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Decision to suspend amendment of Fastmarkets’ iron ore 62% Fe fines index name, specifications

Fastmarkets has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendment to the name and specifications of the MB-IRO-0008 iron ore 62% Fe fines cfr Qingdao index.

June 2, 2025
By Alice Li
China Iron ore Pricing notice Steel raw materials

Fastmarkets has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendment to the name and specifications of the MB-IRO-0008 iron ore 62% Fe fines cfr Qingdao index.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has determined that current circumstances do not make the proposed amendments to the index viable.

Fastmarkets reserves the right to start a fresh consultation on amending the index in future should circumstances change.

To provide feedback on this decision not to amend the Iron ore 62% Fe fines index, cfr Qingdao, please contact Alice Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Alice Li, re: iron ore 62% Fe fines.”

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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