PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of 6063 extrusion billet premium Japan

The publication of Fastmarkets’ quarterly aluminium 6063 extrusion quarterly billet premium, cif main Japanese ports (MJP) was delayed on October 18 due to a reporter error.

The aluminium 6063 extrusion quarterly billet premium, cif MJP over the MJP ingot and London Metal Exchange cash price was calculated at $140-155 per tonne per tonne on Friday.

The quarterly premium should have been published on Friday October 18 but the price book was not updated until Monday October 21.

The Fastmarkets price book and database have now both been updated and the publication date backdated to Friday to reflect the assessment period.

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 price, please contact Karen Ng by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘FAO: Karen Ng, re: Aluminium billet Japan.’

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents go to www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.

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