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Delayed publication of China copper scrap discounts

Fastmarkets published its assessments of No1 and No2 copper material discounts later than scheduled due to a reporter error.

August 30, 2022
By Julian Luk
Copper Pricing notice

The two markets were scheduled to be published on Monday, but were delayed to Tuesday due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has since been updated.

The affected markets are:

MB-CU-0512 No1 copper material, RCu-2A,1B (candy/berry), cif China, LME/Comex discount, US cents per lb
MB-CU-0360 No2 copper material, RCu-2B (birch/cliff), cif China, LME/Comex discount, US cents per lb
For more information, to provide feedback on the delayed publication, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this index, please contact Julian Luk/Sally Zhang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘FAO: Julian Luk/Sally Zhang Re: Fastmarkets’ China copper scrap discounts’.

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

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