The rationale for MB-CU-0287 copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific had erroneously stated that “The copper VIU was $0.18/t on May 1, up from $0.94/t on April 17.” This has been corrected to “The copper VIU was $0.18/t on May 1, down from $0.94/t on April 17.” The published price is unaffected by this change. These prices […]

Fastmarkets will discontinue three European seamless and welded tube and pipe prices from May 13, 2026.This is due to very limited activity in these markets, meaning there is insufficient data to continue pricing them.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the methodology of its price assessments for ferro-chrome 50% Cr import, cif main Chinese ports, and European high carbon ferro-chrome, as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the methodology of its price assessments for ferro-tungsten basis 75% W, in-whs dup Rotterdam, and tungsten APT 88.5% WO3 min cif Rotterdam and Baltimore duty-free, as part of its annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the methodology of its price assessments for ferro-molybdenum 65% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per kg Mo; molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $ per lb Mo; and molybdenum MB drummed molybdic oxide Mo, in-whs Busan, $ per lb, as part of its annual methodology review process.

This consultation, which is open until June 2, 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency. You can […]

The new indices have been introduced in response to feedback from index users requesting more pricing references for high-grade iron ore fines and their related VIU adjustments in the seaborne market, in addition to Fastmarkets’ existing coverage on mid-grade VIUs. The VIU penalties are calculated through a regression analysis that harnesses data points from Fastmarkets’ […]

The publication of several Fastmarkets copper concentrates indices and coefficients was delayed by 18 minutes on Friday May 1 due to a procedural error.

Fastmarkets has launched three new critical minerals prices on Friday May 1 to improve transparency in the US market. The additional prices are: MB-BI-0004 – Bismuth 99.99%, ddp US, $/lbMB-IN-0005 – Indium 99.99%, ddp US, $/kgMB-GA-0003 – Gallium 99.99%, ddp US $/kg The launch of the bismuth and indium price assessments follow a consultation period […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment for MB-STE-0047 Steel hot-rolled coil import, cfr main port Southern Europe, €/tonne published on Wednesday April 29.