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PRICING NOTICE: Realignment of March UK domestic scrap prices

Steel First has realigned its monthly UK domestic scrap prices with effect from March.

March 30, 2016
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Pricing notice

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After a review of the most recent transactions, Steel First has revised the outright assessment prices.

Please note that the upward realignment was a reset of the underlying outright prices and is unrelated to actual market price changes on the day of the realignment.

Listed below are the grades affected by the change, the new prices and the amount of the adjustment.

Consequently, the most recent assessments were backdated to March 11, 2016.

For queries and comments, please contact Vera Blei, editor of Steel First, at vblei@steelfirst.com.
 

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