Metal

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Monitor

June 25, 2012

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 Metal price Monitor
EEPC India has been providing the EEPC Metal Price Monitor to its members to keep them
updated of the monthly metal price fluctuation around the world. The monitor includes both
domestic and international prices of steel and other non-ferrous metals. The sources of the
price information are mentioned in appropriate places to intimate members from where the
prices have been taken.
Actual Steel Prices
VIZAG Current Prices -June-2012
Rs. Per tonne
Sl. No. Item Grade
Vizag Ludhiana Chennai Mumbai Kolkata
1 Billet 125x125 mm IS 2830 40250 43550 41600 42750 42100
2 Channel 200x75 mm IS2062 Gr.A 47900 48950 48700 48150 48700
3 Rebar 8mm IS1786 Fe500D 50050 51400 50950 50050 50850
4 Round 20.64 mm 55Si7 46750 46900 46850 46900 46850
5 Round 40mm SAE1018 44350 45600 45050 45200 45150
6 Wire rod 7 mm PC115 47500 49100 48200 48000 48300
7 Wire rod 8 mm EQ 48450 50050 49150 48900 49250
8 Pig Iron LSB 28090 - - - -
The above prices are Branch Level Prices incl. ED/cess and excl. VAT/CST, etc.
Ispat Prices
Following are ex-plant (Dolvi) prevailing prices of Hot rolled Coils valid from 1st May 2012
Description Thickness (MM) Quality (Base test grade) Width (MM) Base Price Ex-plant Rs./ Kg
1.5 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 41.05
1.6 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 40.75
1.8 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 40.25
Sheet gauge
2 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 39.85
2.5/3.0 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 39.6
4 IS 5986 Fe 410 1250 39.35
5-10 IS 2062 Gr.B 1250 38.85
Plate gauge 12 IS 2062 Gr.B 1250 39.35
16 IS 2062 Gr.B 39.35
5-10 IS 2062 Gr.B 1250 40.1
Chequerred
Coils 4 IS 2062 Gr.B 1250 40.1
3 IS 2062 Gr.B 1250 41.1
Freight, Excise Duty (currently at 10%) and other applicable statutory levies & duties, as
applicable on the date of despatch, shall be in addition to the above.
SAIL prices for GC sheets - June 2012
[Rs. / tonne]
GCS - BSL GCS - RSP
Region Branch State / UT
0.5 mm 0.63 mm 0.5 mm 0.63 mm
Calcutta / Durgapur WB-1 57400 55700 57000 55200
Siliguri WB-2 58900 57100 58500 56700
Bhubanesw ar Orissa-1 59100 57300 57600 55800
Rourkela Orissa-2 58000 56200 56400 54700
Patna / Musalapur /
Hajipur / Gaya / Bihar 58500 56700 58400 56600
Gopalgang / Rosera
Eastern

Bokaro / Ranchi /
Jharkhand 57300 55600 57500 55700
Deoghar / Dumka
Guw ahati Assam 59200 57500 59000 57200
Shillong Meghalaya 60400 58700 60200 58400
Dimapur / Kohima Nagaland 64500 62800 64300 62500
Imphal Manipur 65800 64000 65500 63800

