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Correction to rationale of Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-AL-0346 Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/tonne that was published incorrectly on Thursday January 29.

January 30, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Aluminium Base metals Europe Pricing notice

The cash to three-month spread was incorrectly reported due to a MyDesk delay in LME prices.

The affected line in the rationale for MB-AL-0346 Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam was updated to: “As of the Fastmarkets 3pm London time assessment deadline, LME C/3M spread last traded at $13.50/t backwardation, from $0.25/t backwardation on Wednesday.”

The published price is unaffected by this change.

This price is 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 price, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam.”

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 the Fastmarkets methodology page. 

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