Fastmarkets suspends publication of Iran steel export assessments

Fastmarkets has suspended its pricing for Iran steel billet and slab exports following the escalation of the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran and because relevant, relative pricing data is not immediately available.

March 6, 2026

By Fastmarkets pricing team

Iran Middle East Pricing notice

The following prices have been suspended:

MB-STE-0782 Steel billet export, fob ports Iran, $/tonne
MB-STE-0781 Steel slab export, fob ports Iran, $/tonne

Additionally, Fastmarkets is seeking feedback on alternative price references for steel billet and slab in the region.

For any questions, or to provide feedback on the suspension of these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and steel@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “Re: Suspension of Iran steel billet and slab prices”. 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 the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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