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Delayed publication of lithium, iron ore, Chinese ferrous prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ lithium, iron ore and Chinese ferrous prices for Monday April 22 were delayed because of technical issues.

April 22, 2024
By Justin Yang
Iron ore Lithium Pricing notice

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated and these prices are now appearing on the platform.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of the prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to Fastmarkets’ ferrous and non-ferrous prices, please contact Justin Yang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Justin Yang, re: lithium, iron ore, Chinese ferrous price delay.”

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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