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Fastmarkets proposes to amend publication times for China TEM prices: pricing notice

April 2, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
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Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication times for a number of its technology and energy metals (TEM) price assessments for the Chinese market, with the proposed changes to come into effect from Monday May 18.

The prices, currently published in UK working hours, will be published in China working hours after the change to more closely align the timing to the activity in the relevant markets and to ensure that subscribers receive timely and accurate pricing information.

Prices affected and new publication times shown in the table: 

The consultation period for this change begins on Thursday April 2 and will end on Monday May 11, with the change taking place, subject to market feedback, from Monday May 18.

Please send any questions or comments to pricing@fastmarkets.com, industrialminerals@fastmarkets.com and minormetals@fastmarkets.com by May 11. 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 Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.​

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