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The construction industry is critical in building a more sustainable future, with emerging trends set to reshape the industry and reallocate profits along the entire value chain. Fluctuating costs and unpredictable demand make it difficult to plan ahead, while there is an increasing emphasis on more energy-efficient designs and sustainable construction practices.
Stay up-to-date, make strategic decisions and tackle the disruptions of the construction industry head-on with Fastmarkets’ construction price data, construction industry forecasting, news and market analysis. Our construction customers get coverage for raw materials including:
Fluctuating costs, unpredictable demand and evolving construction project priorities mean you need an agile management approach.
Fastmarkets’ market intelligence and price data for construction raw materials allows you to estimate costs more accurately, and diversify materials and suppliers to hedge against supply chain risk.
Digital technologies for project planning, design and management are now more widespread than ever.
Fastmarkets helps construction professionals get transparency into construction materials and equipment pricing dynamics, as well as supply chain forecasts and analysis to aid data-driven decision-making.
Sustainable construction practices and energy-efficient designs are expected to become a standard requirement, driven by regulations, client demands and a focus on lower carbon footprints.
Fastmarkets gives construction market participants access to expert knowledge and updates to regulatory requirements.
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Market-reflective construction prices, even when markets are at their most volatile.
Commodities covered: Steel, wood products, scrap, base metals
Analysis of the forces moving your markets and how they’ll play out over the next 1-2 years.
Commodities covered: Steel, scrap, base metals, wood products
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Commodities covered: Steel, wood products
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Fastmarkets’ price data, news and analysis have been used by construction market participants for decades as a way to get transparency into construction materials and equipment pricing dynamics, aid in feasibility assessment and support project cost estimation.
You can also get supply chain analysis and forecasting, access insights into regional and global pricing trends and utilize Fastmarkets’ on-the-ground experts to understand pricing volatility and opacity in local construction markets.
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