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[Indonesia] Now, the Price of HRC is considered around 520-523 USD/ton FOB. This is due to the mill trying to match the gap between the buyer & user. As the price is considered already high but the demand is there as they are trying to fulfill the needs for the end of the year. But in the news, the demand is considered back again as the delivery is already in January 2027. The one that should be looked at is the situation at next week that in China is considered off season as they will have holiday for a week. So, if the indonesia's price is following the China's price, this one will be important for the next week at least.

U.S. Steel Košice (USSK), Nippon Steel's operating base in Slovakia, will invest around €0.9 billion in an electric arc furnace (EAF) and an air separation unit (ASU) at its Košice Steelworks. The EAF will have annual capacity of about 1.6 million mt and will run alongside existing blast furnaces, with production expected to start in 2030, while the ASU is set to begin operations in 2029. USSK signed a grant agreement with the Slovak government for up to €350 million from the EU Modernization Fund, comprising €310 million for the EAF and €40 million for the ASU.

NMDC, India's biggest iron ore miner, is working to lift its production to 60 MT in FY27 to keep pace with growing domestic steel demand, which would be about 20% higher YoY after output crossed 50 MT in FY26 through existing mines and NCL assets, and remains on track for 100 MT by 2030-31 in line with the 300 MT national steelmaking capacity target, with environmental clearances applied for and bids invited for mine infrastructure. It also plans to start commercial thermal coal production in Q3 FY27 and sell about 1 MT this year, with coking coal output expected from FY28, and aims to earn at least 20% of its revenue from minerals other than iron ore by 2030.