Nepal: Rebar prices rise NPR 4,700/t ($31/t) w-o-w as market sentiment improves
Nepals rebar prices increased by NPR 4,700/t ($31/t) w-o-w to NPR 81,200-83,200/t ($547-561/t) for cash guarantee deals, while bank guarantee...
Iron & Steel
India: US-Iran tensions trigger stainless steel output cuts amid gas shortages
Freight surge lifts scrap import costs Gas shortage impacts rolling operations Mills cut production by around 30% Rising geopolitical tensions...
Tight supply, energy uncertainty support thermal coal prices in Atlantic market
South African coal production declines 2% m-o-m in Jan'26 High gas prices, weaker wind power output lift coal demand Thermal...
How will global energy market volatility influence India’s non-coking coal imports?
Ample inventories, soaring prices to keep buyers largely on sidelines Summer spike in power demand may not prompt import push...
India: Odisha-based miners to auction around 90,000 t of iron ore
Around 87,435 t of iron ore are set to be auctioned by Odisha-based miners. SAIL Kalta: 35,540 t dump fines (Fe...
India: SAIL books over 15,000 t of ferro silicon at reverse auction
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) had previously floated a purchase tender for 15,150 t of ferro silicon lumps (Si:...
India: Domestic non-coking coal prices rise w-o-w on firm auction bids
Domestic non-coking coal prices increased INR 150-250/t w-o-w, as per BigMint's assessment. 4,500 GCV rose to INR 5,150/t, while 5,000...
India: Bids edge down in latest NMDC Nagarnar pig iron auction
NMDC Limiteds Nagarnar Steel Plant auctioned 15,000 t of steel-grade pig iron on 13 Mar'26, with 5,000 t of the...
India: Dry bulk coal freight rally continues w-o-w despite slow vessel fixing
Rising bunker, oil futures continue to lift freights Charterers postpone laycans amid sharp rise in freights Dry bulk freights for...
India: Vedanta-FACOR to conduct ferro chrome auction on 16 Mar’26
Vedanta-Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd (FACOR) has scheduled an auction for high-carbon (HC) ferro chrome (Cr: 52.5-57% min, 10-150 mm) on...
