The proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market, which suggests a lack of liquidity for the commodities. The proposed new specifications are listed below, with the proposed amendment of price frequency in italics: MB-MAG-0005 Magnesia, dead burned, 97.5% MgO, lump, fob China, $/tonneQuality: Dead burned 97.5% MgO lump, bulkQuantity: Min 1,000 tonnesLocation: fob ChinaTiming: SpotUnit: $/tonnePublication: […]

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-MNO-0001 manganese ore high grade index, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu, which was published incorrectly on Friday July 12.

On August 18 the following prices were published incorrectly: MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, $/tonne was published in error as $369.13 per tonne. This has now been corrected to $369.10 per tonne. MB-ALU-0019 Alumina index inferred, fob Indonesia, $/tonne was published in error as $378.13 per tonne. This has now been corrected to $378.10 per tonne. MB-ALU-0018 Alumina […]

Fastmarkets proposes including additional EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in the specifications for its MB-AL-0383 secondary aluminium billet premium ddp Europe and MB-AL-0002 aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam assessments from January 1, 2026. The inclusion of CBAM costs in MB-AL-0383 secondary aluminium billet premium, ddp Europe, and MB-AL-0002 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs […]

Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of its Rotterdam and Busan molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum prices to daily from twice weekly.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-CO-0004 cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam and MB-CO-0005 cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam assessments for Wednesday July 23 was delayed because of a system error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets will adjust the normalization calculation of its manganese ore high grade indices while keeping the same chemistry specifications and methodology.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the pricing frequency of its assessments for MB-FEO-0001 Ferro-molybdenum 65% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam; MB-FEO-0003 Molybdenum drummed molybdic oxide 57% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam; and MB-FEO-0004 Molybdenum MB drummed molybdic oxide Mo, in-whs Busan to daily, from twice weekly.

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its price indices for MB-IRO-0008 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao and for MB-IRO-0191 61% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao, which was published incorrectly on Friday October 31. The price of a floated-price Pilbara Blend fines transaction heard through market survey were erroneously recorded in the trade log part of rationale […]

MB-STE-0027 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-750 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0031 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Southern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €700-730 per tonne, now corrected to €730-750 per tonne. MB-STE-0030 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, exw Northern Europe, €/tonne was incorrectly published as €710-745 per […]