PRICING NOTICE: Early publication of Asia ferro-silicon prices

Fastmarkets’ Asia ferro-silicon prices were published early today due to an editor error.

These prices were published at 10.35 GMT instead of 14.00-15.00 GMT. The pricing session took place as normal and the data appears as intended.

The affected prices are:

Ferro-silicon 75% Si min, cif Japan, $/tonne

Ferro-silicon 75% Si min, in-whs China, yuan/tonne

Ferro-silicon 75% Si min export, fob China, $/tonne

For more information, or to provide feedback on this notice, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Janie Davies by email at janie.davies@fastmarkets.com.

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

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