Fastmarkets amends publication times for China technology and energy metal prices: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has amended the publication times for a number of technology and energy metal (TEM) prices it publishes for the Chinese market, with the changes taking effect from Thursday May 21.

May 21, 2026

The amendment follows the decision made on May 14, after a consultation period for the proposed changes, which took place between April 2 and May 11.

The purpose of the change is to align the publication times to the activity in the relevant markets and ensure that subscribers receive timely and accurate pricing information.

The affected prices, as well as the new publication times, are shown in the table:

Code	Price name	Publication time (China time)
MB-SB-0003	Antimony MMTA standard grade II, ddp China, yuan/tonne	4-5pm
MB-SB-0011	Antimony 99.85% Sb min, in-whs China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GA-0002	Gallium 99.99% Ga min, in-whs China, yuan/kg	5-6pm
MB-GER-0004	Germanium 99.999% Ge min, in-whs China, yuan/kg	5-6pm
MB-IN-0003	Indium 99.99%, exw China, yuan/kg	5-6pm
MB-MG-0003	Magnesium 99.9%, exw China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-MG-0002	Magnesium 99.9% Mg min, fob China main ports, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-SE-0003	Selenium 99.9% Se min, in-whs China, yuan/kg	5-6pm
MB-BI-0002	Bismuth 99.99% Bi min, in-whs China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-TE-0002	Tellurium 99.99% Te min, in-whs China, yuan/kg	5-6pm
MB-SI-0002	Silicon export 98.5% Si min, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-MN-0008	Manganese sulfate 32% Mn min, battery grade, ex-works mainland China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GRA-0040	Graphite flake 94% C, +100 mesh, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GRA-0041	Graphite flake 94% C, +80 mesh, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GRA-0042	Graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-LI-0034	Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-FEP-0001	Iron phosphate anhydrous 0.96-0.98 Fe/P, battery grade, delivered China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-MN-0007	Electrolytic manganese flake basis 99.7%, fob China $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-CO-0001	Cobalt metal min 99.8% China domestic RMB/t	5-6pm
MB-CO-0012	Cobalt tetroxide min 72.6% Co delivered China RMB/t	5-6pm
MB-CO-0017	Cobalt sulfate min 20.5%, China ex works RMB/t	5-6pm
MB-FLU-0023	Lithium hexafluorophosphate(LiPF6), battery grade, ≥99.9%, $/tonne	4-5pm
MB-MAG-0002	Magnesia, dead burned, 90% MgO, lump, fob China, $/tonne	4-5pm
MB-MAG-0005	Magnesia, dead burned, 97.5% MgO, lump, fob China, $/tonne	4-5pm
MB-MAG-0007	Magnesia, fused, 98% MgO, lump, fob China, $/tonne	4-5pm
MB-MAG-0009	Magnesia, fused, 97% MgO, Ca:Si 2:1, lump, fob China, $/tonne	4-5pm
MB-FLU-0003	Fluorspar, acidspar, 97% CaF2, wet filtercake, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-FLU-0016	Fluorspar, metspar, min 90% CaF2, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-FLU-0015	Fluorspar, metspar, min 85% CaF2, fob China, $/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GRA-0046	Petroleum needle coke 0.5% S, exw China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm
MB-GRA-0047	Green petroleum coke 0.5% S, exw China, yuan/tonne	5-6pm

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