Offering more than 350 prices, complete news coverage, and in-depth analysis of market developments around the world, Platts Metals Week delivers the critical insights you need to make profitable decisions.
This detailed package of reports will help you monitor global events and quickly spot opportunities or potential pitfalls for major metals, precious metals, light metals, steel and ferroalloys and minor metals.
Each weekly issue includes a wrap-up of the previous week’s price movements, plus in-depth interviews with key market participants and outlooks for global supply and demand. It also provides our analysis on the effects of strikes, mining projects, production cuts, bankruptcies, legislation, joint ventures, and other market-critical events.
Features
The most comprehensive metals intelligence package available, a Platts Metals Week subscription delivers four editions, including:
- An in-depth newsletter containing the previous week's market activity
- London Close Edition - a daily summary of the Asian and European trading activity
- U.S. Close Edition - a daily summary of the U.S. trading activity
- Monthly Price Report - detailing monthly price averages
Who Should Buy
Metals markets leaders who need to stay informed and gain new perspectives will find Metals Week an essential tool. Subscribers include traders, brokers, producers, consumers, industry executives and analysts both up and downstream in the metals markets.
Benefits
Metals Week helps you proactively manage your business. Understanding the “why” behind the market movements allows you to forecast future performance, adjust trades, negotiate contracts, set pricing with customers and more.
Platts Metals Week enables you to learn the “why” behind market movements. Delivered in four editions, your subscription includes:
Platts Metals Week: This in-depth newsletter details metals market movements from the previous week. The weekly newsletter features up to 24 pages of news, analysis, weekly and daily pricing, and commentary on:
- Platts Alumina Index (PAX)—the world’s first daily alumina price assessments
- Major metals including aluminum, copper, lead, tin and zinc
- Light metals including magnesium and titanium
- Minor metals including antimony, cadmium, mercury and selenium
- Precious metals including gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium and silver
- Ferroalloys and steel
Platts Metals Daily - London Close Edition: Delivered by 18:00 GMT each business day, this edition reports on the latest Asian and European market pricing and offers Platts insights on the day's trading activity. It also provides key data, such as:
- LME official prices, daily prices, settlement and stocks for the day
- Key gold and silver prices, plus the latest exchange rates
- Platts' European proprietary assessments for ferroalloys and base metals
- A price graph highlighting a major metal mover
Platts Metals Daily - U.S. Close Edition: Available by 18:30 EST, this edition features late-arriving European news, information on the North and South American markets, and our exclusive insights into the market forces behind price movements. Subscribers receive:
- COMEX and NYMEX stocks, settlement and closing prices
- Platts' proprietary prices for U.S. bulk alloys and bulk and noble alloys
- Platts U.S. aluminum transaction prices for the week
- Original news stories on base metals, ferroalloys and precious metals
- A price graph and analysis of a key metal commodity, drawing upon our extensive history
Platts Metals Week also details monthly average prices for key metals and provides data widely used by the industry and government for evaluating the pricing of metals, levying taxes and tariffs, determining freight rates, and evaluating new projects.
Purchase and Delivery Options
Standard Delivery
Metals Week is delivered in PDF format via email. You also can download issues in PDF format at Platts.com.
Market Data – Metals
The price data listed in Metals Week is also available in data-point format for easy import and analysis. This is the most efficient, most reliable way to receive our industry-standard benchmark assessments.
For a modest additional cost, upgrade your subscription to include Market Data – Metals. With a click of a mouse you'll have access to the latest, most-accurate metals price assessments in data-point format. Market Data – Metals also provides you with end-of-day assessments, third-party data, and a rolling 45-day historical database for key assessments. For further information, please contact Platts Sales.
Archive Access
Gain access to past articles from back issues of Platts Metals Week. This valuable resource will allow you to search for and analyze useful information and create your own customized reference on issues that interest you. You'll always find what you're looking for, because our archives are easily searchable -- just enter key words, company names, a date range, or an industry, and specify which publications you wish to search. Add the Enhanced Newsletter Service to your subscription today for a minimal fee, and you'll gain long-term benefits.
Multiple-user subscriptions
Many clients purchase multiple subscriptions to ensure their entire staff has access to Platts information. We'll work with you to ensure our distribution methods meet your specific needs. For details, contact your nearest Platts office.