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PRICING NOTICE: Proposed change to Rotterdam export scrap HMS 1&2 (70:30) assessment

Steel First is considering whether to make a change to the following weekly Rotterdam export scrap assessment:

July 3, 2015
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Ferrous scrap, Rotterdam, export HMS 1&2 (70:30), $ per tonne fob Rotterdam

Steel First proposes redefining the assessment as HMS 1&2 (75:25) to reflect the shift in the underlying scrap mix.

Please submit your comments on this proposed specification change to Cem Turken (cturken@steelfirst.com) by Friday July 17.

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