Correction to the assessment of Fastmarkets’ copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-CU-0403 copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai, which was published incorrectly due to a reporter’s error on Thursday June 27. Fastmarkets’ database has been updated.

July 3, 2024

By Dylan Duan

Copper Pricing notice

The assessment for MB-CU-0403 copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai was incorrectly input at a discount of $0-20 per tonne. The correct assessment is a discount of $15 per tonne to a premium of $5 per tonne.

For more information, or to provide feedback on this correction notice, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Sally Zhang and Dylan Duan by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading: “FAO: Sally Zhang, Dylan Duan Re: Shanghai copper cathode CIF premium.”

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

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