Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for Asia Graphic Paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Following a consultation period and market feedback, Fastmarkets has realigned its black mass payables for nickel and cobalt in nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and nickel cobalt aluminium (NCA) black mass, effective from Wednesday August 16.

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessments of the black mass payable indicators, cif South Korea, for both nickel and cobalt, which were published incorrectly on Wednesday August 16 due to a back-end calculation error.

Fastmarkets is launching an assessment of the lithium payable as part of its set of weekly price assessments for black mass, CIF South Korea, starting on Wednesday August 16.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ steel scrap prices, delivered mill Monterrey was delayed on Tuesday August 15, due to a technical issue.

Fastmarkets has removed the premiums for zinc Southeast Asia which were published in error on Tuesday August 15.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for European paper and board and paper for recycling assessments as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

After assessing market feedback, Fastmarkets is extending by one month the consultation period for its proposal to launch a weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia.

The publication of Fastmarkets' European flat steel assessments for Wednesday August 9 was delayed due to a technical issue.

Fastmarkets RISI is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North American recovered paper, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.