Correction to rationale of copper grade A cathode premium, delivered Germany: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-CU-0372, Copper grade A cathode premium, delivered Germany, $ per tonne price that was published incorrectly on Tuesday January 13.

The rationale included a typographical error in reference to the offering price reported by a trader.

The following line has been amended in the rationale for MB-CU-0372, Copper grade A cathode premium, delivered Germany.

The line “A trader was offered at $240/t” was deleted from the rationale.

The line “A trader offered at $240/t” was inserted into the rationale.

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 us by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “RE: Copper grade A cathode premium, delivered Germany.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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