Amendment to titanium dioxide sulfate grade assessment frequency

Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its MB-TI-0009 Titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, $ per tonne, price assessment.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its MB-TI-0009 Titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, price assessment from weekly to fortnightly.

The new fortnightly frequency will start on April 3, with the subsequent assessment on April 17.

MB-TI-0009 Titanium dioxide pigment, sulfate grade, fob China, $ per tonne
Quality: Sulfate grade
Quantity: Min 20 tonnes
Location: fob China
Timing: Spot
Unit: $ per tonne
Payment terms: 30 days
Publication: Fortnightly. Thursday, 4pm London time.

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets Industrial Minerals price package.

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

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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