Energy and metals information provider Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has re-launched its flagship steel publication, Steel Markets Daily, with a new focus on the raw materials – iron ore, metallurgical coal, coke, scrap and ferroalloys – that drive the steel market. This is the company’s first new product initiative since acquiring the Steel Business Briefing Group.
Re-branded Platts SBB Steel Markets Daily, the new publication provides news, analysis, commentary and more than 80 daily and weekly physical market price assessments, including both the Platts IODEX and The Steel Index (TSI) iron ore benchmarks.
The new publication provides comprehensive daily coverage of steelmaking raw materials and ferroalloys news and prices. Subscribers also have access to the Platts SBB Price Analyzer – an online tool that allows subscribers to graph and download key price assessments for research and analysis purposes. In addition, two supplementary reports are available to subscribers - Platts SBB Raw Materials Xtra, a monthly raw material round up of news and features, and Platts SBB Insight, a bi-weekly in-depth look at the steel industry.
The editorial team, led by Joe Innace, Platts editorial director, metals, includes Steve Randall, managing director, TSI; Henry Cooke, Platts chief news editor, steel; Christopher Davis, Platts managing editor, Americas; Colin Richardson, Platts managing editor, Europe, Middle East, Africa; and Tom Balcerek, Platts senior editor, steel.
