Launch of Asia non-grain oriented electrical steel prices

Fastmarkets launches MB-STE-0918 Electrical steel, non-grain oriented, ex-whs Eastern China, $/tonne and MB-STE-0919 Electrical steel, non-grain oriented, cfr India, $/tonne on July 19.

Fastmarkets is launching non-grain oriented electrical steel prices in domestic China and imported into India because electrical steel is poised to be a critical metal in the future in part of the ongoing global energy transition.

The specifications are as follows:

MB-STE-0918 – Electrical steel, non-grain oriented, ex-whs Eastern China, $/tonne
Quality: 50WW800 and same specifications produced by other steel mills, 0.5mm*1,000-1,200mm*C
Quantity: 10 tonnes minimum
Location: Ex-warehouse Shanghai, Wuxi, Hangzhou
Timing: Spot
Unit: $/tonne
Payment term: prompt payment upon delivery
Publication: Weekly, 5-6pm Shanghai time, Friday
Notes: Inclusive of 13% VAT

MB-STE-0919 – Electrical steel, non-grain oriented, cfr India, $/tonne
Quality: 50C800 and same specifications produced by other steel mills, 0.5mm*1,000-1,200mm*C
Quantity: 10 tonnes minimum
Location: cfr India main ports
Timing: 4-8 weeks
Unit: $/tonne
Payment terms: Letter of credit on sight
Publication: Weekly, 5-6pm Singapore time, Friday

These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets steel price package.

To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Sam Li Xiaoyu by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sam Li Xiaoyu re: Asia Non-grain Oriented Electrical Steel Prices”
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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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