Platts launches first European carbon-accounted long steel assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched weekly spot price assessments for European carbon-accounted rebar and carbon-accounted medium sections, effective Sept. 11.

The new assessments, which Platts understands to be the first carbon-accounted assessments for long steel, complement existing Platts European price offerings for standard rebar and medium sections.

The assessments include a European Rebar Carbon-Accounted Steel Premium (Rebar CASP), a European Medium Sections Carbon-Accounted Steel Premium (Medium Sections CASP), a Northwest Europe Rebar Carbon-Accounted Steel Price and a European Medium Sections Carbon-Accounted Steel Price.

The new carbon-accounted assessments also complement Platts existing European carbon-accounted assessments for hot-rolled coil steel, the HRC Carbon-Accounted ex-works Ruhr steel price and the HRC CASP, which were the first of their kind when launched in May 2023.

The assessments were proposed Aug. 20 in a subscriber note available here: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/082024-platts-proposes-to-launch-two-european-carbon-accounted-long-steel-assessments(opens in a new tab)

Following market feedback, Platts communicated its decision to proceed with the proposed launch on Sept. 6: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/090624-platts-to-launch-first-european-carbon-accounted-long-steel-assessments(opens in a new tab)

The European rebar and medium sections carbon-accounted steel premiums reflect any differential achieved for the spot sale of rebar and medium sections, with total accounted carbon emissions of 0.6 metric tons of CO2-equivalent, or less, for every metric ton of steel produced.

The assessments include emissions from direct, indirect and associated upstream and downstream activities such as processing of steelmaking raw materials, hot metal production, steel rolling and associated transportation and logistics and reflect carbon emissions-related surcharges or upcharges implemented by market participants.

Carbon emissions should be certified by an internationally accepted independent organization.

Market participants will be expected to supply proof of such certification upon request.

The carbon-accounted steel price assessments represent all-in prices for carbon-accounted rebar and medium sections in that region consisting of the sum of the European Carbon-Accounted Steel Premium added to the existing Platts rebar ex-works Northwest Europe price assessment (STCBE00) and medium sections DDP Europe price assessment (SB01160).

* The first monthly average calculations will update on Nov. 1, reflecting the average of weekly assessments published throughout October.

The new Rebar Carbon-Accounted Steel Price assessments are normalized to the following specifications:

The new Medium Sections Steel Price assessments are normalized to the following specifications:

In the absence of observable spot market activity, Platts considers other verifiable data reported.

Platts may also observe direct market activity as well as the effect of movements in related markets through spread differentials, for example.

Trade in steel products using offsets to reduce overall emissions profiles, such as carbon credits sourced from voluntary carbon markets, are not considered for inclusion in these assessments.

Platts considers trade where amass balancing approach has been applied and validated by a certified internationally accepted independent organization.

The launch aligns with Commodity Insights' strategic focus on offering ESG-related commodities pricing.

It responds t o the growing market for lower carbon emission steel and requests from market participants for tools to help quantify cost and manage risks and opportunities associated with a growing focus on carbon-reduction strategies and increasing global regulation.

The new assessments complement previously launched carbon-accounted price assessments focused on steel and the aluminum value chain, including primary aluminum and aluminum billet.

The assessments are published on Platts Metals Alert pages PMA1263 andSTL1263, Platts Steel Price Report, Steel Markets Daily, World Steel Review and in the Platts price database under the symbols listed above .

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