World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel Index

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Gain a competitive edge with MEPS World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel Index. MEPS index data tables provide you with the relative change instead of the actual price, making it easy to spot price shifts and trends.

This subscription covers price changes for major raw materials and semi-finished steel products for the World market.

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With your rolling 12-month single-licence subscription, you'll receive the latest World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel index tables, updated monthly, plus 3 years of historical data as standard.

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Product data

Our World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel index covers key raw materials and semi-finished products and includes an index value for each area, as well as a weighted average value.

Raw Materials: Scrap, Iron Ore, Coking Coal & Weighted Average

Semi-Finished Products: Billet, Bloom, Slab & Weighted Average

Historical data

Get insights into past trends and market performance with 3 years of historical World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished data at no extra cost.

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Index based on prices in US dollars per tonne. January 2012 = 100

World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel Index

MonthScrapIron OreCoking CoalRaw Materials Weighted AverageBilletBloomSlabSemi-Finished Weighted Average
Jun-2024
Jul-202484.575.093.485.080.482.483.082.0
Aug-202482.071.685.080.578.682.081.580.7
Sep-202478.466.180.375.978.481.381.780.5
Oct-202479.672.684.379.880.682.382.981.9
Nov-202477.673.983.879.477.680.681.679.9
Dec-202475.976.579.978.675.581.881.079.5
Jan-202574.175.776.976.873.880.679.678.1
Feb-202575.679.976.478.874.281.279.278.3
Mar-202578.773.273.476.775.982.578.879.2
Apr-202579.071.971.075.776.382.178.879.2
May-2025
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Sep-2025
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World Raw Materials & Semi-Finished Steel Index

MEPS World average indices for raw materials and semi-finished steel are derived from prices in various countries. Indices are calculated by comparing the current price with the corresponding value in January 2012. This base value has an index number of 100.

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