MPI Basic metals - Price Index (Euro/ton)
Base metal - Overview
Base metals are non-ferrous metals including copper, aluminium, lead, nickel, tin, and zinc. Base metals are used widely in manufacturing industrial and consumer products. Base metals prices drive impactful decisions within most manufacturing organisations and thus the demand keeps increasing. For popular metals, many markets offer futures and options contracts that allow market participants to reduce potential volatility in the metal market price of their supply. Our comprehensive set of commodity base metal indexes provides opportunities to mitigate the risk involved in the base metals markets and negotiations.
Industries
Non-ferrous base metals play a crucial role in modern industry and are used in everything from electronics to construction materials. Their unique properties—such as low weight, corrosion resistance, and excellent electrical conductivity—make them indispensable across a range of sectors. They are primarily used in the following industries:
- Buildings & infrastructure
- Electrical and electronics industry
- Transport & automotive
- Packaging & consumer goods
- Renewable energy & power grids
- Mechatronics & mechanical components
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