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Correction to black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, exw USA on July 16

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-BMS-0015 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, exw USA, % payable LME Nickel cash official price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday, July 16.

July 17, 2025
By Kirstyn Petras
Black mass Industrial minerals Minor metals Pricing notice United States

The top end of the assessment was incorrectly published due to a typographical error.

MB-BMS-0015 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, exw USA, % payable LME Nickel cash official price
Incorrect price: 73-80%
Correct price: 73-79%

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets base metals, minor metals and industrial minerals packages.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this assessment, please contact Kirstyn Petras by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO Kirstyn Petras: black mass exw USA prices.”

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