Tag: Freight surge lifts stainless steel scrap import costs in India
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India: US-Iran tensions trigger stainless steel output cuts amid gas shortages
Freight surge lifts scrap import costs Gas shortage impacts rolling operations Mills cut production by around 30% Rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran are beginning to disrupt India’s stainless steel value chain, with several mills reporting production cuts of around 20-30% amid tightening industrial gas availability and rising logistics costs. Market participants…