Nickel pig iron (NPI) is a key feedstock material used for stainless steel production, and the CIF has grown to become one of the mainstream trading methods for the Chinese market. The proposed price assessment will allow Fastmarkets to bring more transparency to the Chinese NPI market.Fastmarkets has been tracking spot and DDP China NPI prices since 2014 and FOB Indonesia NPI price since 2023.
The proposed specifications are as follows:
Nickel pig iron, nickel content 10-14%, cif China, yuan/nickel unit priceQuality: Lump. Ni 10-14%, Fe 80%, P 0.04% max, S 0.4% max, Si 4.5% max, C 4% maxQuantity: Min 500 tonnesLocation: cif main ports ChinaTiming: spotUnit: Yuan/nickel unitPayment terms: LC, Cash, other payment terms normalizedPublication: Weekly, Friday at 3pm London time
This price will be part of the Fastmarkets steel raw materials package.
The consultation period for this proposed launch starts from July 15 and will end on August 12. The launch will take place, subject to market feedback, on August 15.
To provide feedback on this proposal or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Dylan Duan, Laura Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Dylan Duan/Laura Li, re: nickel pig iron, nickel content 10-14%, cif China.”
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To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.
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