PRICING NOTICE: Proposed discontinuation of daily 63.5% Fe iron ore assessment

Following a review of its iron ore pricing portfolio, Metal Bulletin and Steel First propose to discontinue the daily China import iron ore fines (63.5%) assessment.

January 21, 2014

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The aim is to consolidate iron ore pricing under our leading index methodology.

Metal Bulletin has been tracking the Chinese iron ore spot market since it’s creation in 2004.

Today, Metal Bulletin provides ten individual iron ore indices, each representing different parts of the iron ore market:

62% Fe Fines
58% Fe Fines
58% Fe High Specification Premium
65% Fe Brazilian Premium
63% Australian Lump Premium
65% Fe Blast Furnace Pellet
66% Fe Concentrate
62% China Port Stock Index
Value-in-Use Index for Iron content
Value-in-Use Index for Silica content

The last daily assessment for 63.5% Fe iron ore fines will be published on Monday March 31.

Send comments and queries to Raw Materials Editor Michelle Madsen at mmadsen@steelfirst.com.

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