Fastmarkets will on Thursday August 31 launch three barite prices to complement its existing coverage of the barite market.

Fastmarkets will increase the publication frequency of the price for cobalt hydroxide 30% Co min, cif China, $/lb to daily from weekly from Friday September 1 following an open consultation over July 21-August 25.

Fastmarkets will launch two weekly assessments of spot prices for European aluminium pressure diecasting ingot, DIN 230 and DIN 239, sold on a delivered basis in euros per tonne, every Friday.

Singapore has introduced a one-off public holiday for its presidential election polling day on Friday September 1. The publication of some Fastmarkets prices will be affected.

Following a market consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to launch a price assessment for 50-lb unbleached kraft grocery bag paper in the open market in North America. The price line starts on Nov. 17, 2023.

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.