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Delayed publication of base metals arbitrage assessments

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments of the base metals arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel for Friday August 1 were delayed due to reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

August 1, 2025
By Zachary Tia
Aluminium Base metals Copper Nickel Pricing notice Zinc

The following prices were affected:
MB-CU-0361 Copper import arbitrage, $/tonne
MB-CU-0362 Copper import arbitrage, yuan/tonne
MB-NI-0106 Nickel import arbitrage, $/tonne
MB-NI-0107 Nickel import arbitrage, yuan/tonne
MB-ZN-0083 Zinc import arbitrage, $/tonne
MB-ZN-0084 Zinc import arbitrage, yuan/tonne
MB-AL-0289 Aluminium import arbitrage, $/tonne
MB-AL-0290 Aluminium import arbitrage, yuan/tonne

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Zachary Tia by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Zachary Tia, re: base metals arbitrage.”

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

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