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Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were published with a delay of 1 day: MB-IRO-0018, Iron ore 61% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0019, Iron ore 65% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0020, Iron ore fines, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmtMB-IRO-0021, Iron ore fines, % Al2O3 VIU, […]

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify how conditional bids and offers are used in its CFR China iron ore price assessments.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that its iron ore fines pricing suite is priced in dry metric tonnes.

Green steel ambitions hinge on a simple truth: the world needs more direct reduction (DR)-grade iron ore. Yet, the market rarely provides the stable price signals that unlock investment. This is the final instalment in our series on the iron ore paradox, exploring how iron ore volatility stifles the capital expenditure needed for a low-carbon future.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify the conversion factor for Singapore Exchange (SGX) iron ore derivative forward curves data used to assess its low-grade and high-grade iron ore indices.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that it will continue to include index-linked trades using the Singapore Exchange (SGX) iron ore derivative forward curves in iron ore indices, effective December 1 2025.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its price indices for MB-IRO-0008 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao and for MB-IRO-0191 61% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao, which was published incorrectly on Friday October 31. The price of a floated-price Pilbara Blend fines transaction heard through market survey were erroneously recorded in the trade log part of rationale […]