Singapore Sep 1 polling day holiday

Singapore has introduced a one-off public holiday for its presidential election polling day on Friday September 1. The publication of some Fastmarkets prices will be affected.

The following daily prices will not be published on September 1 (all in $ per tonne except where noted):

Iron ore
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0008)
Iron ore 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0144)
Iron ore 58% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0015)
Iron ore 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0016)
Iron ore 58% Fe fines high-grade premium index, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0017)
Iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0009)
Iron ore 63% Fe Australia-origin lump ore premium, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0010)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, yuan per wet tonne (MB-IRO-0011)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, $ per tonne conversion (MB-IRO-0022)
Iron ore 67.5% Fe pellet feed premium, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0187)
Iron ore 67.5% Fe pellet feed, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0188)
Iron ore 65% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0013)
Iron ore 65% Fe concentrate premium, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0189)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0018)
Iron ore 65% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0019)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0020)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, % Al2O3 VIU, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0021)
Iron ore 62% Fe fines, 0.01% P VIU, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0024)

Coking coal
Premium Hard Coking Coal, fob DBCT, $ per wmt (MB-COA-0003)
Premium Hard Coking Coal, cfr Jingtang, $ per wmt (MB-COA-0005)
Hard Coking Coal, fob DBCT, $ per wmt (MB-COA-0004)
Hard Coking Coal, cfr Jingtang, $ per wmt (MB-COA-0002)

Steel scrap
Steel scrap H2, Japan-origin import, cfr main port South Korea, ¥ per tonne (MB-STE-0879)
Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), deep-sea origin import, cfr South Korea (MB-STE-0880)
Steel scrap H2, Japan-origin import, cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0878)
Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0783)

Steel billet
Steel billet, import, cfr Manila (MB-STE-0141)

The following weekly prices will be published on the next working day, September 4 (all in $ per tonne except where noted):

Iron ore
Iron ore 65% Fe blast furnace pellet, cfr Qingdao (MB-IRO-0012)
Iron ore pellet premium over 65% Fe fines, cfr China (MB-IRO-0177)

Pulverized coal injection materials
PCI low-vol, fob DBCT (MB-COA-0008)
PCI low-vol, cfr Jingtang (MB-COA-0007)

Steel HRC
Steel hot-rolled coil, import, cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0139)
Steel hot-rolled coil (Japan, Korea, Taiwan-origin), import, cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0888)

HBI
Hot-briquetted iron, cfr Asia (MB-FE-0005)

Steel scrap
Steel scrap H2, Japan-origin import, cfr main port South Korea, ¥ per tonne (MB-STE-0879)
Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), deep-sea origin import, cfr South Korea (MB-STE-0880)
Steel scrap H2, Japan-origin import, cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0878)
Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), cfr Vietnam (MB-STE-0783)

Fastmarkets’ base metals, minor metals, and ores and alloys prices are not affected by this Singapore public holiday.

To provide feedback on this extraordinary publishing holiday, please contact Fastmarkets’ editorial team by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Fastmarkets, re: Singapore polling day holiday.”

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

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