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This would be a new all-in price for low-carbon aluminium P1020A based on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group’s COMEX one-month price. Fastmarkets is proposing to launch this price to give the market increased options for formulas tied to underlying exchanged-based prices.
This all-in price will include Fastmarkets’ low-carbon differentials in the US.
The proposed specifications are as follows:
Aluminium low-carbon P1020A all-in price, CME-based, delivered Midwest US, US cents/lbCarbon limit: 4tCO2e per tonne of aluminium produced, Scope 1 and 2 emissionsQuality: P1020A or 99.7% minimum Al purity (Si 0.10% max, Fe 0.20% max). Ingot, T-bar, sowLocation: Delivered consumer works MidwestUnit: US cents per lbQuantity: 100 tonnesPublication: DailyNote: COMEX aluminium one-month price plus Fastmarkets Midwest aluminium premium plus Fastmarkets low-carbon aluminium P1020 differential
This price will be a part of the Fastmarkets base metals data license package.
The consultation period for this proposed launch starts from Thursday August 15, and will end on Monday September 16, with an update published on that day. The launch will take place, subject to market feedback, on Monday September 23.
To provide feedback on this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Yasemin Esmen by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Yasemin Esmen, re: all-in low-carbon aluminium price.”
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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.