Discontinuation, replacement of germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $/kg price assessment

Fastmarkets has discontinued its MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg price assessment after its last publication on Friday December 27.

The discontinued price is replaced by two already-published weekly price assessments. One of these assesses the China market on an in-warehouse China basis in yuan per kg, and the other assesses the international market on an in-whs Rotterdam basis in $ per kg.

These prices can be found via the links included here:
MB-GER-0006 Germanium dioxide, in-whs China, yuan per kg
MB-GER-0005 Germanium dioxide, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per kg

Following market consultation, these prices were introduced in May 2024 to respond to market developments and a separation that emerged between the Chinese and international markets in light of China’s export controls on germanium metal and oxide that came into effect on August 1 last year.

Fastmarkets continued publishing the now discontinued price on market feedback and to bring continuity to its subscribers. A reminder as to the discontinuation was published in September.

The discontinued price was MB-GER-0001 Germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg

The price was a part of Fastmarkets’ minor metals price package.

If you have any comment on the discontinuation, or on the assessments, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Solomon Cefai by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Solomon Cefai, re: Germanium dioxide price assessments.”

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

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