GARY, Ind. – MetalMiner™, the leading metal market price intelligence brand and SaaS platform, providing forecasts, analysis and risk mitigation solutions for global manufacturers, has moved to newly incorporated Alpha Commodities, spinning out of parent company Azul Partners. Supply chain disruptions, lack of material availability, high prices and rampant inflation have wreaked havoc for manufacturers […]
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MetalMiner 2022 Metal Price Predictions and How to Set World Class Buying Strategies
While no one has a crystal ball, MetalMiner will present a 2022 outlook using technical analysis (TA) models and artificial intelligence (AI). This webinar will touch on specific buying strategies that align with both the short- and long-term forecasts. Knowing whether a metal is in a long-term bull, bear or sideways market informs sourcing strategy. This webinar will cover: stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel, copper and zinc.
Will steel continue to fall or is this only a seasonal slowdown? Will aluminum prices recover and touch long-term highs recently reached? How will Section 232 tariff policy reshape the steel market in 2022?
Join this 45-minute webinar and test your read of the market against MetalMiner analysts and learn how using this type of forecast can save buying organizations money over the long term.
How Artificial Intelligence and Technical Analysis Provide Metal Buyers with Superior Actionable Insights
Fundamental analysis – the study of supply and demand has long dominated the old guard metal analyst firms. The problem with fundamental analysis is that it’s rarely right and therefore does not provide buying organizations with the information needed to prevent margin erosion, manage price volatility or develop sound contracting strategies. Much of the “crystal ball” lies in the hands of the buying organization.
Understanding the trends, and not the specific price points, by using a combination of technical analysis (analysis that uses patterns in market data to identify trends and make predictions) and artificial intelligence provides buying organizations with the tools and insights needed to make the right buying decisions consistently.
Carbon Steel 2022: What types of steel contracts to set up and when to execute them
Rising steel prices have sounded like a broken record. As we get closer to 2022, will we ever see them peak?
Increased steel capacity will certainly play a role as 2021 comes to an end. But don’t take our word for it — just yet. Join VP, Business Solutions Don Hauser and Nichole Bastin, Forecast Analyst, for their insights during the September monthly webinar. Don and Nichole will walk through 2022 buying strategies and discuss the impact of new capacity on steel prices.
With more than a decade of experience negotiating over $300 million of annual global steel purchases at John Deere, Don surely knows a thing or two about steel.
Automakers see 2022 steel price contract negotiations looking brutal
Just over a year ago, MetalMiner commented on the acquisition of most of ArcelorMittal USA’s assets by Cleveland-Cliffs (including potential impacts on steel prices). At the time, the MetalMiner analyst team suggested, “The deal strengthens the company’s position in the automotive sector. The company likely controls 60%-65% of exposed auto sheet supply (think steel used […]
Sneak Peek of 2022 Annual Budgeting & Forecasting Workshop
Get a sneak peek of the MetalMiner Annual budgeting & forecasting workshop, a three-hour virtual event that will take place in August 2021. Get ready to plan for 2022!
Aluminum Fireside Chat
Join resident experts Lisa Reisman, Stuart Burns and Maria Rosa Gobitz of MetalMiner for a fireside chat on aluminum.
After this 30-minute session, attendees will walk away with:
– Specific strategies for how to negotiate with service centers, with tips on the types of strategies companies can deploy this next contracting year
– Indications as to how long the supply squeeze and high prices may ensue
– How should-cost models can be deployed to ensure companies capture savings for finished parts when prices fall
The Road Signs to Watch for to Know When the Allocation Market & Severe Shortages are Ending
What should you be looking for to know that the market is changing, so you can then change up your sourcing strategy?
Find out what the trends or road signs are that will tell us the allocation market and severe shortages are ending. Join this 30-minute webinar in our monthly series with MetalMiner CEO, Lisa Reisman, VP of Business Solutions, Don Hauser; and Senior Analyst for stainless, Katie Benchina Olsen.
U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Project Cancelation, the Truth
Most of the mainstream press’ coverage of U.S. Steel’s giant Mon Valley plant upgrade project cancelation focuses on several issues, from permitting delays to U.S. Steel stating that a competing steelmaker plans to build a facility in another state. The project, an anticipated $1.5 billion investment across the Mon Valley works sites, would have added […]
Stainless Steel: Turning Stainless Market Upheaval to Your Advantage
In this 30-minute webinar, Lisa Reisman, Katie Benchina Olsen and Don Hauser of MetalMiner provide a detailed overview of the current state of the North American stainless steel market, and specifically address the divergence in strategies across the mills and how these strategies impact material availability, pricing and purchase strategies.
