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Delayed publication of US Midwest aluminium P1020 premium

The publication of Fastmarkets’ daily US Midwest P1020 aluminium premium was delayed on Wednesday January 17 due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

January 17, 2024
By Imogen Dudman
Aluminium Pricing notice

The following premium was affected:
MB-AL-0020 Aluminium P1020A premium, ddp Midwest US, US cents per lb

This premium is part of the Fastmarkets base metals price 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 this premium, please contact Yasemin Esmen at: Yasemin.esmen@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Yasemin Esmen re: P1020 US Midwest.”

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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