Commodity prices

Commodity prices from Supply Management

These figures have been compiled from several sources and are intended as a guide to trends. SM disclaims any responsibility for the use of this information.  

The London Metal exchange has replaced the plastics cash buyer price with a figure for cash plus settlement figure, based on buyers’ price and sellers’ prices. The historical prices now use the cash mean figure, which averages buyers’ and sellers’ prices, instead of the cash buyer price printed in SM at the time.

Update 2012: we no longer have access to plastics or chemical commodity prices

Commodity prices from the May 2012 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the April 2012 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the March 2012 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the February 2012 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the January 2012 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the December 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the November 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the October 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the September 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the August 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the July 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the June 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the May 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the April 2011 issue (PDF)

Commodity prices from the March 2011 issue (PDF)

Sources:

Steel: MEPS (International) Ltd European Steel Review (0114 2750570).

Non-ferrous metals: Metal Bulletin (020 7827 9977) and London Metal Exchange (020 7264 5555).

Fuel: EnergyQuote JHA (020 7605 2300).

Soft commodities: The Public Ledger (01892 530120).

Timber: Resource News International (+1 204 947 1700).

Pulp, paper and board: PPL Research