Fastmarkets opened a consultation on October 1, inviting feedback on its IOSCO-audited non-ferrous materials methodologies in line with our annual methodology review process.
The consultation, which closed on October 31, sought to ensure that the specifications and methodology for our audited alumina, aluminium, cobalt, copper, lithium and manganese ore prices continue to reflect the physical market. This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and the publication frequency.
Full details of the prices covered by this consultation can be found via
at this link.
No new comment or feedback was received by October 31 suggesting that any immediate material change was required to the existing methodologies, with one exception related to alumina pricing.
Fastmarkets has therefore decided to
extend the consultation period on its alumina indices methodology until December 3 to invite further industry feedback. A separate notice on this can be found here. No further consultation on any other IOSCO-audited prices is open at this stage.
Following a consultation, Fastmarkets has also since confirmed that, from Wednesday December 1, it will
publish its seaborne Asia battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide assessments on a daily basis.
Fastmarkets invites feedback on a continuing basis throughout the year. To provide comment or feedback on the content of the Iosco-audited non-ferrous methodologies, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices or indices, please email
pricing@fastmarkets.com.
For feedback or comment related to base metals, please add the subject heading "FAO: Alice Mason/Susan Zou/Chris Kavanagh, re: Non-ferrous methodology."
For feedback or comment related to minor metals, ores and alloys, please add the subject heading "FAO: Janie Davies/Susan Zou/Chris Kavanagh, re: MOA methodology."
For feedback related to industrial minerals, please add the subject heading "FAO: Davide Ghilotti, re: industrial minerals."
To see all Fastmarkets' pricing methodology and specification documents, please go to
www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.