S&P Global Platts will launch a daily spot price assessment for steel Square Bar on an FOB China basis from September 1, 2016, to reflect the growth in China’s square bar exports, which have globally affected the prices of both ... Read more »

Data Sources: Platts  |  Effective Date: September 01, 2016

On August 9, 2016, the World Gold Council and the London Metal Exchange (LME), together with Goldman Sachs, ICBC Standard Bank, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, OSTC and Societe Generale, announced their intention to introduce a suite of exchange-traded and centrally-cleared precious ... Read more »

Data Sources: LME  |  Effective Date: August 09, 2016

On July 25, 2016, the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) launched a new physical market for gold, “Gold Physical Transaction”. TOCOM is the only regulated exchange that operates a gold market in Japan and gold is the most actively traded ... Read more »

Data Sources: TOCOM  |  Effective Date: July 25, 2016

It was announced on June 1, 2016, at the “Ruida Futures 2015 Kunming Promotion of Investment in Bulk Commodities” that the non-ferrous metals index futures to be introduced by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) tol help the enterprises reduce the ... Read more »

Data Sources: SHFE

Effective May 3, 2016, Platts starts publishing Platts MVS Steel Mill Economics China Mill Margins. Platts is publishing daily two industry-focused spreads using Platts MVS’s industry models and research, incorporating Platts price assessments for steel, iron ore products, scrap, coking coal ... Read more »

Data Sources: Platts  |  Effective Date: May 03, 2016

Platts plans to discontinue publication of daily Japanese copper cathode domestic delivered prices, which are a republication of JX Nippon Mining & Metals’ domestic copper list prices available on the company’s website. The prices — Japan delivered copper cathode (current ... Read more »

Data Sources: Platts  |  Effective Date: September 30, 2016

Effective March 20, 2016, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) will list a new cash-settled Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) Futures contract (commodity code: EDP; rulebook chapter 1109) for trading on CME Globex ... Read more »

Data Sources: CME  |  Effective Date: March 21, 2016

Effective February 15, 2016, Argus launches the Black Sea Steel daily Steel billet China cfr Turkey series which will appear in DBlackSeaSteel See the original announcement.  Read more »

Data Sources: Argus  |  Effective Date: February 15, 2016

Effective January 20, 2016, Platts has launched a weekly price assessment for H2 ferrous scrap FOB Japan, to be assessed weekly on Wednesdays from January 20, 2016. The launch follows industry feedback that this price is representative of the current spot ... Read more »

Data Sources: Platts  |  Effective Date: January 20, 2016

Following industry feedback, Platts plans to discontinue publication of the daily 63.5/63% Fe Iron Ore price assessment (IODSC00), effective June 1, 2016. The market typically prices spot cargoes, which are reflected in Platts 63.5/63% Fe assessment, utilizing the benchmark 62% Fe ... Read more »

 Effective Date: June 01, 2016