Delayed publication of Bangladesh steel scrap import prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Bangladesh steel scrap import price assessments for Thursday December 21 were delayed due to a technical error.

The prices were published on December 22. The assessment window covered by the assessments was not changed.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The affected prices were:

MB-STE-0884 steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) containerized import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonne

MB-STE-0881 steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) deep-sea origin import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonne

MB-STE-0885 steel scrap shredded containerized import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonne

MB-STE-0886 steel scrap shredded deep-sea origin import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets scrap package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Ameer Sayed by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Ameer Sayed, re: Bangladesh steel scrap assessments.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

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

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