Amendment to germanium dioxide, in-whs China price

Fastmarkets will amend its MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $/kg price assessment on Friday May 10.

After a one-month consultation, which closed on Wednesday May 1, Fastmarkets will change the assessment frequency from twice weekly to weekly, the assessed currency from $/kg to yuan/kg, and its publication schedule to that of the Chinese calendar.

The amendment was prompted by germanium dioxide being placed under China’s export control from August 1 2023, resulting in decreased market liquidity, and is accompanied by Fastmarkets’ launch of a germanium dioxide, in-whs Rotterdam, $/kg price assessment.

The in-whs China price will now be published on UK public holidays. If the publication date falls on a Chinese public holiday, it will not be published.

The new specification is as follows:

MB-GER-0001 Germanium dioxide, in-whs China, yuan/kg
Quality: GeO2 99.99 % min, Ge 69 % approx. White powder
Quantity: Min 100 kg (+/- 2%)
Location: In-whs China
Timing: Prompt release
Payment terms: Cash, other payment terms normalized
Unit: yuan/kg
Publication: Weekly. Friday by 3pm London time
Notes: Original producer cases, normally 25kg each

The price is a part of the Fastmarkets minor metals price package.

To provide feedback on this assessment, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Nico Zhang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Nico Zhang, re: Germanium dioxide price assessments.”

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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