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Correction to copper grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai on October 13

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-CU-0405 copper grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai which was published incorrectly on Friday October 13

October 13, 2023
By Sally Zhang
Copper Pricing notice

The assessment for MB-CU-0405 copper grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai should have been published as $65-85 per tonne but was published incorrectly as $65-75 per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets base metals price 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 Sally Zhang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sally Zhang re: Shanghai Grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai.”

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

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