Correction to zircon price assessments on September 11

Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessments for MB-ZIR-0014 zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, bulk, cif China; MB-ZIR-0015 zircon, standard grade, 65.5% ZrO2 min, cif China; and MB-ZIR-0022 zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, cif Spain, which were published erroneously on September 11 because of a procedural error.

These monthly prices were published on September 11 and have now been cancelled. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.

The next publication will be on October 2, when the market will be assessed as normal.

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

The following prices were published early:
MB-ZIR-0014 Zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, bulk, cif China, $ per tonne
MB-ZIR-0015 Zircon, standard grade, 65.5% ZrO2 min, cif China, $ per tonne
MB-ZIR-0022 Zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, cif Spain, $ per tonne

These prices are part of Fastmarkets’ Industrial Minerals package.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the early publication of these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Jon Stibbs by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Jon Stibbs, re: zircon.”

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 the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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