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 SAIL prices for GC sheets - June 2012
[Rs. / tonne]
GCS - BSL GCS - RSP
Region Branch State / UT
0.5 mm 0.63 mm 0.5 mm 0.63 mm
AIZWAL MIZORAM 62500 60700 62200 60500
Itanagar ARUNACHAL 60400 58700 60200 58400
Eastern
Agartala TRIPURA 63100 61400 62900 61100
Gangtok SIKKIM 61900 60100 61500 59600
Delhi DELHI 56500 54700 57600 55800
Faridabad HARYANA 57000 55200 58100 56400
Ghaziabad UP 57000 55200 58100 56400
Agra UP 57000 55200 58100 56400
Kanpur/Luck/Allahabad UP 56100 54300 57200 55500
Jallandhar PUNJAB 57800 56100 58700 56900
Ludhiana PUNJAB 57800 56100 58700 56900
Northern
Mandi PUNJAB 57800 56100 58700 56900
Chandigarh CHANDIGARH 57100 55400 58100 56300
Shimla HIMACHAL 58800 57000 59800 58000
Rishikesh/Dehradun UTARANCHAL 56900 55200 58300 56600
Srinagar J&K2 60900 59200 61900 60100
Jammu J&K1 58700 57000 60200 58400
Leh J&K3 63700 61900 65200 63400
Kalamboli/Pune (non
octroi) MAHARASTRA 1 60000 58200 58900 57100
Kalamboli/ Pune (octroi) MAHARASTRA 1 61700 59900 60600 58800
Nagpur(non octoroi) MAHARASTRA 2 58200 56400 56800 55000
Nagpur (octoroi 1%) MAHARASTRA 2 58700 57000 57300 55600
Nagpur (octoroi 2%) MAHARASTRA 2 59300 57500 57900 56100
Nagpur (octoroi3%) MAHARASTRA 2 59900 58000 58400 56600
Goa GOA 61000 59200 59600 57800
Western
Ahmedabad/Baroda GUJRAT 60000 58200 58900 57100
Bhilai CHATTISGARH 58300 56500 56900 55100
Jabalpur MP-1 59800 58000 58600 56800
Gwalior / Indore MP-2 60200 58400 59000 57200
Jaipur/Bharatpur RAJASTHAN-1 57300 55600 57100 55300
Kota RAJASTHAN-2 57600 55800 56400 54600
DADAR & NAGAR
Silvasa HAVELI 59300 57500 57900 56100
Chennai TN-1, PONDI-1 58600 56800 57400 55600
Trichy/ Coimbatore TN-2, PONDI-1 59600 57800 58300 56500
KERALA-1,
Cochin PONDI-3 60000 58300 58700 57000
Thiruvananthpuram KERALA-2 60700 58900 59400 57600
Southern Hyderabad AP-1 58600 56800 56900 55200
Vizag AP-2, PONDI-2 57600 55900 55600 53800
Vijaywada AP-2, PONDI-2 57900 56100 56500 54700
ANDAMAN &
Port blair NICOBAR 62600 60900 61400 59700
Bangalore KARNATAKA 59000 57200 57900 56100

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 Average Steel Prices
Following prices are obtained from Joint Plant Committee.
Average Prices (As on 15-06-2012) Caution: These prices are not market prices
The average price is calculated as per the methodology prepared by the committee
constituted by members from SAIL, ERU & JPC.
(Rs per tonne)
ITEM Kolkata Delhi Mumbai Chennai
Pig Iron 34100 36200 30500 35880
Billets 100 mm 41730 41600 42980 42180
Blooms 150x150 mm 40570 40500 41230 40290
Pencil Ingots 38540 34200 35550 36710
Wire Rods 6 mm 48400 48980 50480 49300
Wire Rods 8 mm 48040 48530 49630 48840
Rounds 12 mm 47770 47160 48440 48660
Rounds 16 mm 47770 47510 48410 48660
Rounds 25 mm 47380 47760 48180 48670
Tor/TMT/CTD 10mm 49790 50280 51130 50690
Tor/TMT/CTD 12mm 48740 48900 50380 50130
Tor/TMT/CTD 25mm 48520 48900 49950 49660
Angles 50x50x6mm 48210 47580 49030 48950
Angles 75x75x6mm 47170 46990 47600 48090
Joists 125x70 mm 47810 47510 49210 48950
Joists 200x100 mm 47990 47680 48850 49130
Channels 75x40mm 48910 49180 50160 50520
Channels 150x75mm 48180 48810 48710 48610
Plates 6mm 47910 49620 49580 50170
PlatesiOmm 47910 49620 49710 50170
Plates 12mm 48410 50150 50160 50750
Plates 25mm 49040 50670 50720 51380
HR Coils 2.00mm 47050 49050 49850 49360
HR Coils 2.50mm 45950 47940 48780 48410
HR Coils 3.15mm 45820 47910 48770 48410
CR Coils 0.63mm 52630 53580 54090 53650
CR Coils 1.00mm 51520 52480 53350 52530
GP Sheets 0.40mm 57250 57630 58990 60080
GP Sheets 0.63mm 55590 54580 57740 59170
GC Sheets 0.40mm 57400 56600 58340 60000
GC Sheets 0.63mm 55840 54980 57920 59580
Melting Scrap H M S-l 28290 29000 NA 26000
Melting Scrap H M S-l I 27790 29000 NA 24960
Sponge Iron (Coal Based) 29940 28000 29980 22880
Source: Joint Plant Committee
NOTE:

