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Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-BX-0016 Bauxite, cif China, price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Friday February 20.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-STE-0464 – Steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) US material import, cfr main port Taiwan, $/tonne assessment for Thursday February 19 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The US and Canadian steel industries are “aligned” in trade policies, and the imposition of Section 232 tariffs against Canada is “unjustified,” Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) vice president for trade and industry affairs Francois Desmarais told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Friday February 6.

No feedback was received during the consultation period and therefore no changes will be made to the methodologies at this stage. This consultation sought to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market for our audited secondary aluminium price assessments, in compliance with IOSCO’s principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for MB-V-0001 vanadium pentoxide 98% V2O5 min, in-whs Rotterdam, MB-W-0001 tungsten APT 88.5% WO3 min cif Rotterdam and Baltimore duty-free, and MB-W-0005 tungsten concentrate, basis 50-70% WO3, spot price, cif global on Friday February 13 was delayed because of a procedural issue.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its non-ferrous materials and industrial minerals prices, via an open consultation process between January 6 and February 6. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.