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.

August 23, 2023

By Paul Lim

The following daily prices will not be published on September 1 (all in $ per tonne except where noted):

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)

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

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