SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts adds assessment rationales for metals-related benchmarks

As part of its continued commitment to market transparency, Platts will begin publishing assessment rationales for certain key metals-group benchmark assessments. These rationales complement existing market analysis and commentaries by providing specific details regarding how Platts editors arrived at these published assessments.

The new rationales will appear in Platts metals publications and on new pages in Platts Metals Alert. A complete table showing new pages, along with assessments covered, follows below.

Platts will complete the roll-out of these rationales with these assessments from October 1.

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REGION ASSESSMENT GROUP NEW PMA PAGE(S) AFFECTED MARKET DATA SYMBOLS US US MW Aluminum Transaction premium 0013 MMAKE00 ASIA Iron Ore 62% Fe CFR China (IODEX) 1109 IODBZ00 ASIA Australian Coking Coal 1055-1056 PLVHA00,HCCAU00 EMEA Steel Billet FOB Black Sea 1314 STBLB00 EMEA European Hot-Rolled Coil Ex-works Ruhr 1204 STHRE00 EMEA HMS 80/20 Ferrous Scrap CFR Turkey 1324 FETKD00