Delayed publication of copper concentrates indices

The publication of several Fastmarkets copper concentrates indices was delayed by 2 minutes on Friday May 8 due to a procedural error.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following prices were affected:
MB-CU-0287 Copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific, $/tonne

MB-CU-0508 Copper concentrates TC implied smelters purchase, cif Asia Pacific, $/tonne

MB-CU-0509 Copper concentrates TC implied traders purchase, cif Asia Pacific, $/tonne

MB-CU-0288 Copper concentrates RC index, cif Asia Pacific, US cents/lb

MB-CU-0510 Copper concentrates RC implied smelters purchase, cif Asia Pacific, cents/lb

MB-CU-0511 Copper concentrates RC implied traders purchase, cif Asia Pacific, cents/lb

These prices are 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 these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: copper concentrates indices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential.

Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

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

What to read next
Fastmarkets has launched a monthly price assessment for medium carbon ferro-manganese in Europe, effective on Friday June 26, following market requests for price transparency.
Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its MB-NI-0246 Nickel sulfate, cif Japan and Korea, and MB-NI-0247 Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea assessments to fortnightly from weekly, effective Friday June 26.
Fastmarkets has launched two monthly price assessments covering the solar photovoltaic (PV) module market and battery energy storage (BESS) cell market in China on Friday June 26, 2026.
South China, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, accounts for 25 million tonnes of containerboard capacity annually, about a quarter of China’s total, according to Fastmarkets’ database. The region also holds around one-third of the nation’s corrugated converting capacity and remains a key manufacturing and trading hub with significant demand for corrugated […]
Fastmarkets also clarified the names of the four containerboard assessments: As part of the process of standardizing price nomenclature for forest products, their names will be as follows: The prices are part of the Fastmarkets Paper Packaging price package. To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming […]
The following prices were affected: MB-GRA-0049 Green petroleum coke, 1.5% S, cif India, $/tonne MB-GRA-0050 Green petroleum coke, 1.5% S, in-whs ARA, $/tonne These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if youwould like to provide price […]