gas, power, chemicals, metals, fertilizers and agriculture. Whatever you need, we can support you.
In addition to our spot price reporting, news and analysis, Argus customers also gain access to full historical price data - these data sets enable you to deepen your understanding of cause and effect on market movements.
Harness our powerful AI Tool, Ask Argus. Users can ask complex, market-specific questions and receive fast, reliable answers complete with references to Argus data, reports, and outlooks. Access our AI capabilities on-the-fly via your cell phone to get quick market updates ahead of client or management meetings.
Argus combines emerging US benchmarks in steel with established domestic regional ferrous scrap prices. The only source for transaction-based sheet prices, regional US busheling prices and other major ferrous scrap grades.
Our flagship daily steel report includes the Argus Steel Index US, which is distributed as a weekly supplement.
Iron ore, coking coal, metallics and semi-finished steel prices are complemented by market news.
Independent scrap prices and market intelligence across global ferrous and non-ferrous markets.
Monthly 24-month forecasts for crude steel, iron ore and metallurgical coal, with data-driven insights.
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