Industrial Minerals is part of Fastmarkets

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We’re excited to announce that indmin.com is now part of fastmarkets.com.

A new look and an improved experience means you can still stay ahead of this fast-moving market with price data, news and market intelligence right here on Fastmarkets.

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    • Barite, API, SG 4.2, unground lump, bulk, fob China, $/tonne
    • Barite, drilling grade, unground lump, API, bulk, SG 4.10, fob Chennai, $/tonne
    • Fluorspar, acidspar, 97% CaF2, wet filtercake, fob China, $/tonne

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    What’s happening in the industrial minerals market?

    Market feedback shows that these two commodities see active spot liquidity and great price volatility. Therefore, a higher assessment frequency enables Fastmarkets to reflect their spot market dynamics in a more timely manner. The new specifications for the prices are as follows, with the amendment in italics: MB-LI-0036 Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, […]

    Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on its non-ferrous and industrial minerals methodologies, via an open consultation process between October 8 and November 6, 2024. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.

    Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology and product specifications for non-ferrous materials and industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

    The publication of Fastmarkets’ Mineral Sands Monthly price assessments for Thursday October 3 was delayed to 17:51 from 16:00 due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

    Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday September 25.

    Fastmarkets will postpone the discontinuation its lithium contract price assessments until the end of 2024, instead of the original discontinuation scheduled for October 2024.

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