Under the proposal, less-frequent price assessments that fall on Chinese public holidays will be published on the nearest working day. The prices are being skipped according to the currently pricing holiday schedule. Fortnightly and monthly prices that fall on Chinese public holidays will be assessed and published on the closest working day in the same […]

The proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market, which suggests a lack of liquidity for the commodities. The proposed new specifications are listed below, with the proposed amendment of price frequency in italics: MB-MAG-0005 Magnesia, dead burned, 97.5% MgO, lump, fob China, $/tonneQuality: Dead burned 97.5% MgO lump, bulkQuantity: Min 1,000 tonnesLocation: fob ChinaTiming: SpotUnit: $/tonnePublication: […]

The following prices were published with a delay of 16 hours and 39 minutes: MB-MAG-0018 – Magnesia, dead burned, 95% MgO, fob Europe, $/tonneMB-MAG-0013 – Magnesite, Greek, raw, max 3.5% SiO2, fob East Mediterranean, €/tonneMB-MAG-0012 – Magnesia, European calcined, agricultural, cif Europe, €/tonneMB-MAG-0019 – Magnesia, fused, 97% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne These prices are a part […]

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue seven of its magnesia price assessments.

The publication of Fastmarkets' European magnesia assessments for October 15, 2024, were delayed because of errors in the approval process. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend five of its magnesia dead burned, calcined and fused FOB China price assessments from weekly publication to monthly.