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Correction to manganese ore high grade index, cif Tianjin on July 12

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-MNO-0001 manganese ore high grade index, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu, which was published incorrectly on Friday July 12.

July 16, 2024
By Tina Tong
Manganese ore Pricing notice

The MB-MNO-0001 manganese ore high grade index has been corrected to $8.99 per dmtu, after being incorrectly published as $8.85 per dmtu on July 12 due to an error.

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

This price is part of the Fastmarkets ores and alloys package.

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 Tina Tong/Holly Chant by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Tina Tong/Holly Chant re: manganese ore high grade index.”

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 https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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