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PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to change pig iron/DRI price assessment publication times

Fastmarkets proposes changing the publication times of its weekly global pig iron and hot-briquetted iron price assessments from 3pm to 4pm London time.

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 11/10: Cobalt hydroxide payables edge higher as 2020 supply p...

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

PRICING NOTICE: Correction to published counterparty indicator of the copper concentrates index

Fastmarkets has identified and corrected historical errors where the weekly counterparty indicator was published incorrectly in the copper concentrates newsletter.

GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s lithium prices rangebound after Golden Week holiday

China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices held steady this week after the Golden Week national holiday on October 1-7, and lithium hydroxide prices were also flat due to a...

Evolution in China’s lithium supply chain paves way for commoditization

Lithium has traditionally been considered a specialty chemical, but it has been acting more like a commodity in recent years, according to analysts - a development sparked by the growth...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from October 10

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday October 10 that are worth another look.

Evolution in China’s lithium supply chain paves way for commoditization

Lithium has traditionally been considered a specialty chemical, but it has been acting more like a commodity in recent years, according to analysts - a development sparked by the growth...

Trade log October 2019: Lithium

Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

PRICING NOTICE: Fastmarkets opens consultation on daily cobalt pricing

Fastmarkets is initiating a consultation on a proposed increase in the frequency of its benchmark prices for cobalt standard grade and cobalt alloy grade, in whs Rotterdam, to daily.

PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch equivalent grade copper cathode premium assessment

Following a period of market research in the copper cathode market, Fastmarkets proposes to launch fortnightly assessments of equivalent grade (EQ) copper cathode premiums, basis cif Europe and Shanghai.