 All Prices are in Rs/Tonne and has been compiled on the basis of average of Main &
Secondary producers’ price.
 Prices are inclusive of excise duty & sales tax / VAT Tax.
 Prices are indicative
 The indicative market price is calculated as per the methodology prepared by the
committee constituted by members from SAIL, ERU & JPC.

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 International Prices
LME OFFICIAL PRICES OF STEEL BILLETS, US$ PER TONNE [22 JUNE, 2012]
Buyer Category Steel Billet
Cash buyer 355
Cash seller &  settlement  365
3-months buyer 685
3-months seller 395
15-months buyer 450
15-months seller 460
Source: www.lme.com

INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICE SCENARIO AS ON JUNE 2012

USD/ Tonne
HRC
Country May 2012 Price June 2012 Price Price Change
India 902 884 -18
China domestic (incl. 17% vat) 657 - 659 649 - 653 -6
China export (FOB Shanghai) 620 - 625 605 - 615 -10
N.Europe domestic (Ex-Works) 667 - 687 627 - 662 -25
S.Europe domestic (Ex-Works) 657 - 672 622 - 652 -20
N.America (Ex-mill US Midwest ) 715 - 726 670 - 684 -42
East Asia import (CFR) 641 - 662 612 - 645 -17
Brazil (Ex-works,incl. 18% ICMS tax) 998 - 1029 1005 - 1035 6
(-) implies prices have fallen since May 2012

PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF HRC PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

Brazil domestic 1035

East Asia import 645

N.America domestic 684

S.Europe domestic 652

US$/T
N.Europe domestic 662

China export 615

China domestic 653

India 884

CRC 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

US$/ T
Country May 2012 Price June 2012 Price Price Change
India 970 959 -11
China domestic (incl. 17% vat) 760 - 770 740 - 752 -18
China export (FOB Shanghai) 675 - 680 675 - 680 0
N.Europe domestic (Ex-Works) 762 - 797 732 - 765 -32
S.Europe domestic (Ex-Works) 751 - 783 717 - 738 -45
N.America (Ex-mill US Midwest ) 830 - 852 791 - 811 -41
East Asia import (CFR) 700 - 750 690 - 740 -10
Brazil (Ex-works,incl. 18% ICMS tax) 1297 - 1302 1315 - 1324 22
(-) implies prices have fallen since May 2012

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PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF CRC PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

Brazil domestic 1324

East Asia import 740

N.America domestic 811

S.Europe domestic 738

US$/T
N.Europe domestic 765

China export 680

China domestic 752

India 959

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

WIRE ROD
US$/ T
Country May 2012 Price June 2012 Price Price Change
India 929 895 -34
China domestic (incl. 17% vat) 668 - 670 629 - 630 -40
N.America (Ex-mill US Midwest ) 827 - 849 799 - 821 -28
(-) implies prices have fallen since May 2012

PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF WIRE ROD PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

N.America domestic 821

US$/T
China domestic 630

India 895

0 200 400 600 800 1000

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BILLET
US$/ T
Country May 2012 Price June 2012 Price Price Change
India 780 762 -18
China domestic (incl. 17% vat) 571 - 571 561 - 561 -10
China export (FOB Shanghai) n/a n/a
East Asia import (CFR) 645 - 659 615 - 630 -29
(-) implies prices have fallen since May 2012

PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF BILLET PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

East Asia import 630

US$/T
China domestic 561

India 762

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

PIG IRON
US$/ T
Country May 2012 Price June 2012 Price Price Change
India 649 642 -7
Chi na dome s ti c (Hebe i -i ncl . 17% va t) 499 - 512 484 - 495 -17
(-) implies prices have fallen since May 2012

PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION PIG IRON PRICES AROUND THE WORLD

