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Delayed publication of Black Sea, CIS, Italy pig iron, hot-briquetted iron prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments for MB-IRO-0002 Pig iron export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, $/tonne; MB-IRO-0014 Pig iron import, cfr Italy, $/tonne; and MB-FE-0004 Hot-briquetted iron, cfr Italian ports, $/tonne were delayed on Thursday March 5 because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

March 6, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Europe Ukraine

The prices were published at 2:31pm UK time on Friday March 6 instead of the scheduled time of Thursday March 5 by 4pm London.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact steel@fastmarkets.com and pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “Re: Pig iron export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS; Pig iron import, cfr Italy; Hot-briquetted iron, cfr Italian ports “.

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