Correction to zinc Southeast Asia premiums

Fastmarkets has removed the premiums for zinc Southeast Asia which were published in error on Tuesday August 15.

The following assessments were published incorrectly:
MB-ZN-0113 Zinc SHG 99.995% ingot premium, fca Singapore
MB-ZN-0115 Zinc SHG 99.995% ingot premium, fca Malaysia
MB-ZN-0093 Zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium, cif Southeast Asia

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect these corrections.

These prices are assessed fortnightly and the next publication date will be on Tuesday August 22.

For more information, or to provide feedback on this pricing notice, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Shiyue Zhao at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading: “FAO Shiyue Zhao: Zinc premiums Southeast Asia assessments.”

To see all Fastmarkets’ price methodology and specification documents, please go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.

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