Indian Wire Rod Demand Improves, Prices Steady

Wire rod offers in secondary market like Raipur and Durgapur fell marginally by INR 100/MT in a week’s time.

Indian secondary wire rod market, mainly Raipur and Durgapur have not seen any major prices change. However, demand seems to be moderate during last week.

A wire rod trader based in Durgapur reported, “Trading activities were quite good last week, mainly from local market as well as from north-east India”.

In Durgapur, wire rod and HB are available at INR 23,900/MT and INR 24,600/MT (basic price) respectively.

Similarly, plants in Raipur are offering the same grade material at respective price of INR 25,800/MT and INR 27,800/MT (basic price); offers more or less unchanged in a week’s time.

Offers for 12G GI wire and 12G barbed wires are assessed at INR 33,500/MT and INR 35,600/MT in Raipur. Prices are basic.

A GI manufacturer based in Raipur said, “Buying of barbed wire is very well owing to seasonal duration; in turn supporting demand of GI wire. It is likely to sustain for the next 1-month too”.

He also added that wire rod manufacturers in Raipur are also offering discount of INR 700/MT at present, depending on quantity lifting and payment conditions.

Indian billet and wire prices as on 27 Jun’16

City

MS Billet W-o-W  5.5 mm  Wire Rod  W-o-W 12G HB Wire W-o-W 20G Binding Wire

W-o-W

Raipur 20,900 -200 25,800 -100 27,800 -100 33,100 0
Durgapur 20,350 -200 23,900 -100 25,600 -100 33,800 0

Basic prices in INR/MT; ED and VAT/CST extra
Source: SteelMint Research

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Note : Prices are basic, excise duty & other taxes extra


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