Sustainable sourcing of metals is one of the most talked about issues for markets in 2022, dominating the discussion at conferences and in many markets entering their annual contract negotiation seasons. Copper is no different

Several aluminium premiums in Europe and the United States reverted to mid-2021 levels or earlier amid a general downtrend in the week to Tuesday, October 4.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue the converted price assessments for the following markets:

Fastmarkets has discontinued the following converted price assessments:

Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the index specifications of its 62% Fe iron ore port index to more closely reflect the chemical composition of mainstream mid-grade ores produced from Australia’s Pilbara region.

Fastmarkets has amended the specifications for the weekly all-in assessment price for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil to clarify the included zinc coating extras and publish a non-market adjustment to reflect this extra.

The consultation, which is open until October 28, 2022, seeks to ensure that our audited methodologies and price specifications continue to reflect the physical markets for alumina, aluminium, cobalt, copper, lithium and manganese ore, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology and product specifications for non-ferrous materials, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify in this pricing notice its current methodological approach to Russian brands in its metals and mining pricing assessment process after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Fastmarkets’ Shanghai-London arbitrage calculations for base metals were published incorrectly on Wednesday September 28 due to a reporter error,