Delayed publication of European aluminium billet premiums, inferred prices: pricing notice

The publication of Fastmarkets’ European aluminium billet premiums assessments for Friday February 6 was delayed because of a procedural error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The publication of the affected prices was delayed for 17 minutes.

The following assessments were published late:

MB-AL-0300 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp Italy (Brescia region), $ per tonne

MB-AL-0302 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp North Germany (Ruhr region), $ per tonne

MB-AL-0002 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam, $/tonne

The following inferred prices were also affected:

MB-AL-0379 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp Italy (Brescia region), inferred low-carbon midpoint, $/tonne

MB-AL-0380 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp North Germany (Ruhr region), inferred low-carbon midpoint, $/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact the pricing team by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “Re: Europe aluminium billet premiums.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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