Delayed publication of Japan export steel scrap assessments

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Japan export steel scrap assessments for Wednesday November 13 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The affected indices were:
MB-STE-0874 Steel scrap H2 export, fob main port Japan, ¥/tonne

MB-STE-0875 Steel scrap shredded export, fob main port Japan, ¥/tonne

MB-STE-0876 Steel scrap Shindachi bara export, fob main port Japan, ¥/tonne

MB-STE-0877 Steel scrap heavy scrap (HS) export, fob main port Japan, ¥/tonne

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets scrap package.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these indices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these indices, please contact Carman Chew by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Carman Chew, re: Japan steel 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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