Correction to the rationale for steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest: pricing notice

US HRC pricing notice

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday September 2 due to the inclusion of an incorrect date.

The rationale for MB-STE-0184 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, had erroneously stated that the index was calculated at $41.50 per cwt on Tuesday August 26. This has been corrected to Tuesday September 2.

The published price is unaffected by this change.

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Steel physical 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 steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest index, please contact Rachel McGuire by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Rachel McGuire, re: steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest.”

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

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