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Metals (See Steel and Iron Ore below)
Metals are chemical elements vital to science, industry, medicine, engineering, construction, finance and the everyday consumer. Not only are metals used to conduct electricity and heat, they are combined with other elements to form important alloys such as brass or steel. Metals are divided into categories, primarily: base, precious, light, minor, major, and steel and ferroalloys, all of which are covered by Platts on a news and price basis. In conjunction with its parent, The McGraw-Hill Companies which began metals news coverage 75 years ago, Platts has provided news, supply/demand and other metals data for decades, including 350 metal product items in North America, Europe and Asia.
Francis Browne DirectorMarket ReportingMetals London
Karen McBeth Global Editorial DirectorMetals Washington, DC
Yuencheng Mok Managing Metals Editor Singapore(Chinese language)
Andy Blamey Managing EditorMetals London
Joseph Innace Chief Editor Platts Steel Markets Daily New York
Anthony Poole Managing EditorMetals New York
Tina Petersen Managing EditorMetals Washington, DC
Steel
Steel is formed by the refinement of carbon and metallic iron, found in and extracted from iron ore. Steel can also be refined by re-melting ferrous scrap metal. Iron and steel are the least expensive of the world's metals and make up almost all of the total tonnage of metal produced worldwide each year. In addition to assessing dozens of steel and ferrous scrap metals prices on a daily basis in North America, Europe and Asia, Platts reports on news and supply and demand aspects of this sector.
Iron Ore
Iron ore is almost exclusively used in the production of pig iron, which is made in a blast furnace. Pig iron, also known as hot metal, is then refined to make crude (liquid) steel, a product essential to economic growth. More than two billion metric tons of crude iron ore are mined, processed and shipped annually. The biggest exporters of iron ore are Brazil, Australia and India; substantial deposits are also found in China, Russia, Ukraine and North America. A seaborne spot market has developed as China has become a significant importer of iron ore, because its steel sector's consumption has outstripped domestic iron ore supply. Platts assesses prices of the key iron ore shipped to North China on a daily basis and also supplies news and other market information affecting the physical commodity. Platts' iron ore price assessments are utilized by the industry, market observers, exchanges and financial institutions.
Thomas Giaever-Enger Editorial DirectorMethodology R&D Singapore
Jorge Montepeque Global DirectorMarket Reporting London
Jessy Xia EditorIron & Steel Singapore (Chinese language)
Annalisa Jeffries Senior EditorIron Ore London
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