Base Metals Prices

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CRU provides comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date price assessments across various base metals, combined with insight into the factors and events affecting copper, lead, nickel and zinc markets.

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Discount
  • European Scrap Metal
  • US Scrap Metal
Premia
  • Rotterdam Refined Metal CIF
  • Shanghai Refined Metal Imported CIF
  • US East Coast Refined Metal
  • US Midwest Refined Metal
Prices
  • Spot - Chinese smelters RC
  • Spot - Chinese smelters TC
  • Spot - Chinese smelters TC/RC
  • Spot - mine/trader RC
  • Spot - mine/trader TC
  • Spot - mine/trader TC/RC
Merchant Prices
  • Mainland Europe Scrap Battery
  • UK Scrap Battery
  • US Scrap Battery
Premia
  • US Secondary Metal Delivered
Prices
  • Spot TC for ex-China low-silver (clean) lead concentrate CIF (main Chinese port)
  • Spot TC for Chinese low-silver (clean) lead concentrate DAP (delivered to Chinese smelter)
  • Spot TC for ex-China zinc concentrate CIF (main Chinese port)
  • Spot TC for Chinese zinc concentrate DAP (delivered to Chinese smelter)
Premia
  • EU Full-Plate Cathode EXW (RU orig.)
  • EU Melting Premium EXW
  • EU Plating Premium EXW
  • Europe Refined Metal Ex-Works
  • Japan Full Plate Cathode CIF (GSP)
  • Japan Full Plate Cathode CIF (Non-GSP)
  • US Melting Premium EXW
  • US Plating Premium EXW
Premia
  • China Refined Metal CIF
  • Europe Refined Metal FCA
  • US Midwest Refined Metal Delivered
  • Taiwan Refined Metal CIF

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