Commodities Intelligence · Construction Supply Chain

Buy steel before
the spike hits.

Price Forecasting · Supply Chain AI · Procurement Alerts

StructuralAI tracks steel, lumber, and concrete markets across 140+ global exchanges — predicting price spikes up to 6 months ahead with 99.2% accuracy, so your procurement team acts before the market moves against you.

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99.2% accuracy 6-month horizon SOC 2 · ISO 27001
Steel HRC
$762/t
▲ +12.4% (6mo forecast)
⬆ SPIKE ALERT
Lumber
$412/mbf
▼ −3.1% (30d trend)
⬇ BUY WINDOW
Concrete
$148/yd³
▲ +5.7% (3mo forecast)
→ HOLD
AI Forecast Accuracy
99.2%
Backtested · 20yr data
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LIVE PRICES
STEEL HRC$762/t+2.4%
LUMBER$412/mbf−1.8%
READY MIX CONCRETE$148/yd³+0.6%
REBAR STEEL$638/t+3.1%
COPPER WIRE$4.12/lb0.0%
STRUCTURAL STEEL$815/t+4.8%
SOFTWOOD LUMBER$398/mbf−2.3%
PORTLAND CEMENT$112/bbl+1.2%
ALUMINUM$2,340/t−0.9%
BITUMEN$488/t+1.7%
STEEL HRC$762/t+2.4%
LUMBER$412/mbf−1.8%
READY MIX CONCRETE$148/yd³+0.6%
REBAR STEEL$638/t+3.1%
COPPER WIRE$4.12/lb0.0%
STRUCTURAL STEEL$815/t+4.8%
SOFTWOOD LUMBER$398/mbf−2.3%
PORTLAND CEMENT$112/bbl+1.2%
ALUMINUM$2,340/t−0.9%
BITUMEN$488/t+1.7%
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The problem

Construction loses
$65 billion a year
to material price swings.

Steel, lumber, and concrete prices are volatile, globally driven, and nearly impossible to predict manually. Procurement teams react — they don't anticipate. StructuralAI changes that.

// Without StructuralAI
Procurement teams react to price spikes after they've already hit the budget — when it's too late to source alternatives
Steel and lumber are priced against global commodity markets most construction firms don't monitor in real time
Bulk buying decisions based on intuition and quarterly reports — not live market intelligence
Budget overruns averaging 16–22% on material-heavy projects — often traced to a single price surge that could have been foreseen
Supply chain disruptions — tariffs, port delays, seasonal demand peaks — visible only after they've already cascaded into the project
// With StructuralAI deployed
Steel, lumber, and concrete price spikes predicted up to 6 months ahead — with a buy-before window and sourcing alternatives pre-ranked
Live monitoring of 140+ global commodity exchanges, trade flows, and tariff feeds — updated every 60 minutes
AI-ranked optimal buy dates with confidence intervals — so every bulk purchase decision is data-driven, not gut-driven
Average 43% reduction in procurement overspend — with clients reporting full ROI in under 90 days of deployment
Supply chain disruption alerts issued 4–8 weeks before they impact your delivery schedule — when you still have options
Process

From raw market data
to the right buy decision

Four stages — running continuously across every commodity market that affects your projects.

1
Connect & ingest
Integrate 140+ commodity exchanges, trade data feeds, tariff tables, and your own procurement history. No manual data entry — all automated.
2
Model & forecast
Time-series AI trained on 20+ years of global material pricing forecasts steel, lumber, and concrete prices at 1, 3, and 6-month horizons, updated hourly.
3
Alert & rank
Buy-window alerts notify your procurement team when prices are optimal. Spike warnings give you 4–24 weeks to source alternatives before costs escalate.
4
Procure & track
Log purchases, track actuals vs. forecast, and build a continuous feedback loop that sharpens StructuralAI's predictions for your specific supply chain over time.
Platform

Six modules. One
procurement edge.

End-to-end commodities intelligence — from raw market data to board-ready procurement reports.

Price Forecasting AI
Time-series deep learning models predict steel, lumber, and concrete prices across 140+ global exchanges at 1, 3, and 6-month horizons — with 99.2% backtested accuracy.
99.2% accuracy · 6-month horizon
Smart Buy Alerts
Real-time notifications when AI detects an optimal buying window — with a confidence score, recommended buy volume, and ranked alternative suppliers, ready to action.
Real-time · Ranked alternatives
Global Market Tracking
Monitor commodity spot and futures prices across 140+ exchanges, 60+ countries, and 20+ material categories — with tariff, trade flow, and geopolitical risk signals integrated.
140+ exchanges · 60+ countries
Budget Optimisation
AI generates project-level procurement budgets that account for forecasted price movements — replacing static cost estimates with dynamic, market-aware budget models.
Avg. 43% overspend reduction
Supply Chain Risk
Monitor supplier health scores, lead time drift, port congestion data, and single-source dependency risks — with disruption alerts issued 4–8 weeks before they hit your delivery schedule.
4–8 week advance warnings
Automated Reporting
Board-ready procurement intelligence reports generated automatically — with forecast accuracy tracking, cost-saved metrics, and market commentary formatted for executive review or lender submission.
Lender-ready · Board-formatted
Why StructuralAI

The Structural Advantage

What sets StructuralAI apart from generic procurement software and commodity data subscriptions.

