Industry
IndustrialCost
Analyse unit costs, processes, capacity and industrial profitability.
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- Unit cost and capacityOEE, bottleneck, cost by item, break-even and sensitivity.You needMaterials, times, wages, energy and volume.You getUnit cost, margin and charts.
- Capital budgetLine items with ranges, P10–P90, contingency and quotes imported from CSV.You needLine items and amounts (or a CSV of quotes).You getBudget with range and chart.
- Equipment life-cycle cost (TCO)Up to 4 machines by total cost of ownership, equivalent annual cost and cost per unit.You needPrice, consumption, maintenance and lifetime.You getComparison and chart.
- Business electricity, gas and labour costsBusiness electricity and gas by consumption band and hourly labour cost (Eurostat).You needPick a country.You getTables and charts by country.
Industrial commodities
Base metals with their change and signals: what drives the cost of your materials.
World Bank (Pink Sheet), monthly averages in dollars. Latest month published: September 2026.
Reading the source…· The source publishes monthly (2nd business day)- Aluminium3,283 $/mt+23.7%Latest month: +1.0% · 12 months: +23.7%Downward trend over the last 6 periods
- Copper14,474 $/mt+45.0%Latest month: +1.0% · 12 months: +45.0%Upward trend over the last 6 periods
- Iron ore97.7 $/dmt−5.4%Latest month: +1.5% · 12 months: −5.4%Downward trend over the last 6 periods
- Nickel16,324 $/mt+8.1%Latest month: −2.5% · 12 months: +8.1%Downward trend over the last 6 periods
- Zinc4,021 $/mt+37.1%Latest month: +3.8% · 12 months: +37.1%Upward trend over the last 6 periods
- Tin53,712 $/mt+55.8%Latest month: −3.0% · 12 months: +55.8%Upward trend over the last 6 periods
Biggest rises and falls over 12 months
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