Correction to aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A, cif Mexico on May 20

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-AL-0408 aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A, cif Mexico assessment, which was published erroneously on Tuesday May 20 due to incorrect methodology application.

The MB-AL-0408 aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A, cif Mexico was published at 3:02pm London time on May 20 instead of the scheduled time of 3-4pm on May 27. The erroneous price has been removed from Fastmarkets’ pricing database. The price will next be published on May 27 at its usual time.

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets Base Metals 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 assessment, please contact Leticia Simionato by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Leticia Simionato, re: Aluminium low-carbon differential P1020A, cif Mexico.”

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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