India: Melting scrap prices increase by INR 600/t d-o-d in Alang
Ship-breaking melting scrap prices in Gujarat's Alang rose by INR 600/t d-o-d on 29 Dec'25. HMS (80:20) prices were assessed...
Iron & Steel
BigMint’s daily trade sheet – 27 Dec’25
BigMint's Odisha iron ore fines (Fe 62%) index rises by INR 50/t ($0.5/t) w-o-w to INR 5,750/t ($64/t) ex-mines on...
China: Steel indirect exports to grow 4-5% y-o-y in 2026
Resilient machinery demand fuels export growth Licensing system targets high-value steel exports MySteel Global: As the global trade environment improves, China's...
China: Tsingshan trims ferro chrome tender price by RMB 200/t ($28/t) for Jan’26
Tsingshan has lowered its ferro chrome tender price by RMB 200/t ($28/t) m-o-m to RMB 8,195/t ($1,166/t) DAP for Jan26...
China’s crude steel production to drop below 1 bnt in CY25 for first time in 6 years
Crude steel output drops to around 892 mnt in 11MCY'25 Steel demand projected to fall by over 5% y-o-y in...
China: Iron ore spot prices edge up by $1/t d-o-d amid robust trading
Iron ore fines (Fe 62%) spot prices rose by $0.55/t d-o-d to $107.85/dmt CFR China on 26 Dec'25. Prices edged...
India: DR CLO fetches premium at NMDC’s iron ore auction from Chhattisgarh
NMDC conducted an auction for 227,000 t of iron ore from its Bacheli and Kirandul mines in Chhattisgarh on 26...
India: Iron ore concentrate prices remain steady on firm market fundamentals
BigMint's latest assessment for Fe 62% iron ore concentrate placed prices stable at INR 4,950/t ($55/t) ex-works Jabalpur, unchanged from...
Weekly round-up: Asian, CIS and Iranian billet markets soften as year-end slowdown sets in
Power curbs add supply-side uncertainty in Iran CIS billet exporters step back ahead of holidays Global billet markets softened in...
Japan: Tokyo Steel maintains scrap purchase prices steady in recent revision
Tokyo Steel has revised scrap purchase prices effective 27 Dec'25. This marks the third price review this week followed by...