China domestic 495

US$/T

India 642

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

NOTE

 Indian prices are converted from the JPC prices of 15th June 2012 at the RBI
exchange rate of 1 US$ = Rs 56.41 on 22nd June 2012

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 Non Ferrous Metal Prices
NON-FERROUS METALS: PRODUCER'S PRICES
Aluminium (Updated as on 15/06/2012)
Effective CG Wire Rod Alloy
Producer CG Ingot EC Ingot EC Wire
Date Rod Wire Rod
National Aluminium Co. Ltd 1/6/2012 139900A 140150* 142850** 144150*** 145950****
Hindalco Industries Ltd 24/5/2012 141900^ 142900^^ 153,900 153900^^^ 161,000
Note. 1. Basic Prices are in Rs./tonne, (ex-smelter) excluding excise duty.
* - purity 99.0% to 99.5%
** - 99.S% to 99.799
*** - coniless thori 61%
****- tond.61.5% and ni»ve
^ - purity 99.5% mini
^^ - 59.6% mini.
^^^ - Md.61% mini.
Producer Effective dates; Rs. / Tonne % Change
Copper
Hindustan Copper Ltd (excluding excise) 1/6/2012 1/5/2012 1/4/2012 1/3/2012
Copper Cathodes (Full) 466,797 463,203 462,364 450,145 0.8
Continuous Cast Copper Rods (8mm) 473,732 469,805 468,802 456,437 0.8
Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd (excluding excise) 1/6/2012 1/5/2012 1/4/2012 1/3/2012
Copper Cathodes (Full) 459,911 467,206 463,182 463,494 -1.6
CC Copper Wire Rods (8mm) 434,065 471,214 466,946 466,581 -1.5
Zinc
Hindustan Zinc Ltd 14/6/2012 11/6/201 7/6/2012 4/6/2012
Prime Western (Ex-Smelter:Debari/Chanderia) 121,300 121,300 122,700 122,700 0.0
High Grade 122,800 122,800 124,200 124,200 0.0
Special High Grade 123,800 123,800 125,200 125,200 0.0
Prime Western (Ex- Bangalore) 124,100 124,100 125,500 125,500 0.0
High Grade 125,600 125,600 127,000 127,000 0.0
Special High Grade 126,600 126,600 128,000 128,000 0.0
Binani Zinc (including excise) 15/6/2012 13/6/2012 11/6/2012 6/6/2012
High Grade (Ex:Godown: Bhiwandi) 133,000 134,000 134,000 133,500 -0.7
Special High Grade 133,500 134,500 134,500 134,000 -0.7
HighGrade (Ex:Godown:Daman/Si!vassa) 133,000 134,000 134,000 133,500 -0.7
Special High Grade 133,500 134,500 134,500 134,000 -0.7
Lead
Hindustan Zinc Ltd 11/6/2012 7/6/2012 31/5/2012 28/5/2012
Purity 99.99% (Ex-Smelter:Chanderiya) 123,600 124,500 125,900 127,000 -0.7
Purity 99 99%(Fx- Rannalorel 126,600 127,500 128,900 130,000 -0.7
Cadmium
Hindustan Zinc Ltd 31/5/2012 21/5/2012 30/4/2012 19/4/2012
Cadmium (99.95%) 176 172 167 163 2.3

Note: 1. % chg. is of the latest price with respect to the immediately preceding price. 2. The
prices of HZL are excluding of excise duty, Sales Tax/ VAT and other statutory levies as appli-
cable. (Source: MMR Weekly)

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 Non Ferrous Metal Prices

Price of Nalco Aluminium Company Ltd., India

ALUMINIUM CAST STRIP (RS/MT)

