Delayed publication of nickel, cobalt MHP payable indicators cif China, Japan and South Korea

The publication of Fastmarkets’ nickel and cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) payable indicators on a CIF China, Japan and South Korea basis on Wednesday June 3 was delayed owing to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following assessments were affected:

MB-NIO-0004 Nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate payable indicator, % London Metal Exchange, cif China, Japan and South Korea

MB-CO-0024 Cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate payable indicator, % cobalt metal standard grade in-whs Rotterdam, cif China, Japan, and South Korea

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets base metals 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 these prices, please contact basemetals@fastmarkets.com, minormetals@fastmarkets.com and pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: nickel, cobalt MHP payables cif China, Japan and South Korea.”

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To see all of Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, please visit the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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