Secondary Pig iron manufacturers of foundry grade maintain offers looking at stable demand. Only a couple of manufacturers have raised prices.
A trader in Durgapur told Steelmint,[su_quote] Steel mills have raised offers to INR 26,700/MT (basic) but observing poor response from market, they have sold at INR 26,500/MT (basic). Prices rise by INR 300/MT, was previously at INR 26,200/MT.[/su_quote]
Ludhiana based trader said, [su_quote]Prices for Pig iron is hovering at INR 32,300/MT (VAT extra) for foundry grade, rise of INR 900/MT.[/su_quote]
Tata Metaliks hikes Offers by INR 600/MT
Though, Pig iron market does not seem to be much active, Tata Metaliks has taken a move to increase its prices (foundry grade) by INR 600/MT to INR 28,000/MT(basic).
Tata Metaliks is one of the largest Pig iron manufacturing company located at Kharagpur in West Bengal, with an annual capacity of 345,000 MT.
[su_quote]Market demand is not favorable presently. Raising price is a matter of experimenting with the buyer’s acceptance. If market is not absorbing the prices, they would come down. [/su_quote]said traders.
Current Foundry Grade Pig Iron Prices across Indian Market
|
Places |
Prices |
W-o-W |
|
Chennai |
27,500 |
0 |
|
Durgapur |
26,500 |
+ 300 |
|
Giridih |
25,500 |
0 |
|
Goa |
27,500 |
0 |
|
Hyderabad |
26,800 |
0 |
|
*Kolhapur |
29,000 |
0 |
|
Koppal |
28,125 |
0 |
|
Ludhiana |
32,300 |
+ 900 |
|
Mumbai |
27,500 |
– 250 |
|
Raipur |
27,000 |
0 |
Basic Prices (INR/MT)
Ludhiana: VAT extra
*Incl freight only

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