Correction to zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium monthly average, delivered UK from September 2, 2022 to February 1, 2024

Fastmarkets has made a series of corrections to its zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium monthly average, delivered UK (MB-ZN-0082) price assessment.

Multiple assessments for this price were published with erroneous values between the dates of September 2, 2022, and February 1, 2024 due to a process error. Below is a list of the erroneous prices, the date of which the price was assessed and the corrected values.

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

As part of this correction, the weekly and monthly averages that were historically shown will no longer be available. Only quarterly and yearly averages will show for this price going forward.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets’ base metals data package.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Albert Mackenzie by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Albert Mackenzie, re: zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium monthly average.”

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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