Correction to rationale of copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-CU-0287 copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific, which was published incorrectly on Friday September 26 due to an error in the approval process.

The rationale for MB-CU-0287 copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific, had erroneously stated that a bid had been reported in negative territory at around the mid-$100s per tonne. This has been corrected to reflect the fact that a bid was reported in negative territory around the low-$100s per tonne.

The published price is unaffected by this change.

These prices are a 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 index, please contact Sally Zhang and Julienne Raboca by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sally Zhang and Julienne Raboca, re: Copper Concentrates Index.”

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