Delayed publication of price of lithium spodumene, cif China

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessment for MB-LI-0012 Spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China, on Thursday June 27 was delayed because of an error in the approval process. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The price assessment affected is:
MB-LI-0012 Spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China, $ per tonne

This price is part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals price 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 this price, please contact Jingtai Lun by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Jingtai Lun, re: spodumene.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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