SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts excludes US-sanctioned material from aluminum assessments

S&P Global Platts wishes to inform market participants that its aluminum and alumina price assessments globally do not reflect material made subject to sanctions by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on April 6, 2018.

Platts has evaluated the impact on the aluminum market of these sanctions on United Company Rusal and a number of Russian companies and individuals.

On the back of this review, Platts has found the impact is sufficient to disrupt the potential fungibility of the material subject to these sanctions.

As a result, this UC Rusal material would be unreflective of fair value of various aluminum and alumina products.

Platts assessments seek to reflect the repeatable, tradeable value of aluminum and alumina products.

Platts continues to monitor developments on this topic and will update market participants should this situation change.

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