Pricing Intelligence
A 360-degree approach for a new critical materials era
Our pricing intelligence
Project Blue provides unique pricing intelligence on critical material supply chains and the commodities underpinning them.
With market-relevant methodologies for each of the products and grades being assessed, we will support market participants across supply chains with a new 360-degree approach.
Reported Prices
Reported Prices
Independent assessments of prevailing commodity market prices, drawing on transactions, bids, offers and direct market intelligence.
Radar Prices
Radar Prices
Three-month price outlooks with expert forward-looking analysis of all key drivers.
Resilient Prices
Resilient Prices
The price required to maintain production levels, based on production costs, the financial requirements and tolerances of producing assets, and geopolitical factors within supply chains.
Our coverage
Project Blue provides pricing intelligence for commodities across 5 supply chains:
Our methodologies
Project Blue prices are built upon market-relevant methodologies for each of the products and grades being assessed.
Our coverage is led by Project Blue experts and is underpinned by three pillars of our pricing intelligence:
Independent: our prices are assessed through consistent, transparent methodologies designed to deliver an impartial and reliable view of the market.
Responsive: our analysts continuously track market developments and engage with participants across the supply chain, ensuring our prices reflect changing market dynamics and how each market is actually traded.
Expert-Led: our senior team brings significant experience across critical materials, combining deep market knowledge with trusted relationships throughout the industries we cover.
Who uses our prices
Project Blue’s pricing intelligence supports companies across all stages of critical material supply chains, including:
- Trading institutions
- Mining companies
- Metal producers
- Metal consumers and OEMs
- Financial institutions
- Government bodies
Our prices and data support strategic planning and commercial decision-making — from contract negotiation and procurement strategy to market analysis, benchmarking and valuation.
Our product offering
As a subscriber, you receive access to our data and analytics platform Proxima as well as weekly and monthly PDF reports emailed to your inbox to ensure you always have access to the latest prices and insight.
- Independent price and demand data for all critical materials in each supply chain
- Up-to-date news and market developments
- Expert insight so you can understand what the latest prices and market updates mean
- Three-month price forecasts for each of the critical materials covered with analysis of the key market drivers
- Access to Project Blue experts to discuss our data and insights further
Scott Yarham
Head of Strategy