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Delayed publication of iron ore daily prices: pricing notice

The publication of Fastmarkets’ daily iron ore price assessments for Tuesday April 1 were delayed due to a technical error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

April 2, 2025
By Norman Fong
Iron ore Pricing notice Steel Raw Materials Physical Prices

MB-IRO-0008 Iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao
MB-IRO-0144 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao
MB-IRO-0009 Iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao
MB-IRO-0017 Iron ore 58% Fe fines high-grade premium index, cfr Qingdao
MB-IRO-0015 Iron ore 58% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao
MB-IRO-0010 62.5% Fe Australia-origin lump ore premium, cfr Qingdao

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets’ steelmaking raw materials 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 indices, please contact Norman Fong by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Norman Fong, re: Iron ore daily prices.” 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 of Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.

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