Open consultation on methodology review for Fastmarkets’ non-ferrous materials, industrial minerals

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology and product specifications for non-ferrous materials and industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

January 6, 2026

This consultation, which is open until Friday February 6, 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical markets in base metals, minor metals, ores & alloys, rare earths and industrial minerals, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) principles for price reporting agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

View the Non-ferrous Metals methodology here: Metals: Non-ferrous metals – Fastmarkets

View the Rare Earths methodology here: Metals: Rare earths – Fastmarkets

View the Chrome Ore Index methodology here: Metals: Chrome Ore Index – Fastmarkets

View the Industrial Minerals methodology here: Metals: Industrial minerals – Fastmarkets

Please send responses in writing, preferably in electronic format, to the following address: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “Non-ferrous materials, industrial minerals methodologies 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 annual review by February 13, 2026, 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 the Fastmarkets methodology page.