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Delayed publication of iron ore DR grade pellet premium indicator

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-IRO-0186 iron ore DR grade pellet premium indicator for Wednesday June 12 was delayed due to an error in the review process.

June 12, 2024
By Vlada Novokreshchenova
Iron ore Pricing notice

The publication of the affected price was delayed by 22 minutes. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The iron ore DR-grade pellet premium indicator was published at $53 per tonne.

The price is part of the Fastmarkets steel raw materials price 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 price, please contact Marina Shulga by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Marina Shulga Re: Iron Ore DR grade pellet premium indicator”.

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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