Early publication of Fastmarkets SHG zinc US premium

Fastmarkets’ special high grade zinc premium, delivered domestic US, US cents per lb, was published earlier than scheduled on Tuesday October 31 due to an error.

The premium was published at 2:46pm London time, instead of the scheduled time of 3pm.

The data collection and premium values were not affected by the early publication.

Specifications for the premium in question are as follows:

MB-ZN-0005 Zinc SHG min 99.995% ingot premium, ddp Midwest US, US cents/lb
Quality: Min 99.995% special high grade zinc ingot, conforming to LME specifications and relevant BS EN standards
Quantity: 25 tonnes
Location: Delivered consumer works, Midwest US
Delivery: Within 4 weeks
Unit: US cents per pound
Payment terms: 30 days, other payment terms normalized
Publication: Weekly, Tuesday 3-4pm London time

For more information, or to provide feedback on the early publication of these prices, or to provide information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Grace Asenov.” 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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