Who we are
Our mission
About us
We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets.
Our independent media organization has over 1,300 experts spread across 29 offices in the world’s key commodity trading hubs, with its headquarters in London.
Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic technology services investor.
Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities & energy.
Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries worldwide use our data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, and facilitate trading and long-term planning.
Our independent editorial, robust methodologies and collaborative approach with our customers have ensured them a precise view. This results in a deeper understanding of market dynamics they rely on to make better-informed decisions and manage risk.
A strong set of company values underpins this heritage: excellence, integrity, partnerships, and inclusion.
Our People
Data alone - no matter how detailed and accurate - is not sufficient. Our strengths lie with our people – a team combining extensive market reporting, journalism and strategic consulting experience with deep commodity industry expertise.
Dedicated and committed to your needs, we pride ourselves on being accessible, responsive and connected to the markets.
Media centre
Our team of experts is always available to provide insightful commentary to the media and supply historical pricing and other relevant information to news outlets. Access our latest press releases and contact the Argus media team.
Access media centreIlluminate your career
At Argus, you will have the chance to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues faced by different businesses, develop effective solutions, and manage, market, or sell information that is integral to the global economy.
Learn moreCorporate social responsibility
We take our responsibility to our community seriously. We believe in being good citizens, and in supporting organisations that help people in need in the areas we operate and beyond.
Find out moreGovernance and compliance
We operate a rigorous and transparent control framework to govern our price reporting activities. This is underpinned by our global compliance policy, which can be downloaded below, and includes an ethics policy.
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