PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of US copper and zinc premiums

Due to a reporter error, the United States zinc and copper premiums for Tuesday August 3 were published in Fastmarkets’ price book after the scheduled time of 4pm GMT.

Fastmarkets’ fortnightly assessment of the copper grade 1 cathode premium, ddp Midwest US and the zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium, ddp Midwest USwere published later than the scheduled time of 4pm GMT.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these premium assessments, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these premiums, please contact Juliet Walsh, global base metals editor, by email at: juliet.walsh@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading: Re: Metal Bulletin’s US zinc and copper premiums.

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

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