Delayed publication of cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-CO-0021 Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China assessment on Wednesday December 12 was delayed because of an approver error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The affected price was as follows:

MB-CO-0021 cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)

This price is part of the Fastmarkets minor metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this cobalt hydroxide payables and inferred price, please contact Alex Cook, Jon Stibbs and Sahil Shaw by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Alex Cook, Jon Stibbs, Sahil Shaw, re: Cobalt inferred.”

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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