MB-NIO-0001 Nickel ore with 1.8% nickel content, cif China, $/tonne
https://dashboard.fastmarkets.com/p/MB-NIO-0001
Quality: 1.8% Ni, 15-20% Fe, Water content 30-35%, Si:Mg ratio <2
Quantity: 50,000 tonnes
Location: cif China
Unit: USD per tonne
Payment terms: Letter of Credit
Publication: Weekly. Friday 2-3pm London time

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

The consultation period for the proposal will start on Friday December 27 and end on Friday January 24, with the amendment, subject to feedback, taking effect from Friday January 31.

To provide feedback on this 1.8% nickel ore price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Dylan Duan and Laura Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Dylan Duan and Laura Li re: nickel ore with 1.8% nickel content, cif China.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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If you have any comments on the discontinuation of the lithium contract prices, please contact Zihao Li or Ewan Thomson by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading: “FAO: Zihao Li/Ewan Thomson re: Lithium contract price discontinuation.”

Please indicate if your comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and, upon request, will make comments not marked as confidential available.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, please go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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For questions and comments please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com.

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Fastmarkets’ pricing database will be updated on November 6.

The prices are part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this assessment, please contact Shiyue Zhao by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Shiyue Zhao, re: lead 99.99% ingot premium, cif India and lead 99.97% ingot premium, cif India”

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MB-LI-0033 – Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea
MB-LI-0029 – Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Industrial Minerals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Zihao Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Zihao Li, re: CJK lithium prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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The following prices were published early:

MB-STE-0092 – Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, cpt Poland, zloty/tonne

MB-STE-0891 – Steel wire rod (drawing quality) domestic, delivered Poland, zloty/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets ferrous metals package.

For the full, up-to-date, pricing holiday schedule, click here.

For more information or to provide feedback on the early publication of these price assessments or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these assessments, please contact Darina Kahramanova by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Darina Kahramanova re Polish long steel price assessments”.

Please indicate if the comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/.

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All short-term forecasts associated with this price produced by the Fastmarkets research team, if any, have also been discontinued.

If you have any comments on the discontinuation of this price, please contact Zihao Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Zihao Li, re: China technical grade lithium hydroxide.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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The proposal follows Fastmarkets’ observation that these two commodities see active spot liquidity and their prices experience great volatility, suggesting that a higher assessment frequency will enable Fastmarkets to reflect their spot market dynamics in a more timely manner.

The proposed new specifications for the prices are as follows, with the amendment in italics:

MB-LI-0036 Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/ tonne
Quality: Powder, accepted by buyer for use in battery applications and with the chemical composition: Li2CO3 99.5% min; Na 0.025% max; Ca 0.005% max; Mg 0.008% max; magnetic impurities 300ppb max
Quantity: Min 5 tonnes
Location: Ex-works China, VAT included
Timing: 30 days
Unit: CNY/tonne
Publication:Daily, 4pm London

MB-LI-0040 Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O, 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Quality: Powder, accepted by buyer for use in battery applications and with the chemical composition LiOH 56.5% min; CO2 <0.35%; Ca 0.005% max; SO4 0.01% max; Cl- 0.002% max
Quantity: Min 5 tonnes
Location: Ex-works China, VAT included
Timing: 30 days
Unit: CNY/tonne
Publication:Daily, 4pm London

These prices are a part of Fastmarkets industrial minerals package.

The consultation for this proposed amendment starts from Monday October 21 and will end on Monday November 18. The change in frequency will then take place, subject to market feedback, from Monday November 25.

To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Zihao Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Zihao Li, re: China battery-grade lithium prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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