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 May 2009,  Issue 20
 

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Welcome to May's newsletter.  In this month's issue:-  




 
SGX LAUNCHES FIRST OTC IRON ORE SWAP CONTRACT

Singapore Exchange Ltd launched the world's first over-the-counter Iron Ore Swap contract on Monday 27 April 2009.  The Steel Index provides its reference price for the settlement of the contract which is cleared via SGX AsiaClear.

Each Iron Ore Swap contract is 500 metric tonnes in size.  It is cash settled based on the average of The Steel Index's iron ore reference prices in the expiring month. 

For further information, please go to:

info.sgx.com/webnewscentre.nsf/b9c790d0d5ba5d2548256dcf0049ce28/48256838002f07b14825759b003443df

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RTS LAUNCH PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM FUTURES CONTRACTS TRADING
With effect from 15 April 2009, the Russian Stock Exchange (RTS) launched the trading of Platinum and Palladium futures contracts on FORTS.  The contracts are for an initial period of three and six months, settled in cash based on the morning fixing of the London Platinum and Palladium market.  The launch of these two futures contracts complements the established contracts on gold and silver.

For further information, please go to: www.rts.ru/a18559/

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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL AGENCY (ECHA) PUBLISHES UPDATED LIST OF PRE-REGISTERED SUBSTANCES

ECHA has published on its website an updated version of its List of Pre-registered Substances.  The list contains around 143,000 substances which were pre-registered by 65,000 companies between 1st June and 1st December 2008. 

The new list will help companies who manufacture or import substances and who wish to find the correct Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) for their substance.  The update also now includes:

CAS numbers are provided for some substances that were previously identified only by chemical name
  • Improved search functions
  • List numbers (in the format of EC numbers) are included for those substances without a current EC number to make registration easier
The updated list of pre-registered substances can be accessed at:

apps.echa.europa.eu/preregistered/pre-registered-sub.aspx

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SHFE LAUNCHES STEEL FUTURES CONTRACTS

On 27 March 2009, The Shanghai Futures Exchange commenced Steel Futures trading after it had received approval from The China Securities Regulatory Commission to launch Rebar and Wire Rod Futures contracts.

The Contract Specifications are:- 

Rebar
 
  • Contract Size:-                10 tons
     
  • Contract months:-            January - December
  • Quality specification(s)     Standard Products:- As specified in Steel for Reinforced Concrete - Part 2: Hot- Rolled Ribbed Bars, GB1499.2-2007.  Categories:- HRB400 or HRBF400.  Bars of one diameter:-16mm, 18mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm
  • Substitutes:-                    As specified in Steel Reinforced Concrete Part 2: Hot-Rolled Ribbed Bar, GB 1499-2-2007.  Categories:-HRB335 or HRBF335.  Bars of one diameter:- 16mm, 18mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm 
  • Delivery size:-                 300 tons
Wire Rod
  • Contract size:-                  10 tons
  • Contract months:-             January - December
  • Quality specification(s)      Standard Products:- As specified in Steel for Reinforced Concrete Part 1: Hot-Rolled Plains Bars,  GB 1499.1-2008. Category:- HPB235.  Bars of one diameter:- 8mm.
  • Substitutes:-                     As specified in Steel for Reinforced Concrete Part 1.  Hot-rolled Plains Bars, GB 1499.1-2008.  Category:- HPB235.  Bars of one diameter:- 6.5mm
  • Delivery size:-                  300 tons
For more information, please go to:-

Rebar:- www.shfe.com.cn/Ehome/contracts.jsp
Wire Rod:- www.shfe.com.cn/Ehome/contracts.jsp

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C-COM AND TFX SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-COM) and Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc (TFX) announced on 26 March 2009 that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  The MOU would cover the exchange of information, development of new products, trading rules and systems and to strengthen the function of both exchanges.

For further information, please go to:

http://www.c-com.or.jp/public_html_e/comnews/index.php?file=2009032601_C-Com+and+TFX+Sign+MOU.html

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LME - EXTENDS PERIOD GRANTED FOR DELISTING OF GOTHENBURG AS A GOOD DELIVERY POINT FOR ALL METAL

The London Metal Exchange extended until 31 December 2010 the deadline for moving LME Warranted metal from Gothenburg.  This is caused by the current demand for warehousing space.  Any metal still on LME Warrant must be moved by the above date to the nearest LME approved warehouse. 
 
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