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PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of blister copper monthly RC

Publication of Fastmarkets’ assessment of blister copper refining charges (RCs) for February was delayed due to a reporter error.

March 1, 2021
By Julian Luk
China Copper

The price assessment for copper blister 98-99% RC, spot, cif China, is normally published on the last trading day of the month.

The price should therefore have been published on Friday February 26. It was instead published on Monday March 1. The price was $160-170 per tonne in the latest assessment.

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 Julian Luk by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Julian Luk, re: blister copper monthly RC.”

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

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