Amendment to value-in-use adjustments for iron, silica, alumina and phosphorus: pricing notice [corrected]

A correction has been issued for this report.

June 2, 2025

By Norman Fong

The update can be found here or on the Fastmarkets platform via a search of the report’s headline.

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