Delayed publication of India import aluminium scrap prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ India import aluminium scrap price assessments for Wednesday October 2 were delayed because of the Gandhi Jayanti public holiday in India. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Due to the nation-wide holiday, which resulted in the market being closed, the publication of the following prices were deferred until Thursday October 3, at their usual time of 4pm London time.

The following prices were affected:

MB-AL-0396 Zorba, 95/5, cif India, $/tonne
MB-AL-0398 Aluminium scrap, mixed aluminium castings (Tense), 3-5% attachments, cif India, $/tonne
MB-AL-0397 Aluminium scrap, old sheet (Taint/Tabor), HRB, 3-5% attachments, cif India, $/tonne
MB-AL-0398 Aluminium scrap, mixed aluminium castings (Tense), 3-5% attachments, cif India, $/tonne
MB-AL-0400 Aluminium scrap, cast wheels (Troma), cif India, $/tonne
MB-AL-0401 Aluminium scrap, extrusions (Tata), 6063 cif India, $/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets scrap package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Aameer Sayed by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Aameer Sayed re: India import aluminium scrap.”

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 https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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