Fastmarkets will continue to publish its ferro-chrome benchmark indicator for Europe

The continuation of Fastmarkets’ indicator, which has a nine-year history of strong correlation with the European industry benchmark, will provide stability and consistency at a time of change in the ferro-chrome market.

Fastmarkets’ calculation of its MB-FEC-0019 ferro-chrome lumpy Cr benchmark indicator, charge basis 52% (and high carbon), Europe, will continue to be published weekly on Tuesdays by 15:00 London time.

Merafe Resources, a leading ferro-chrome producer, said on May 20 that it would cease publishing the quarterly benchmark price for ferro-chrome with effect from June this year.

The indicator is calculated using Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessments for ferro-chrome 50% Cr, import, cif main Chinese ports, and ferro-chrome, high carbon, 6-8.5% C, basis 60-64.9% Cr, max 3% Si, cif Europe.

The specification of the price is:

MB-FEC-0019 Ferro-chrome lumpy Cr benchmark indicator, charge basis 52% (and high carbon), Europe, $ per lb
Quality: Ferro-chrome lumpy, basis 52% chrome content
Unit: US dollars per lb of chrome content to major European destinations
Publication: Weekly. Tuesday 2-3pm London time
Notes: The price indicates a representative level for the European ferro-chrome benchmark if it were to be settled on that Tuesday. It does so by using a proprietary Fastmarkets formula based on the historical relationship between the European ferro-chrome benchmark and Fastmarkets’ market data.

This price is part of the Fastmarkets ores & alloys physical prices package.

This industry benchmark currently appears on Fastmarkets’ dashboard as below:
MB-FEC-0016 ferro-chrome lumpy Cr charge quarterly, basis 52% Cr (and high carbon), delivered Europe

To provide feedback on this price and Fastmarkets’ ferro-chrome pricing in general, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Claire Patel-Campbell by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Claire Patel-Campbell, re: European ferro-chrome pricing.”

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