Final decision on open consultation on methodology for secondary aluminium price assessments

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its secondary aluminium price assessments, via an open consultation process between March 12 and April 14, 2025. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

April 16, 2025

By Sean Barry

Pricing consultations Pricing notice Scrap and secondary

Full details of the prices covered by this consultation can be found here.

No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage.

This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

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

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