Correction to pricing rationale of cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam

Fastmarkets has corrected its pricing rationale for the alloy grade cobalt market in Rotterdam, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday January 24 due to a reporter error.

The affected price is MB-CO-0004, cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam.

The rationale initially stated that the low end of the range had moved down, and the high end was unchanged. This has been corrected to reflect that the low end of the range was unchanged, and the high end had moved down.

The error did not affect any published price assessment for cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam.

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

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets minor metal 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 Alexander Cook by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Alexander Cook, re: Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb.”

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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