Delayed publication of ilmenite, rutile and zircon

The publication of Fastmarkets’ ilmenite, rutile and zircon price assessments for Thursday January 4 were delayed until Wednesday January 10 due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following prices were affected:
MB-ILM-0004 Ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, cif China, $/tonne
MB-RUT-0003 Rutile 95% TiO2 min, bulk, cif China $/tonne
MB-RUT-0001 Rutile 95% TiO2 min, large volumes for pigment, fob Australia, $/tonne
MB-RUT-0002 Rutile 95% TiO2 min, bagged, fob Australia, $/tonne
MB-ZIR-0022 Zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, cif Spain, $/tonne
MB-ZIR-0014 Zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, bulk, cif China, $/tonne
MB-ZIR-0015 Zircon, standard grade, 65.5% ZrO2 min, cif China, $/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Industrial Minerals package.

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 these prices, please contact Caroline Messecar by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Caroline Messecar, re: ilmenite, rutile and zircon.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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