The publication of Fastmarkets’ inferred alumina index for Thursday September 15 was delayed due to a technical error

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its price assessment for hot-briquetted iron (HBI) exports from Venezuela, due to the sharp decline in shipments caused by the longstanding crisis in the country’s ironmaking industry and the unlikely prospect of any improvement in the near future.

Fastmarkets has corrected its manganese ore 44%, cif Tianjin, index, which was published incorrectly on Friday January 22 due to a calculation error.

Following a consultation period, Fastmarkets will change the publication time of its Latin American steel price assessments to Friday, 2-3pm New York time, from 2-3pm London time, with effect from Friday August 14.

Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the index specifications of its 62% Fe iron ore port index to more closely reflect the chemical composition of mainstream mid-grade ores produced from Australia’s Pilbara region.

Fastmarkets has corrected the price for its iron ore 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, yuan/wet tonne (MB-IRO-0011) and iron ore 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, $/tonne conversion (MB-IRO-0022) indices, which were published incorrectly on Thursday August 18 due to a technical error.

Fastmarkets is proposing to launch a weekly indicator for direct-reduced (DR) iron pellet premiums, to be known as the iron ore DR-grade pellet premium indicator, $ per tonne.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the specifications of its manganese ore 44% Mn index.

Fastmarkets proposes to change the publication time of its Latin American steel price assessments to Friday at 2-3pm New York time from Friday 2-3pm London time.

Fastmarkets will change the publication day of its European and seaborne price assessments, indices and indicators covering chrome ore and ferro-chrome to Tuesday, from Friday.