Delayed publication of bulk alloys Europe prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ European bulk alloys prices for Friday January 16 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The publication of the affected prices was delayed for 33 minutes.

The following prices were published late:

MB-FES-0005 Ferro-silicon lumpy basis 75% Si (scale pro rata), delivered Europe, €/tonne

MB-SIM-0002 Silico-manganese lumpy 65-75% Mn, basis 15-19% Si (scale pro rata), major European destinations €/tonne

MB-SIM-0004 Silico-manganese 65% Mn min, min 16% Si, fob India, $/tonne

MB-FEM-0006 Ferro-manganese basis 78% Mn max, standard 7.5% C, delivered Europe, €/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Ores & Alloys Physical Price package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and ores_alloys@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: European bulk alloys.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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