Delayed publication of NPI FOB Indonesia price: pricing notice

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-FEN-0005 Nickel pig iron, 10-14% Ni content, fob Indonesia, $/nickel unit assessment for January 20, 2026, was delayed because of a technical error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

January 26, 2026

By Sybil Pan

Asia Pricing notice Steel raw materials

The following price was affected:

MB-FEN-0005 Nickel pig iron, 10-14% Ni content, fob Indonesia, $/nickel unit

The price is a part of the Fastmarkets Steel Raw Materials package.

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

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

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