S&P Global Energy launches 16 new Platts price assessments to boost cement market transparency worldwide.

S&P Global Energy has introduced 16 new Platts price assessments covering cement, clinker, granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), and related freight across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. This expansion aims to enhance price transparency amid growing infrastructure demand and stricter decarbonisation policies impacting the cement industry, which is vital for global construction. The new assessments support better decision-making in procurement and risk management as the sector adapts to evolving trade flows and carbon regulations like the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. This move reflects increasing demand for clear, market-based pricing in a $400 billion industry facing sustainability challenges and shifting supply chains.