Correction to cobalt hydroxide min 30% Co, cif China, $ per lb, rationale on April 17: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has updated the rationale to its cobalt hydroxide min 30% Co, cif China, $ per lb, which lacked information on future pricing dates due to a reporter error on Thursday April 17.

The rationale has been updated to include the following information: Owing to UK public holidays on April 18 & April 21, the cobalt hydroxide cif China price will next be published on April 22. This is in accordance with Fastmarkets’ pricing schedule.

The affected price is as follows:

MB-CO-0020 Cobalt hydroxide min 30% Co, cif China, $ per lb

This price is part of Fastmarkets’ minor metals package.

The published price is unaffected by this change.

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 price, please contact Alex Cook by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com.

Please add the subject heading “FAO: Alex Cook, re: cobalt hydroxide”.

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

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