Basic Price Ex-Works w.e.f.
Sl.no. Description Product Code
01.06.2012
1 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 03 149150
2 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 10 148200
3 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 11 148200
4 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 12 148200
5 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 31 149150
6 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 35 148200
7 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 50 149700
8 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 52 149700
9 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 80 148200
10 Aluminium Cast Strip CS 86 149700
11 Aluminium Cast Strip RT03 149150
12 Aluminium Cast Strip RT 10 148200
13 Aluminium Cast Strip RT 11 148200
14 Aluminium Cast Strip RT 12 148200
15 Aluminium Cast Strip RT31 149150
16 Aluminium Cast Strip RT35 148200
17 Aluminium Cast Strip RT52 149700
18 Aluminium Cast Strip RT80 148200
ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT (RS/MT)
Basic Price Ex-Works w.e.f.
Sl.no. Description Product Code
01.06.2012
1 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA10 142500
2 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA30 142750
3 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA40 143400
4 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA50 142400
5 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA70 143400
6 ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOT IA80 143200
7 ALUMINIUM INGOT IC20 139900
8 ALUMINIUM INGOT IE07 140200
9 ALUMINIUM INGOT IE10 140150
10 ALUMINIUM INGOT IE20 139950
11 ALUMINIUM INGOT IL10 139600
12 ALUMINIUM INGOT IL11 139600
13 ALUMINIUM INGOT IL12 139300
14 ALUMINIUM INGOT IL13 139000
15 ALUMINIUM INGOT IL14 138700
ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT (RS/MT)
Basic Price Ex-Works w.e.f.
Sl.no. Description Product Code
01.06.2012
1 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SC20 139900
2 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SE07 140200
3 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SE10 140150
4 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SL10 139600
5 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SL11 139600
6 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SL12 139300
7 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SL13 139000
8 ALUMINIUM SOW INGOT SL14 138700

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WIRE RODS (RS/MT)
Basic Price Ex-Works w.e.f.
Sl.no. Description Product Code
01.06.2012
1 ALUMINIUM ALLOY WIRE ROD WA10 145950
2 ALUMINIUM ALLOY WIRE ROD WA20 147200
3 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WC10 142850
4 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WC12 142850
5 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WE10 144150
6 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WE12 144150
7 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WE20 143950
8 ALUMINIUM WIRE RODS WE22 143950
9 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF10 146650
10 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF12 146650
11 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF20 146450
12 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF22 146450
13 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF30 145350
14 ALUMINIUM FLIPPED WIRE ROD WF32 145350

ALUMINIUM BILLETS (RS/MT)

Sl.no. Description Product Basic Price Ex-Works w.e.f. 01.06.2012
Code Diameter (in mm)
127 152 178/203/229/254
1 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH10 147100 145100 144600
2 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN10 146800 144800 144300
3 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH20 147100 145100 144600
4 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN20 146800 144800 144300
5 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH63 146850 144850 144350
6 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN63 146550 144550 144050
7 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH61 148250 146250 145750
8 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN61 147950 145950 145450
9 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH82 147700 145700 145200
10 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN82 147400 145400 144900
11 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH64 147100 145100 144600
12 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN64 146800 144800 144300
13 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH65 146850 144850 144350
14 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN65 146550 144550 144050
15 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH05 147100 145100 144600
16 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN05 146800 144800 144300
17 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH50 147100 145100 144600
18 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN50 146800 144800 144300
19 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CH70 147100 145100 144600
20 ALUMINIUM BILLETS CN70 146800 144800 144300

MCX Prices
SPOT PRICES (22/06/2012)
Metal Unit Location Price(Rs)
ALUMINIUM 1 KGS MUMBAI 103.85
COPPER 1 KGS MUMBAI 410.2
LEAD 1 KGS MUMBAI 102.4
ZINC 1 KGS MUMBAI 103.4
FUTURE PRICES
Metal Expiry Month Unit Price(Rs)
ALUMINIUM 28-Sep-12 1 KGS 109.1
COPPER 30-Nov-12 1 KGS 424.8
LEAD 28-Sep-12 1 KGS 106.35
ZINC 28-Sep-12 1 KGS 105.15

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 International Non Ferrous metal prices
LME OFFICIAL PRICES, US$ PER TONNE FOR 22 JUNE 2012
Buyer Category Aluminium Alloy Aluminium Copper Lead Zinc Nickel
Cash buyer 1790 1842 7426 1841 1847 16775
Cash seller & settlement 1800 1842 7426 1842 1849 16780
3-months buyer 1815 1883 7429 1860 1851 16865
3-months seller 1825 1884 7430 1862 1853 16875

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