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Delayed publication of Iron ore Value-In-Use indices: pricing notice

The publication of Fastmarkets' Value-In-Use (VIU) indices for January 6, 2026 were delayed due to a reporter error.

January 7, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Asia China Global Iron ore Latin America Pricing notice Steel raw materials

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following prices were published with a delay of 1 day:

MB-IRO-0018, Iron ore 61% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt
MB-IRO-0019, Iron ore 65% Fe fines, % Fe VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt
MB-IRO-0020, Iron ore fines, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt
MB-IRO-0021, Iron ore fines, % Al2O3 VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt
MB-IRO-0024, Iron ore fines, 0.01% P VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets steel raw materials package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and steelrawmaterials@fastmarkets.com.Please add the subject heading “re: Iron ore VIU indices.”

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