New Asian copper and aluminum codes introduced

Commodity: Major Metals Region: Asia

The following codes were created in dispatch category MM.

They represent daily fixed price equivalent on PMA pg 419, daily copper and aluminum assessments on PMA pg 105 and daily aluminum assessments on PMA pg 107.

These codes also include the monthly averages of the daily assessments.

Platts will start backfilling these codes on April 15, 2009.

Launch date is scheduled for April 1, 2009.

PMA pg 419 DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION MM MMCUC00 lh 2 DW USD MT Copper C+F China Fxd Prc Equiv MM MMCUC03 lh 2 MA USD MT Copper C+F China FxdPrc Equiv MA MM MMCUS00 lh 2 DW CNY MT Copper Spore InWhse FxdPrc Equiv MM MMCUS03 lh 2 MA CNY MT Copper SporeInWhs FxdPrcEquiv MA MM MMJAL00 lh 2 DW USD MT Aluminum CIF Japan Fxd Prc Equiv MM MMJAL03 lh 2 MA USD MT Aluminum CIF Jpn FxdPrc Equiv MA MM MMJAQ00 lh 2 DW USD MT Aluminum CIF Jpn Qr FxdPrc Equiv MM MMJAQ03 lh 2 MA USD MT Alum CIF Jpn Qr FxdPrc Equiv MA MM MMACR00 lh 2 DW USD MT Alum C+F China-Russ Fxd Prc Eqv MM MMACR03 lh 2 MA USD MT Alum C+F China-Russ FxdPrcEqvMA MM MMACW00 lh 2 DW USD MT Alum C+F China-West Fxd Prc Eqv MM MMACW03 lh 2 MA USD MT Alum C+F China-West FxdPrcEqv MA MM MMASW00 lh 2 DW USD MT Alum Spore In Whse FxdPrc Equiv MM MMASW33 lh 2 MA USD MT Alum Spore InWhs FxdPrc Equiv MA MM MMNSW00 lh 2 DW USD MT Nickel Spore InWhse FxdPrc Equiv MM MMNSW03 lh 2 MA USD MT Nickel Spore InWhs FxdPrc Eqv MA MM MMZSW00 lh 2 DW USD MT Zinc Spore InWhse FxdPrc Equiv MM MMZSW03 lh 2 MA USD MT Zinc Spore InWhse FxdPrcEquiv MA MM MMPSW00 lh 2 DW USD MT Lead Spore InWhse FxdPrc Equiv MM MMPSW03 lh 2 MA USD MT Lead Spore InWhse FxdPrcEquiv MA

PMA pg 105 DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION MM MMCSC00 lh 2 DW CNY MT Copper C+F China Spot Yuan/Mt MM MMCSC03 lh 2 MA CNY MT Copper C+F China Spot Yuan/Mt MA MM MMCCJ00 lh 2 DW USC LB Copper Conc CIF Japan cts/lb MM MMCCJ03 lh 2 MA USC LB Copper Conc CIF Japan cts/lb MA MM MMCJD10 lh 2 DW JPY KG Copper Dlvd Japan Mo 1 Yen/Kg MM MMCJD13 lh 2 MA JPY KG Copper Dlvd Japan Mo 1 Yen/Kg MA MM MMCJD20 l 2 DW JPY KG Copper dlvd Japan Mo 2 Yen/Kg MM MMCJD23 l 2 MA JPY KG Copper dlvd Japan Mo 2 Yen/Kg MA MM MMCTK00 lh 2 DW JPY KG Copper Tokyo KERB Cash Yen/Kg MM MMCTK03 lh 2 MA JPY KG Copper Tokyo KERB Cash Yen/Kg MA MM MMCTK30 lh 2 DW JPY KG Copper Tokyo KERB 3Mo Yen/Kg MM MMCTK33 lh 2 MA JPY KG Copper Tokyo KERB 3Mo Yen/Kg

PMA pg 107 DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION MM MMACS00 lh 2 DW CNY MT Aluminum C+F China Spot Yuan/Mt MM MMACS03 lh 2 MA CNY MT Alum C+F China Spot Yuan/Mt MA MM MMACA00 lh 2 DW CNY MT Alumina C+F China-Aus Yuan/Mt MM MMACA03 lh 2 MA CNY MT Alumina C+F China-Aus Yuan/Mt MA MM MMAJW30 lh 2 DW JPY KG Aluminum Jpn InWhse Mo 3 Yen/Kg MM MMAJW33 lh 2 MA JPY KG Aluminum Jpn InWhs Mo3 Yen/Kg MA MM MMAJW40 lh 2 DW JPY KG Aluminum Jpn InWhse Mo 4 Yen/Kg MM MMAJW43 lh 2 MA JPY KG Aluminum Jpn InWhs Mo4 Yen/Kg MA MM MMATK00 lh 2 DW JPY KG Aluminum Tokyo KERB Cash Yen/Kg MM MMATK13 lh 2 MA JPY KG Alum Tokyo KERB Cash Yen/Kg MA MM MMATK30 lh 2 DW JPY KG Aluminum Tokyo KERB 3Mo Yen/Kg MM MMATK33 lh 2 MA JPY KG Aluminum Tokyo KERB3Mo Yen/Kg MA