Correction to magnetite-hematite pellet feed price differential on May 13

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-IRO-0190 Iron ore spot 67.5% Fe magnetite-hematite pellet feed price differential, cfr Qingdao, $/tonne, which was published incorrectly on Monday May 13.

The MB-IRO-0190 iron ore spot 67.5% Fe magnetite-hematite pellet feed price differential has been corrected to $1.86 per tonne after being incorrectly published as $1.99 per tonne.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Shuyi Zheng by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Shuyi Zheng re: Magnetite-hematite pellet feed price differential.”

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