Argus Seaborne Coal Outlook
Independent analysis, trusted price forecasts, and data analytics to help you make optimum decisions
Overview
The Argus Seaborne Coal Outlook service provides timely and reliable monthly forecasts for the thermal and metallurgical coal markets.
Over the past few years, global seaborne coal markets have been transformed, with radical changes in absolute prices and major changes in trade flows. Volatility has been difficult to manage and price risk has been significant.
This comprehensive monthly service provides clients with the information needed to assess and better understand these ever-changing markets. It provides valuable forward-looking analysis for key markets in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins.
Key features
Export and import data
Up-to-date export and import data
Prices
Key price forecasts
Forecasts
Seaborne supply and demand forecasts for key importers and exporters for the next two years
Analysis of inventories
Analysis of inventories, consumption and domestic production in major markets
Coal markets
Information needed to understand current shifts and the changes ahead for the thermal and metallurgical coal markets
Analysis piece
Monthly in-focus analysis piece
Customers that benefit
Globally reliable service for all market players involved in the Asia-Pacific coal markets. Below are examples of how some of our clients benefit from this service:
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Traders
Involved in the buying and selling of coal use prices as accurate and impartial references when negotiating trades and contracts.
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Mining companies
Looking for financing use market data and prices when creating the next stage of their business plans.
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End-users
Such as power plants, cement plants and industrial and manufacturing facilities gain insight on their costs by using our prices.
Product specifications
Argus provides access to a fundamentals, forecasts, swaps and spreads for the thermal and metallurgical coal.
- 6,000 kcal/kg benchmarks — cif ARA, fob Richards Bay, fob Newcastle, fob Puerto Bolivar
- 5,500 kcal/kg benchmarks — fob Newcastle, fob Richards Bay, cfr South China, cfr India
- 5,800 GAR, 5,000 GAR, 4,200 GAR fob Indonesia
Metallurgical coal - Australia
Metallurgical coal - US
Metallurgical coal - US
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
Argus China HRC
The Argus China HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the London Metal Exchange (LME) Steel Hot-Rolled Coil FOB China Futures contract.
Argus 8800 PRB
The Powder River basin is the largest coal-producing basin in the US and produces half of the coal used for US power generation. The coal is a cost-effective fuel choice for generators.
Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Antimony
Antimony is a key raw material for technology and energy transition applications and its concentrated production in China introduces risks for countries in Europe and the US who rely entirely on imports.
Argus cobalt
Argus offers a range of global cobalt price assessments, most of which are published twice weekly to adequately reflect price changes and liquidity.
Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index
The ICI® price assessments provide price transparency for the main Indonesian thermal coal grades
Argus/McCloskey's API 5
The API 5 price assessment is the key price reference used for coal supply agreements in the Australian and Chinese markets.
Argus lithium
Interest in lithium prices continues to grow as a result of the electric vehicle revolution driving demand for lithium-ion batteries.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
Argus/McCloskey's API 8
The API 8 price assessment is the benchmark price reference for the import market in China, the world’s largest coal consumer.
Argus/McCloskey's API 2
The API 2 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for cif ARA coal
Argus northwest EU HRC steel
The Argus northwest European HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the CME North European Hot-Rolled Coil Futures contract.
Argus Titanium Prices
Current prices for titanium sponge, ingot, scrap and mineral sands with valuable insight on market conditions for the full value chain.
Argus US HRC
Hot-rolled coil (HRC) is the predominant finished steel form in the US domestic and global steel industry, and the foundation for many steel-based industrial products.
Argus Bakken OCTG Index: Insight on OCTG Price Trends of Bakken basin wells
Argus China HRC
The Argus China HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the London Metal Exchange (LME) Steel Hot-Rolled Coil FOB China Futures contract.
Argus 8800 PRB
The Powder River basin is the largest coal-producing basin in the US and produces half of the coal used for US power generation. The coal is a cost-effective fuel choice for generators.
Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Antimony
Antimony is a key raw material for technology and energy transition applications and its concentrated production in China introduces risks for countries in Europe and the US who rely entirely on imports.
Argus cobalt
Argus offers a range of global cobalt price assessments, most of which are published twice weekly to adequately reflect price changes and liquidity.
Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index
The ICI® price assessments provide price transparency for the main Indonesian thermal coal grades
Argus/McCloskey's API 5
The API 5 price assessment is the key price reference used for coal supply agreements in the Australian and Chinese markets.
Argus lithium
Interest in lithium prices continues to grow as a result of the electric vehicle revolution driving demand for lithium-ion batteries.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
Argus/McCloskey's API 8
The API 8 price assessment is the benchmark price reference for the import market in China, the world’s largest coal consumer.
Argus/McCloskey's API 2
The API 2 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for cif ARA coal
Argus northwest EU HRC steel
The Argus northwest European HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the CME North European Hot-Rolled Coil Futures contract.
Argus Titanium Prices
Current prices for titanium sponge, ingot, scrap and mineral sands with valuable insight on market conditions for the full value chain.
Argus US HRC
Hot-rolled coil (HRC) is the predominant finished steel form in the US domestic and global steel industry, and the foundation for many steel-based industrial products.
Argus Bakken OCTG Index: Insight on OCTG Price Trends of Bakken basin wells
Argus China HRC
The Argus China HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the London Metal Exchange (LME) Steel Hot-Rolled Coil FOB China Futures contract.
Argus 8800 PRB
The Powder River basin is the largest coal-producing basin in the US and produces half of the coal used for US power generation. The coal is a cost-effective fuel choice for generators.
Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Antimony
Antimony is a key raw material for technology and energy transition applications and its concentrated production in China introduces risks for countries in Europe and the US who rely entirely on imports.
Argus cobalt
Argus offers a range of global cobalt price assessments, most of which are published twice weekly to adequately reflect price changes and liquidity.
Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index
The ICI® price assessments provide price transparency for the main Indonesian thermal coal grades
Argus/McCloskey's API 5
The API 5 price assessment is the key price reference used for coal supply agreements in the Australian and Chinese markets.
Argus lithium
Interest in lithium prices continues to grow as a result of the electric vehicle revolution driving demand for lithium-ion batteries.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
Argus/McCloskey's API 8
The API 8 price assessment is the benchmark price reference for the import market in China, the world’s largest coal consumer.
Argus/McCloskey's API 2
The API 2 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for cif ARA coal
Argus northwest EU HRC steel
The Argus northwest European HRC price assessment is the official settlement price for the CME North European Hot-Rolled Coil Futures contract.
Argus Titanium Prices
Current prices for titanium sponge, ingot, scrap and mineral sands with valuable insight on market conditions for the full value chain.
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