Open consultation on annual methodology review for ferro-molybdenum in-whs Rotterdam; molybdic oxide in-whs Rotterdam, Busan

This consultation, which is open until April 28, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

You can find the current methodology for these price assessments here https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/metals/non-ferrous/

The prices under review are:

MB-FEO-0001 Ferro-molybdenum 65% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/kg Mo
MB-FEO-0003 Molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb Mo
MB-FEO-0004 Molybdenum MB drummed molybdic oxide Mo, in-whs Busan, $/lb

Please send responses in writing, preferably in electronic format, to the following address: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘FAO Claire Patel-Campbell, ferro-molybdenum and molybdic oxide annual review, 2025’. Please specify whether your response is confidential. Opinions offered in confidential responses may be referenced but will not be attributed in any way.

Fastmarkets will publish the outcome of this methodology review by Friday May 2, including a summary of the feedback – with the exception of those responses marked as confidential. Any proposals to make material changes, discontinue or launch prices will involve a separate market consultation, the length of which will depend on how substantial the change is.

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.