India: Dull demand continues to weigh on sponge iron prices in Raipur

Sponge prices dropped slightly on 27 May’21 tracking low bids and falling billet prices in the country even as supplies continued to recover. SteelMint’s benchmark assessment for P-DRI (FeM 80%) today dropped by INR 50/t to INR 28,450/t, exw.

  • A few trades for P-DRI (FeM 80%) were reported at INR 28,400-28,500/t as against offers of INR 28,600-800/t, exw-Raipur. However, a few sources reported deals from the outside plants at INR 28,300-400/t, FoR. However, these deals were not confirmed by SteelMint.
  • Sponge C-DRI (0-20mm) trades were reported at INR 29,800-30,000/t, exw.
  • Bids for DR-CLO grade sponge iron were at INR 30,500-700/t against offers of INR 30,800-31,000/t, exw.

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