Nickel pig iron, 10-14% Ni content, fob Indonesia, $/nickel unit

Fastmarkets’ daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, $/cwt for Thursday November 13 was published earlier than scheduled due to an error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Fastmarkets launched MB-STE- 0944 steel hot-rolled coil index, delivered Los Angeles, on Tuesday November 11, 2025.

Growing reports of Chinese steel allegedly entering Brazil with mislabeled material, falsified quality grades and manipulated documentation have raised concerns among traders, importers and distributors, who warn that the practice is distorting competition, damaging reputations and putting end-user safety at risk.