Clarification of rhenium APR catalytic grade price assessment specification: pricing notice

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify that its MB-RE-0001 rhenium APR catalytic grade, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/kg price assessment, in line with the established market norm, is assessed on a rhenium-contained basis.

The assessed unit is dollars per kg Re, as opposed to dollars per kg and the name will be changed to reflect this. The rest of the specification remains unchanged.

The proposed name clarification and specification are as follows: 

MB-RE-0001 Rhenium APR catalytic grade, in-whs dup Rotterdam, $/kg Re
Quality
: White, free flowing powder/crystal ammonium perrhenate, Re 68.5-69.8% min
Quantity: Min 20 kg (+/-2%)
Location: Duty unpaid Rotterdam
Unit: USD/kg Re
Delivery time: Within one calendar month
Payment terms: Cash, other terms normalized
Publication: Fortnightly. Friday 2-3pm London time
Notes: Uniform IMDG-approved containers, individually sealed and numbered

Please send any questions or comments to pricing@fastmarkets.com and minormetals@fastmarkets.com. Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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