Delayed publication of Spodumene min 6% Li2O, contract price, cif China

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-LI-0043 Spodumene min 6% Li2O, contract price, cif China assessment for Wednesday February 25 was delayed due to reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The publication of the affected price was delayed for 2 hours 36 minutes.

The following assessment was published late:

MB-LI-0043 Spodumene min 6% Li2O, contract price, cif China, $/tonne

This price is 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 this price, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and industrialminerals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Spodumene cif China.”

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