Your Key to In-Depth
Steel Information

Steel Insights is the Key to a portal of in-depth information on specifications, pricing, industry trends, news and data. We are here as a resource to provide knowledge and support for individuals and companies involved in the manufacture, distribution or consumption of steel products.

Services

Consultancy

Steel Insights offers Customized, Confidential, Creative fee-based industry research on an ad hoc basis. We have a cadre of steel industry experts we can call on to cover all facets of the steel manufacturing, marketing, distribution and finance.

We offer fee-based support for the completion of multi-line RFQs using our proprietary software, saving time and improving accuracy and consistency.

Steel Demand Data

Steel Insights provides estimates of NAFTA steel demand by market and product. We start each year with our annual forecast and provide monthly actual demand updates during the year and a revised full year forecast. In the Tools section users can search for specific data by year, month, product or market from 1991(a) through 2014(a). The scope of the available data is dependent on the user’s activation level. Guest users can view current year market forecast by Month. Premium users will have access to CY1991(a)-CY2021(f) by Market/Product/Month.

Multi-Line RFQ Support

We offer fee-based support for the completion of multi-line RFQs using our proprietary software, saving time and improving accuracy and consistency.

Research

Steel Insights can contract for confidential, comprehensive and creative research in support of Marketing Plans, M & A activity or Capital Projects. We have a cadre of supporters with deep steel knowledge and experience to share. Our group will keep your project focused on timely and cost effective results.

White Papers

We have a library of previously published studies on a variety of steel related subjects. We can also prepare custom papers in support of Marketing Plans, M & A activity or Capital Projects.

Information

Steel News (Headlines)

We publish a monthly list of global headlines that delve into topical steel related news.

Monthly Market Insights

We publish a monthly Market Insights report that seeks to encapsulate the steel market. It has headlines, data, analysis, comments and forecasts in a concise two page format.

Supply/Demand

Each month we update our information base of both global and local supply and demand. In normal times the relationship between supply and sets the market and the market sets the price.

Price Trends

We publish a monthly update to our steel price forecast based upon the supply, demand, inventory and cost trend lines. We also comment on PESTEL realities that can affect pure macroeconomics.

Opinion

We occasionally publish opinion pieces on topics that are free-ranging but intended to be of interest to people in the manufacturing world.

Inventory/Cost

Inventory calculations are another key variable to predictive price forecasting. Each month we report on inventory trend as a part of our price forecast calculations. Cost push is another non-steel variable that can influence future price trends. We stay in touch with the movements of steel input costs are a part of our future steel price forecast

Tools

Specification Search

The Specification tool allows the user to enter a steel specification and our proprietary software translates that spec into the standard steel producer nomenclature. Optionally, you can select from a series of pull downs to create your own steel mill definition or overwrite the data on the screen.

Price Tool

Once the steel specification is defined the User can enter a thickness and width and the Price Tool will then return an estimated “spot” price breakdown showing base price grade extra size extra, etc. You will have the option of saving or printing the results locally or, if need be, communicating with us directly for more information.

Steel Demand Lookup

Depending on the user’s activation level, users can search for specific data by year, month, product and/or market from 1991(a) through 2014(a). 

Coil Calculator

The Coil Calculator works on Steel or Aluminum in Imperial or Metric units of measure. Enter what information you have and the calculator help you to fill in any missing data

Coating Weight Converter Tool

(Under Development) Users can convert coating specifications into thickness or weight/area.

Thickness Tolerance Tool

(Under Development) The user can lookup sheet tolerances by imperial/Metric by Thickness/Width by Grade.

Chemistry Tool

(Under Development) Users can lookup proprietary chemistries for specific specifications.

Mechanical Property Tool

(Under Development) Users can lookup proprietary mechanical properties for specific specifications

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