PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of China ferro-silicon price assessments

The publication of Fastmarkets’ China ferro-silicon price assessments for December 23 were delayed because of a reporting error on December 23.

The Fastmarkets price book and database have both since been updated.

The affected prices are:

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 these assessments, please contact Siyi Liu by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Siyi Liu re: ferro-silicon, China.”

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents go to www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.

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