Delayed publication of black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator US

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-BMS-0014 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, cobalt, domestic, exw USA, % payable Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price assessment and MB-BMS-0015 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, exw USA, % payable LME Nickel cash official price assessment for Wednesday November 20 was delayed due to reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The affected assessments are as follows:

MB-BMS-0014 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, cobalt, domestic, exw USA, % payable Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)
MB-BMS-0015 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, exw USA, % payable LME Nickel cash official price

These payables are part of the Fastmarkets base metals, industrial minerals and minor metals packages.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this assessment, please contact Sean Barry by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sean Barry, re: black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator US.”

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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