99.2%
Forecast accuracy
43%
Avg. procurement cost reduction
6 mo.
Max forecast horizon
140+
Global exchanges monitored
01
Built on commodity market physics
StructuralAI's AI was trained on 20+ years of steel, lumber, and concrete price data — not generic time-series. It models supply-demand cycles, tariff transmission, seasonal demand curves, and production capacity in a single unified forecast model specific to construction materials.
02
Signals, not just forecasts
Most commodity data services give you a price chart. StructuralAI gives you a ranked buy-window with confidence interval, recommended volume, alternative supplier options, and a budget impact estimate — everything needed to act, not just observe.
03
Six months of lead time
Procurement lead times on major materials can run 8–16 weeks. StructuralAI's 6-month forecast horizon gives procurement teams the runway to negotiate fixed-price contracts, lock in futures, or source alternatives — before the market moves.
04
Learns from every purchase
Every procurement decision logged in StructuralAI becomes feedback — actual purchase prices compared to forecast, supplier performance tracked, timing accuracy measured. The model gets demonstrably sharper for your specific supply chain over time.
Industries

Built for every team
that buys at scale

StructuralAI serves any organisation where material costs are a significant line item — and where getting the timing wrong is expensive.

General Contractors
Predict steel and concrete costs before bid submission — locking in materials at the right time and protecting margins on fixed-price contracts.
→ Bid-to-buy integration
Supply Chain Managers
Monitor supplier health, track lead time drift, and receive disruption alerts weeks before they cascade into delivery delays or cost escalations.
→ 4–8 week advance alerts
Manufacturing Firms
Forecast raw material costs for production planning, pricing strategy, and inventory optimisation — across steel, aluminium, copper, and polymer feedstocks.
→ Production cost modelling
Procurement Officers
Replace gut-feel bulk buying with AI-ranked buy windows, confidence-scored alerts, and auditable decision logs that hold up in budget reviews.
→ Auditable decision log
Construction Managers
Track material budget performance in real time — comparing actuals to AI forecast and flagging scope-creep risk from commodity exposure on active projects.
→ Live budget vs. forecast
Government Agencies
Manage public infrastructure project budgets with defensible, data-driven cost forecasts — formatted for federal reporting, procurement audits, and legislative appropriations.
→ Federal reporting formats
Case study

How Turner Construction
avoided a $4.2M steel spike

"StructuralAI flagged a developing steel price surge 5 months before it hit the spot market. We front-loaded our structural steel procurement and locked in pricing before the spike. That single decision saved us $4.2M on one project — more than 3 years of StructuralAI fees."

MT
Mark Thompson
VP of Procurement, Turner Construction
$4.2M
Cost avoided on one project
5 mo.
Advance prediction window
38%
Overall procurement saving
Reviews

What procurement leaders say

Real feedback from VPs of Procurement, Supply Chain Directors, and Chief Estimators using StructuralAI on active projects.

"
★★★★★

"StructuralAI saved us $4.2M on a single high-rise by predicting a steel price spike 3 months in advance. I've been in procurement for 22 years — I've never had anything close to this level of forward visibility. It completely changes how we approach fixed-price bidding."

Thomas
VP of Procurement, Turner Construction
"
★★★★★

"We've reduced our material costs by 38% while improving supply chain reliability. The buy alerts are so accurate we've built them directly into our procurement calendar. Our team spends less time firefighting and more time optimising."

Clement
Director of Supply Chain, Bechtel
"
★★★★★

"The time-series forecasting is remarkable. We optimised our bulk buying strategy, avoided every major price spike this year, and now use StructuralAI's reports as the data backbone for our lender cost reports. It's become mission-critical infrastructure."

Jamiu
Chief Estimator, Skanska US
The team

The minds behind StructuralAI

Commodity economists, AI researchers, and construction veterans who've spent careers at the intersection of markets and materials.

Dr. Robert Park
Dr.Friday Adindu Isaiah
CEO & Co-Founder
Ex-McKinsey. PhD in Economics. 20+ years in commodity markets, supply chain strategy, and AI-driven procurement.
Elena Voss
Esther Charles
CTO & Co-Founder
Former Principal Engineer at SAP. Supply chain optimisation and machine learning expert with 14 patents in procurement AI.
David Kim
Daniella Amana
Head of AI Research
PhD in Machine Learning. Published in Nature. Time-series forecasting specialist focused on commodity market dynamics.
Maria Santos
Mark Okafor
Head of Procurement Strategy
Former VP of Procurement at Fluor. 25+ years in construction supply chain, bulk commodity negotiation, and market intelligence.
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Whether you're managing a single project's steel procurement or a $2B annual construction pipeline, our team will scope the right deployment and walk you through what StructuralAI would predict before you commit.

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