Early publication of vanadium price assessments

Publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for four vanadium-related products was made on Thursday May 30 earlier than 2pm UK time, stipulated in the methodology, due to a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The price assessments were not affected by the early publication.

The following prices were affected:
MB-FEV-0003 ferro-vanadium 78% V min, fob China, $ per kg V
MB-V-0004 vanadium pentoxide 98% V2O5 min, exw China, yuan per tonne
MB-V-0003 vanadium nitrogen, basis 77% V, 16% N, exw China, yuan per tonne
MB-V-0002 vanadium pentoxide 98% V2O5 min, fob China, $ per lb V2O5.

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets ores and alloys package.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the early publication of these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Jessica Zong by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Jessica Zong, re: vanadium Shanghai.”

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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