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Close of open consultation on methodology review for aluminium P1020A premium in-whs dup, dp Rotterdam in relation to the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for MB-AL-0004 aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam and MB-AL-0346 aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam ahead of the definitive period of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which starts from January 2026, via an open consultation process between November 6, 2024, and February 12, 2025.

February 20, 2025
By James McKeigue
Aluminium Pricing consultations Pricing notice

During the consultation period, Fastmarkets received extensive feedback from all sectors of the European aluminium industry.

You can find the original consultation notice here.

Fastmarkets will now evaluate the written comments received, before publishing a final decision on the consultation.

If you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter, please contact Sayaka Kurata by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sayaka Kurata re: Rotterdam P1020 aluminium.”

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, please go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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