Delayed publication of CIS export billet index

Fastmarkets published its Commonwealth of Independent States export billet index later than scheduled on Friday July 8, due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets calculated the steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, at $563 per tonne on July 8.

The index was published in Fastmarkets’ pricing database, MInD, at 16:17 GMT instead of scheduled time 16:00 GMT due to a reporter error.

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 Elina Virchenko by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘re: Fastmarkets’ CIS export billet index.’

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

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