SteelMint’s domestic steel scrap (end-cutting) index stood at INR 47,700/t DAP Mandi Gobindgarh, down slightly by INR 300/t d-o-d on 14 July, 2022.
LMS (light melting scrap) prices were assessed at INR 42,600/t, HMS 80:20 at INR 45,100/t, and CR busheling scrap at INR 49,000/t today.
Steel ingots prices in Mandi witnessed a slight correction of INR 550/t d-o-d to INR 53,500/t at the time of reporting and price normalisation.
Overall, the market remained largely quiet as most buyers and sellers chose to wait and watch.
Prices of shipbreaking melting scrap in Gujarat’s Alang market dropped INR 500/t d-o-d on 14 Jul’22. Prices for HMS (80:20) are assessed at INR 43,300/t exy.
Market highlights-
End-cutting and ingot spread: The end-cutting scrap and ingot spread remained unchanged today at INR 5,500-6,000/t.
Domestic and imported scrap price gap: In Mumbai, melting scrap imported from West Africa (HMS 80:20) was traded yesterday at $468/t, while Dubai scrap and Europe scrap were sold at $478/t and $470/t respectively. Mumbai-based mills and those in nearby regions prefer to import scrap because domestic material is costlier by about INR 4,000/t.
Raipur sponge iron-billet spread: The current conversion spread (margins) from pellet-based DRI (P-DRI) to steel billets in Raipur stands at around INR 15,200-15,300/t.

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