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Delayed publication of Indian steel prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments of Indian steel prices for Friday June 6 were delayed due to non-adherence to methodology. Fastmarkets' pricing database has been updated.

June 6, 2025
By Suresh Nair
Pricing notice

The following prices were affected:
MB-STE-0444 Steel hot-rolled coil import, cfr main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0445 Steel hot-rolled coil (CR grade) import, cfr main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0442 Steel hot-rolled coil (commodity) export, fob main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0436 Steel hot-rolled coil domestic, ex-whse India, rupees/tonne 

MB-STE-0435 Steel cold-rolled coil domestic, ex-whse India, rupees/tonne

MB-STE-0443 Steel cold-rolled coil import, cfr main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0434 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil domestic, ex-whse India, rupees/tonne

MB-STE-0441 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil export, fob main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0437 Steel heavy plate domestic, ex-whse India, rupees/tonne

MB-STE-0439 Steel heavy plate 12-40mm export, fob main port India, $/tonne

MB-STE-0446 Steel heavy plate 10-40mm import, cfr main port India, $/tonne

MB-IRO-0023 Direct reduced iron domestic, exw India, rupees/tonne

MB-STE-0440 Steel billet export, fob main port India, $/tonne 

MB-STE-0433 Steel billet domestic, exw India, rupees/tonne

MB-STE-0438 Steel rebar domestic, exw India, rupees/tonne

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets physical steel package.

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 Indian steel, please contact Suresh Nair by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Suresh Nair, Indian steel.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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