Steel production market intelligence

Trusted coverage for ironmaking, steelmaking, alloys, rolling and finishing. Manage volatility, plan ahead and gain clarity with comprehensive market intelligence.

Steelmaking is a market filled with complexities. Input costs fluctuate, supply chains shift across the globe and policy‑driven mechanisms like carbon pricing are reshaping the economics of production.

Fastmarkets supports steel producers with trusted, technically rigorous market intelligence, designed to support decision‑making across the steel value chain. Our data and analysis help procurement, finance, and operations teams manage volatility, secure critical inputs, and plan effectively for both short‑term production requirements and long‑term structural change.

With Fastmarkets, steel producers gain a clear, consistent view of prices, fundamentals, and policy impacts — all grounded in real market activity.

Our coverage of steel production
Fastmarkets offers a holistic view of metals globally, covering a comprehensive range of price assessments.
  • Iron ore: Fe fines (58% – 65%) Australia, China and North America,
  • Lump ore, blast furnace pellets, feed differentials and high grade ores
  • Coal & coke: Aus China and Indonesia
  • Pig Iron: Imports (CFR); Exports (Brazil, CIS); Foundry and basic grade,
  • DRI and HBI (domestic India, HBI FOB New Orleans, CFR Asia and Italy)
  • Ferrous scrap: heavy melt, auto shred, busheling, plate & structural, machine shop turnings
  • Steel raw materials short-term forecast
  • Iron Ore intelligence service
  • Flat products: Hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, plate, hot-dipped galvanized
  • Long products: rebar, wire rod, sections, beam
  • Semi-finished: billet, slab
  • Speciality: stainless steel, electrical steel, API pipe-grade steel
  • Steel short-term forecasts
  • Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  • Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS)
  • Green Steel long-term forecast
  • Upstream and downstream carbon intelligence
  • Cost and profit structures
  • Decarbonised steel production price assessments
  • Scope 1 – 3 emissions
Your challenge: Managing an evolving procurement landscape
More than ever, steel mills and service providers are facing increased pressure on supply, manufacture and environmental impact. As complexity grows, so do the key challenges for all market participants:

Volatile feedstock prices

Iron and steel market opacity

Navigating carbon markets

Navigating carbon markets

Your response: gain the edge with market intelligence
Our customers don’t guess, they act. Fastmarkets provides a suite of tools designed for volatile and opaque markets. When supply must be guaranteed, and when a fair price matters, price intelligence is a must-have for any procurement team.
React to the market

Keep up with shifting supply chains and geopolitics using the latest industry coverage

Plan ahead with short term forecasts, accessing world-class commentary and IOSCO-compliant cost modelling.

Develop market intelligence

Consolidate all pricing, news, and forecasting needs into one unified solution

Retain a clear outlook of steel supply chains and new trade flows

Control costs

Benchmark supplier offers with transparent data trusted by the market

Negotiate confidently using cost-of-production insights and feedstock differentials

Utilize comprehensive coverage

Monitor inputs, finished and semi-finished products across the globe and monitor price differences and fluctuations on a daily basis.

Get instant alerts for price changes, breaking news, and updated forecasts.

Decades in the Making
With 130 years of heritage covering metals pricing, Fastmarkets is the go-to source for accurate, trusted and fair price assessments for more than 700 graded commodities covering steel, base metals and ferrous scrap.
Short- and Long-term forecasts

Plan with confidence. Anticipate price movements and supply chain risks with trusted market intelligence.

In-depth market analysis

Years of exposure, straight from our reporters to your Dashboard. Get the latest insights from our industry-leading experts.

Breaking news

Your pulse-check for the industry. Access the latest reporting and commentary covering ores, feedstocks, semi-finished and finished products.

Flexible data

All your prices, all on one screen. Access price data, news and forecasts in the Fastmarkets Dashboard.

Daily and weekly price assessments

Transparency of pricing at your fingertips. Ensure you pay a fair price with comprehensive pricing data, reported daily and weekly.

Leading coverage for of the steel supply chain
Daily & weekly price assessments

Access to real-time and historical pricing for key materials

Short-term & long-term forecasts

Expert projections for critical minerals, tungsten, aluminium and steel, up to 2 years ahead.

In-depth market analysis

Regular reports and commentary on market trends, regulatory updates, supply/demand dynamics, and policy impacts.

Proprietary data & indices

Access to exclusive Fastmarkets indices and data series

Access to experts

Opportunities for direct engagement with our market analysts.

Customizable data delivery

Receive data in formats that seamlessly integrate with your existing systems (e.g., API, dashboards, reports, Excel add-in).

Start today

Our customers don’t guess – they act. Fastmarkets Aerospace & Defense package gives you the critical market intelligence you need to navigate evolving global markets with:

  • Independent & trusted news & pricing 
  • Short & long-term forecasting data
  • Comprehensive regulatory analysis  

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Navigate uncertainty and make business decisions with confidence using our price data, forecasts and critical intelligence.

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