[Vietnam] Steel Exporters Urged to Prepare for Taiwan Anti-Dumping Investigation

Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu has inaugurated a new biocoke agglomeration plant in Tornio with an investment of approximately USD 35 million. The facility processes biochar into biocoke to replace fossil coke in ferrochrome production and could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by up to 82,000 tonnes at full capacity. The project supports Outokumpu's target of cutting value-chain carbon dioxide emissions by 42% by 2030 from 2016 levels.

[Malaysia] Malaysia’s domestic HRC transaction price was heard at around USD 519/tonne EXW, up by about USD 5/tonne from roughly USD 514/tonne last week. Despite the modest increase, market participants reported continued weak downstream demand for both HRC and CRC, with transaction volumes remaining low. Buyers are still purchasing mainly on a need-to-use basis, keeping overall market activity subdued.

[India] As market sentiment strengthened, indicative export prices for Indian steel billet rose to $460/mt FOB India. Indicative prices for US/EU-origin shredded scrap were $420–422/mt CFR Qasim, UAE-origin HMS was $413–415/mt CFR Qasim, and Indian HMS was around $360/mt CFR India. However, scrap prices in the Indian market remain at indicative levels only, with no confirmed deals yet. The strengthening trend also extended to India’s domestic billet market, with prices rising in 16 of the 19 assessed regions, and the overall price range was $406–458/mt (INR 38,800–43,800/mt). Mumbai saw the largest increase, up $12/mt (INR 1,100/mt) to $448/mt (INR 42,800/mt); billet prices in Mandi Gobindgarh, Raipur, Chennai, and Durgapur were $444/mt (INR 42,400/mt), $414/mt (INR 39,600/mt), $458/mt (INR 43,800/mt), and $422/mt (INR 40,300/mt), respectively. India’s domestic HRC prices remained unchanged.