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Fastmarkets wishes to clarify details around the following aspects of the pricing methodology for MB-BMS-0014 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, cobalt, max 5% moisture, exw USA, % payable Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) and MB-BMS-0015 Black mass, NCM/NCA, payable indicator, nickel, max 5% moisture, exw USA, % payable LME Nickel cash official price.

Fastmarkets will apply moisture limits of maximum 5% on its black mass payables indicators across several of its markets following a one-month consultation period.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0003 alumina inferred index, fob Brazil, which was published incorrectly on Thursday October 23 due to a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets has also corrected the related inferred index.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Bangladesh import steel scrap prices for October 23, 2025 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.The following prices were published with a delay of 15 minutes:MB-STE-0881 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) deep-sea origin import, cfr BangladeshMB-STE-0884 Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) containerized import, cfr Bangladesh, $/tonneMB-STE-0885 Steel scrap […]

Fastmarkets has decided to implement two proposed amendments to MB-STE-0037 steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, exw Italy, €/tonne and suspend one proposed amendment.

With cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) set to resume in a few days’ time, the LME Week event in London has so far served as a mixing pot for opinions on how far the current price rally could go and the blue metal’s long-term future – from a perspective of both upstream DRC policy and downstream battery chemistry.