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The publication of Fastmarkets’ nickel sulfate, in-whs Rotterdam assessment for Friday March 7 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.
The publication of the affected prices was delayed for 31 minutes. The following assessments were published late: MB-AL-0300 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp Italy (Brescia region), $ per tonne MB-AL-0302 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, ddp North Germany (Ruhr region), $ per tonne These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets aluminium billet North Europe package. […]
The publication of the affected price was delayed for 19 minutes. The following assessment was affected:MB-AL-0004 Aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam, $/tonne These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets’ base metals package. For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price […]
Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STE-0149 steel scrap heavy scrap domestic, delivered mill China, which was published incorrectly on Friday March 7.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel billet import, cfr main port Turkey was published incorrectly as $450-490 per tonne on March 6. This has been corrected to $455-490 per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change. This price is part of the Fastmarkets physical steel package. For more information or to provide feedback […]
Following an initial consultation with the market, and a review of typical data sets that are collected over the recent months, Fastmarkets proposes to include a wider range in the specification to better reflect evolving market dynamics. The proposed new specifications are listed below, with the proposed amendment in italics: MB-GRA-0036 graphite spherical 99.95%, 15-17 microns, […]
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