SUBSCRIBER NOTICE: Platts proposes to stop publishing minor metals prices

Platts is soliciting feedback on a proposal to discontinue publishing proprietary and third-party minor metals prices and assessments from Thursday, January 7, 2016, with the exception of cobalt. As such, the last date of publication would be Thursday, December 31, 2015. The prices to be discontinued are: New York Dealer Antimony AALXR00; New York Dealer Bismuth MMADA00; New York Dealer Cadmium 99.95% MMADA00; New York Dealer Cadmium 99.95% Free Market AALXQ00; Indium New York Dealer MMAKI00; New York Dealer Selenium MMAKI00; Indium Corp North American Producer Price AALXS00; Mercury Free Market MMADJ00; Mercury US Domestic MMAKK00; Rhenium AAGTD00; New York Dealer Selenium AAGTD00. These prices would no longer be published on Platts Metals Alert or in Platts Metals Daily, Platts Market Center and Market Data. Please note that Platts will continue to assess and publish its full suite of cobalt prices. The minor metals markets are extremely illiquid, and mercury, cadmium and selenium are becoming largely obsolete and being replaced by other materials in industrial usage on technical and environmental merits. Please send all questions and feedback to anthony.poole@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com by September 15, 2015. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available on request.