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Fastmarkets includes additional EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in its price assessments for ferro-chrome, delivered Europe, effective January 1, 2026, when the definitive period of CBAM began.

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.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday January 16 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the pricing schedule of its MB-ILM-0004 ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, cif China, $/tonne; MB-RUT-0002 rutile 95% TiO2 min, bagged, fob Australia, $/tonne, and MB-RUT-0001 rutile 95% TiO2 min, large volumes for pigment, fob Australia, $/tonne, from fortnightly to monthly.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-GD-0001 Gadolinium oxide 99.99%-99.999% fob China, $/kg price, which was published incorrectly.