Pan Ocean wins KEPCO tender for Indonesia-South Korea coal shipment
South Korea's Pan Ocean has secured a tender issued by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) for a Panamax vessel...
Iron & Steel
India: Ferro vanadium prices continue to rise as supply remains tight
Indian ferro vanadium (FeV 50%) prices rose INR 15,350/t ($86/t) w-o-w to INR 1,168,750/t ($12,961/t) ex-Raipur on 14 Jan'26. Prices...
Iron ore freights ease w-o-w on higher tonnage availability, lower fixtures
Dry bulk iron ore freights slipped w-o-w as of 13 Jan'26 on higher vessel availability and cautious Chinese buying, with...
China: Billet prices remain stable, cautious sentiment pulls rebar futures down
Chinese billet prices remained stable d-o-d at RMB 2,970/t ($426/t) on 13 Jan'26, while SHFE rebar futures declined by RMB...
Carbon markets expand worldwide but will they deliver meaningful emission reductions?
Countries implement around 80 carbon pricing instruments globally CBAM, border carbon taxes triggering ETS adoption in key economies Minus an...
India: NMDC to auction over 190,000 t of iron ore from Chhattisgarh
NMDC Chhattisgarh will auction 193,700 t of iron ore on 16 Jan'26. The auctions will be from: Bacheli mines : 4,000...
BigMint’s daily trade sheet – 13 Jan’26
BigMint's bi-weekly domestic pellet (Fe63%) index for Raipur, fell by INR 50/t to INR 9,650/t ($107/t) DAP. Sponge iron prices...
India’s steel sector weathers global uncertainty on domestic macro strength
Crude steel output rises 10.7% y-o-y in Nov 25 to 13.71 mnt Steel production remains above 13.5 mnt/month in late...
BigMint’s daily trade sheet – 12 Jan’26
BigMints billet index edged lower by INR 200/tonne (t) d-o-d to INR 39,500/t exw-Raipur. The PDRI-to-billet spread for standalone induction...
India: Melting scrap prices decrease by INR 200/t d-o-d in Alang
Ship-breaking melting scrap prices in Gujarat's Alang market decreased by INR 200/t d-o-d on 13 Jan'26. According to BigMint's assessment,...
