Argus launches seaborne iron ore brand discount/premia visibility. This complements our portside brand coverage and almost one year of history is available online. Daily publication of five key iron ore brands (MACF, PBF, NHGF, BRBF, JMBF) in our end-of-day and start-of-day publications.

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Iron ore brand price evolution – tracked daily.
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• MACF, PBF, NHGF, BRBF, JMBF premia published daily in:
◦ Argus Ferrous Markets
◦ Argus Ferrous Bulletin.
• Long histories downloadable online at Argus Direct.
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ICX approach: have the (62%) cake and eat it (brands).
Brand visibility need not come at the expense of data depth.
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• Robust 62% index – now supplemented by brand pricing.
• ICX brands derived from mass-data, not by atomising market liquidity.
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