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Correction to rationale of steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe

Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-STE-0028 steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday February 25, due to a typographical error.

February 25, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Europe hot-rolled coil Pricing notice

The rationale for MB-STE-0028 steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe had erroneously stated that a buyer source had reported an offer at €710-730 per tonne EXW. This has been corrected to €720-730 per tonne EXW.

The published price is unaffected by this change.

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets steel package.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and steelrawmaterials@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: HRC Index Northern Europe.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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