Discontinuation of low-carbon aluminium VAP differential

Fastmarkets has discontinued its aluminium low-carbon differential value-added product, Europe, as of Friday March 1, 2024.

Following an extended period of market consultation, and after the launch on December 1, 2023, of two new European aluminium low-carbon differentials for value added products, Fastmarkets began a phased discontinuation of the MB-AL-0382 aluminium low-carbon differential value-added product, Europe.

The decision was earlier announced to publish MB-AL-0382 alongside the new differentials, MB-AL-0391 aluminium low-carbon differential, billet, Europe, and MB-AL-0392 aluminium low-carbon differential value-added product, ex-billet, Europe, on a monthly basis until March 1.

The historic data for MB-AL-0382 will remain on the dashboard for a period of time.

If you have any comments on the discontinuation of this assessment, please contact Imogen Dudman by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Imogen Dudman re aluminium low-carbon VAP differential.”

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 https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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