Addition to manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, and manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, trade logs

Fastmarkets has added a data point to the trade logs found in the rationales for its MB-MNO-0003 manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu, and its MB-MNO-0002 manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $ per dmtu, which were published incorrectly on Friday April 11.

The trade logs were missing a reference to a deal heard second-hand at $3.90 per dmtu during the session.

The trade logs for manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, and manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, have both been updated to read:
“Deals were heard second hand at $3.90-4.05 per dmtu.”

The published prices are unaffected by this change.

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets ores and alloys package.

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 these prices, please contact Holly Chant by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Holly Chant, re: manganese ore indices.”

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

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