About Energy Daily

Energy Daily

Energy Daily is a daily information service for the energy market, published by MBI Infosource (Martin Brückner Infosource) in Frankfurt am Main. It is one of the energy publications of the MBI portfolio, alongside Energy Weekly, TradeNews Energy, Matflixx Energie and the Energiemarkt Ausblick, and it serves professionals who need a compact daily briefing on energy prices, market developments and industry news. As part of a publishing house that specializes in independent, industry-relevant news, market analyses, price data and forecasts for the German and European commodity markets, Energy Daily combines the speed of a daily newsletter with the analytical depth of a specialist information service.

Overview

Energy Daily is published by MBI Infosource, the Frankfurt-based information service provider operating under the name Martin Brückner Infosource. The company describes its mission as delivering independent, industry-relevant news, market analyses, price data and forecasts for the German and European commodity markets. Its publications, conferences and online platforms are aimed at buyers, salespeople and supply-chain managers who need current business news, analyses and commodity data to make fast and cost-efficient decisions on topics such as commodity prices, purchasing negotiations, supply-chain management, logistics, risk management and security of supply.

Within this portfolio, Energy Daily is the daily energy briefing. It belongs to the "Energie" publication family of MBI, which also includes the weekly Energy Weekly, the TradeNews Energy service, the Matflixx Energie offering, the Energiemarkt Ausblick market outlook, and the H2-Mobility, E-Mobility and MBI-Energy 4.0 formats. The daily rhythm makes Energy Daily the fastest of the energy publications: readers start their working day with the most important energy news, price movements and market signals, condensed into a format designed for busy professionals.

What distinguishes the service is its independence. MBI Infosource is not tied to any energy company, trading house or industry association, and its editorial output is built on its own market observation and data collection. In commodity markets where information asymmetries translate directly into money, this independence is the product's core value proposition: subscribers pay for a briefing they can trust to be free of commercial interests, compiled by specialists who follow the energy markets full-time.

The readership consists of energy buyers and traders, sales managers at utilities and energy suppliers, supply-chain and procurement managers in energy-intensive industry, and consultants and analysts who follow the energy markets. Customer references named by MBI include companies such as ZF Friedrichshafen, Mainova, Jungheinrich, Wieland-Werke and the XOM Materials platform, indicating the industrial and trading profile of the audience.

History

MBI Infosource has grown over the years into a specialist publisher for commodity-market information, building its portfolio publication by publication around the needs of professional buyers. The company's name, Martin Brückner Infosource, reflects its founder-led character as an independent information house. The energy publications were developed as the energy markets themselves became more complex and volatile: liberalized power and gas markets, the rise of emissions trading, the growth of renewable energies and, more recently, the upheavals in European energy supply have all increased the demand for fast, reliable and independent market information.

Energy Daily emerged as the daily flagship of the energy portfolio, complemented by the weekly Energy Weekly for readers who prefer a summarized weekly view. The TradeNews Energy service added a further format focused on trading news, including daily prices for guarantees of origin for green electricity. The Matflixx platform, MBI's commodity platform with more than 9,500 fact-based commodity prices and analyses, integrated the energy content into a broader data offering covering steel, non-ferrous metals, plastics, agricultural commodities and energy. The "Stahl Tag" conference, running for 21 years as a leading conference for steel purchasing, shows how MBI combines publishing with live events – a model that also shapes the energy side of the business.

The development of the energy publications mirrors the growing professionalization of energy procurement. Where energy purchasing was once a back-office function, it has become a strategic discipline in which daily market information directly affects costs and competitiveness. Energy Daily was built for this reality: a briefing that arrives before the trading day begins and gives buyers and traders the facts they need to act.

Content and Sections

The content of Energy Daily follows the daily rhythm of the energy markets. Each edition condenses the most important news of the day: price developments on the power and gas markets, regulatory and political decisions affecting the energy industry, company news from utilities, traders and industrial consumers, and developments in emissions trading and guarantees of origin. The daily format prioritizes speed and relevance: readers get the signals they need for the trading and purchasing day ahead.

The analytical layer distinguishes Energy Daily from a pure news ticker. MBI's editorial team provides market analyses that interpret price movements and explain their drivers, from weather and generation data to geopolitical developments and regulatory changes. Forecasts give readers orientation on expected market developments, supporting purchasing and risk-management decisions. The content is structured for professional use: concise, data-driven and focused on actionable information rather than general background.

The energy portfolio's thematic breadth feeds into the daily product. Topics range from conventional power and gas markets to renewable energies, energy storage, hydrogen and e-mobility, reflecting the transformation of the energy system. The TradeNews Energy service complements the daily with trading-focused news, while the Energiemarkt Ausblick provides longer-term market outlooks. Together these formats allow readers to move from the daily briefing to deeper analysis as needed.

Publisher and Organization

The publisher is MBI Infosource, operating as Martin Brückner Infosource, based in Frankfurt am Main. The company positions itself as an independent provider of business news, market analyses, price data and forecasts for the German and European commodity markets. Its organization combines editorial teams for the various commodity segments – energy, steel and non-ferrous metals, agriculture and food, plastics, purchasing and Europe/foreign trade – with conference operations and the Matflixx data platform.

The company's customer base, illustrated by references such as ZF Friedrichshafen, Mainova, the Association of German Metal Traders, EUROBAUSTOFF, Jungheinrich, Wieland-Werke and XOM Materials, spans industrial buyers, utilities, traders and associations. MBI also offers corporate-publishing solutions with individual concepts for companies, extending its editorial expertise into customized content services. The conference business, including the long-running Stahl Tag, brings the professional community together and reinforces the publisher's role as a network hub for commodity-market professionals.

Digital Presence

The digital presence of Energy Daily is embedded in the mbi-infosource.de portal, which presents all MBI publications at a glance and delivers daily news across the commodity segments. The portal's energy section carries the latest items from the energy publications, and subscribers access the full daily editions through the platform. The Matflixx platform at matflixx.de extends the offering into a comprehensive commodity-data environment with more than 9,500 price series, analyses and forecasts.

MBI maintains an active newsletter system that allows readers to subscribe to the industry segments relevant to them – steel, non-ferrous metals, energy, agriculture and food, plastics, purchasing, Europe and foreign trade, e-mobility and hydrogen mobility – ensuring that the daily energy content reaches its audience directly by e-mail. Individual solutions and corporate-publishing formats let companies commission tailored information products built on MBI's editorial and data expertise. The company's LinkedIn presence, including the MetalSource channel, and its conference marketing round out the digital communication. As a digital-first information service with a daily rhythm, Energy Daily exemplifies the modern B2B publishing model: journalism, data and events combined into a subscription business that serves the decision-making needs of energy professionals.