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Fastmarkets wishes to clarify details around the pricing calendar for its MB-FEU-0001 Ferro-tungsten basis 75% W, in-whs dup Rotterdam; MB-FEV-0001 Ferro-vanadium basis 78% V min, 1st grade, ddp Western Europe; and MB-FN-0001 Ferro-niobium 63-67% delivered consumer works, dp, Europe price assessments owing to the year-end festive period.

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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.

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Fastmarkets has discontinued its weekly price assessment for MB-FEN-0001 nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China, on Friday November 21. After a consultation period that ended on November 18, Fastmarkets has discontinued its weekly price assessment for MB-FEN-0001 nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China, due to the insufficient price inputs under […]

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a new weekly price assessment for tungsten concentrate, basis 50-70% WO3, spot price, basis CIF Rotterdam, Baltimore, $/mtu WO3.

The inclusion of CBAM costs in these price assessments follows preliminary market feedback and will enable the assessments to continue to reflect spot market activity from 2026 onward. The European market continues to rely significantly on imports of ferro-chrome, and market participants have said that they believe CBAM costs should be included within the price […]

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-ILM-0004 ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, cif China, MB-RUT-0001 rutile 95% TiO2 min, large volumes for pigment, fob Australia, and MB-RUT-0002 rutile 95% TiO2 min, bagged, fob Australia, price assessments for September 11 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were affected: MB-ILM-0004 ilmenite […]