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Delayed publication of manganese ore seaborne indices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday January 16 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

January 16, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Africa Asia China Manganese ore Pricing notice

The publication of the affected prices was delayed for 19 minutes.

The following indices were published late:
MB-MNO-0001 Manganese ore high grade index, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu

MB-MNO-0002 Manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $/dmtu

MB-MNO-0003 Manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Ores & Alloys Physical Price package.

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

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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