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PRICING NOTICE: Conclusion of open consultation on non-ferrous methodology

Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 4, 2020, inviting feedback on its non-ferrous methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.

FOCUS: China to reassess domestic base metals mines to bolster resource security

After United States sanctions cut off supplies of microchips for Huawei smartphones, alarm bells began to ring out across all Chinese industries deemed as pivotal to the country’s future development,...

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 02/10: Cobalt metal, intermediates in tight hands

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.

PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on IOSCO-audited non-ferrous price assessments, indices

Fastmarkets MB is inviting feedback on its audited non-ferrous price assessments and indices, as part of its annual methodology review, in compliance with IOSCO principles for price reporting agencies (PRAs).

RESEARCH: Ferro-alloy price gains in September position markets for strong Q4

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets’ team of analysts are ready to view.

PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to add low-liquidity measures to Chinese vanadium fob price assessments

Fastmarkets is proposing to introduce fallback measures to its two Chinese vanadium fob price assessments amid a significant drop in spot liquidity in China’s vanadium export market.

SUBSCRIBER NOTICE: Discontinuation of China’s fob vanadium trade logs

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue the publication of its trade logs for two Chinese fob vanadium price assessments.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 18

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 18 that are worth another look.

PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch two high-carbon ferro-chrome assessments, phase out existing one

Fastmarkets proposes to launch two new European high-carbon ferro-chrome price assessments and to eventually discontinue the existing assessment.

Finnfjord to stop FeSi production for two weeks, source says

Norwegian ferro-silicon producer Finnfjord Smelteverk will stop ferro-silicon production for two weeks from this weekend because of planned maintenance to its three furnaces, a source told Fastmarkets.