Correction to rationale of Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-NI-0247 Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea, which was published incorrectly on Friday June 5 due to a reporter error.

June 8, 2026

By Fastmarkets pricing team

Asia Pricing notice

The rationale for MB-NI-0247 Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea erroneously stated that “The premium was assessed at $0-1,000/t, flat from the previous assessment.” This has been corrected to “The premium was assessed at $0-1,000/t, down from the previous assessment.”

The price is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals price 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 index, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Nickel sulfate premium, cif Japan and Korea.”

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