Platts discontinues European stainless steel assessments

S&P Global Platts has discontinued monthly price assessments for European stainless steel flat and long products, effective Jan. 1, 2022, due to changing market dynamics.

The last monthly assessment date was on Dec. 1, 2021.

Platts originally proposed the discontinuation on June 16, 2021 in a subscriber note available here: https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/061621-platts-proposes-to-discontinue-european-stainless-steel-assessments

Platts published the decision note on Aug. 19, 2021 in a subscriber note available here: https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/081921-platts-to-discontinue-european-stainless-steel-assessments

Details of the discontinued assessments are as follows:

Description (Code)

CR304 2B 2MM Coil Base N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01059)

CR304 2B 2MM Coil Base S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01060)

CR316 2B 2MM Coil Base N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01067)

CR316 2B 2MM Coil Base S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01068)

CR430 BA 2MM Coil Base N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01075)

CR430 BA 2MM Coil Base S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01076)

CR304 2B 2MM Coil Trans N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01061)

CR304 2B 2MM Coil Trans S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01062)

CR316 2B 2MM Coil Trans N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01069)

CR316 2B 2MM Coil Trans S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01070)

CR430 BA 2MM Coil Trans N Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01077)

CR430 BA 2MM Coil Trans S Europe Dom Prod Dlvd (SB01078)

304L Brt Bar Base Europe Dom Prod Delivered (SB01002)

430F Drawn Bar Base Europe Dom Prod Delivered (SB01005)

304L Brt Bar Transaction Europe Dom Prod Delivered (SB01003)

430F Drawn Bar Transaction Europe Dom Prod Delivered (SB01006)

The assessments were published in Platts Steel Business Briefing, Steel Price Report and in the Platts price database under the codes listed above.

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