Metals & Mining Theme, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous

January 27, 2025

Platts clarifies holiday publishing calendars for Brazilian and Mexican metals price assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, clarifies the holiday calendars followed by certain Brazilian and Mexican metals price assessments.

The ferrous and nonferrous assessments below are assessed following the respective Platts holiday calendars published annually for those two countries:

Symbol Brazil Ferrous Price Assessments Holiday Calendar
SB01037 Billet Exp FOB LatAm Port - Mthly, $/mt Brazil calendar
SB01081 CRC Brazil Exp FOB Brazilian Port - Mthly, $/mt Brazil calendar
SB01139 HRC Brazil Exp FOB Brazilian Port - Mthly, $/mt Brazil calendar
SB01192 Rebar Argentina Dom Prod Delivered - Mthly, $/mt Brazil calendar
SB01241 Wire Rod Draw Quality Brazil Ex-Works - Mthly, Real/mt Brazil calendar
SB01248 Wire Rod Mesh Quality Exp FOB LatAm Port - Mthly, $/mt Brazil calendar
Symbol Brazil Nonferrous Price Assessments Holiday Calendar
SB01018 Aluminum Cans Scrap Brazil Dom - FOT, Real/kg Brazil calendar
SB01020 Aluminum Castings Brazil Dom - FOT, Real/kg Brazil calendar
SB01022 Aluminum Profile Extrusion Brazil Dom - FOT, Real/kg Brazil calendar

Symbol Mexico Ferrous Price Assessments Holiday Calendar
SB01086 CRC Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Mthly, $/mt Mexico calendar
SB01145 HRC Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Mthly, $/mt Mexico calendar
SB01199 Rebar Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Wkly, $/mt Mexico calendar
SB01403 CRC Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Mthly, pesos/mt Mexico calendar
SB01503 HRC Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Mthly, pesos/mt Mexico calendar
SB01603 Rebar Mexico Dom Prod Delivered - Wkly, pesos/ton Mexico calendar
Symbol Mexico Nonferrous Price Assessments Holiday Calendar
AAXXA04 Aluminum Old Cast Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, pesos/kg Mexico calendar
AAXUA04 Aluminum Old Cast Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, cents/lb Mexico calendar
AAXXB04 Aluminum Old Sheet Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, pesos/kg Mexico calendar
AAXUB04 Aluminum Old Sheet Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, cents/lb Mexico calendar
AAXXC04 Aluminum UBCs Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, pesos/kg Mexico calendar
AAXUC04 Aluminum UBCs Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, cents/lb Mexico calendar
AAXXD04 Aluminum 6063 New Bare scrap Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, pesos/kg Mexico calendar
AAXUD04 Aluminum 6063 New Bare scrap Delivered NE Mexico Wkly, cents/lb Mexico calendar

More information regarding Platts holiday calendars for metals and other commodities can be found here.

Brazilian and Mexican ferrous price assessments follow a 4:30 pm Sao Paulo time stamp. Brazilian nonferrous assessments follow a 4:00 pm Sao Paulo time stamp, and Mexican nonferrous assessments follow a 4:30 pm US Eastern time stamp.

These assessments are published in real-time via Platts Steel Alert and Platts Metals Alert, as well as in publications including SBB Steel Markets Daily, Metals Daily, SBB Daily Briefing and at the Platts price database.

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