Correction to cobalt standard-grade rationale

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-CO-0005 cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, price assessment on Monday March 24, which was published incorrectly due to a reporter error.

There was a typographical error with the figure for the top end of the range being incorrect in the first line of the rationale. This read: “Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, was $15.10-16.00 per lb on Monday March 24, widening down from $15.70-16.50 per lb in the previous session.”

The correct version reads: “Fastmarkets’ price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam was $15.10-16.50 per lb on Monday March 24, widening down from $15.70-16.50 per lb in the previous session.”

The published price is unaffected by this change.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets minor metals package.

For more information, or to provide feedback on this correction notice, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Xiaoying Du by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Xiaoying Du, re: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam.”

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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