Base Metal Prices - CRU Group

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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Copper

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

Copper Concentrates

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

Lead

Merchant Prices

Mainland Europe Scrap Battery
UK Scrap Battery
US Scrap Battery

Premia

US Secondary Metal Delivered

Lead and Zinc Concentrates

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)

Nickel

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

Zinc

Premia

China Refined Metal CIF
Europe Refined Metal FCA
US Midwest Refined Metal Delivered
Taiwan Refined Metal CIF