16 Feb 2012 | 06:51 UTC — New York

Platts to clarify and amend metals specifications-descriptions

On February 24, 2012 Platts will amend descriptions for its suite of US bulk ferroalloys assessments and the Chinese manganese metal assessment.

This will coincide with a change in specifications on these assessments, to provide detail and to reflect what has prevailed in the market.

These changes will not result in a change to the data history or the consistency of the data going forward.

For US bulk ferroalloys, the effective date will be February 29, 2012. For Chinese manganese metal the effective date of change will be March 1, 2012.( per next publication date)

FROM:

MDC
Symbol
Bates
Dec
Freq
Curr
UOM
Description
FA
MMAFA00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome 60-65% Impt Wk
FA
MMAFA03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome 60-65% Imp Mo Avg
FA
MMAEX00
hl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome 50-55% Impt Wk
FA
MMANR00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome L Car .15% Imp Wk
FA
MMAIM00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome L Car .10% Imp Wk
FA
MMAIM03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome L Car .10% Imp Mo Av
FA
MMAFC00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome L Car .05% Imp Wk
FA
MMAFC03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome L Car .05% Imp Mo Av
FA
MMAFH00
hcl
2
WA
USD
GRT
F Managnese 78%/Mn Impt Wkly
FA
MMAFH03
c
4
MA
USD
GRT F Manganese 78%/Mn Impt MAvg
FA
MMAFK00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
F Mang Medium Car Import Wk
FA
MMAFK03
c
4
MA
USC
LB F Mang Medium Car Impt Mo Avg
FA
MMAGR00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Silicomang 2% C Import Wk
FA
MMAGR03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Silicomang 2% C Imp Mo Avg
FA
MMAFT00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrosilicon 75% Import Wk
FA
MMAFT03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrosilicon 75% Import Mo Avg
FA
MMAIX00
hcl
2
WA
USD
MT
Manganese 99.7% FOB China Wkly


TO:

MDC
Symbol
Bates
Dec
Freq
Curr
UOM
Description
FA
MMAFA00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome 65% High-Carbon in-warehouse US
FA
MMAFA03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome 65% High-Carbon in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAEX00
hl
2
WA
USC
LB
Charge Chrome 48-52% in-warehouse US
FA
MMANR00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome Low Carbon 0.15% in-warehouse US
FA
MMAIM00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome Low Carbon 0.10% in-warehouse US
FA
MMAIM03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome Low Carbon 0.10% in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAFC00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrochrome Low Carbon 0.05% in-warehouse US
FA
MMAFC03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrochrome Low Carbon 0.05% in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAFH00
hcl
2
WA
USD
GRT
Ferromanganese High-Carbon 76% Mn in-warehouse US
FA
MMAFH03
c
4
MA
USD
GRT Ferromanganese High-Carbon 76% Mn in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAFK00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferromanganese Medium Carbon 85% Mn in-warehouse US
FA
MMAFK03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferromanganese Medium Carbon 85% Mn in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAGR00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Silicomanganese 65% Mn in-warehouse US
FA
MMAGR03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Silicomanganese 65% Mn in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAFT00
hcl
2
WA
USC
LB
Ferrosilicon 75% Si in-warehouse US
FA
MMAFT03
c
4
MA
USC
LB Ferrosilicon 75% Si in-warehouse US MAvg
FA
MMAIX00
hcl
2
WA
USD
MT
Electrolytic Manganese 99.7% Mn FOB China