Steel scrap prices in Pakistan has observed a jump with Budget's impact is slowly being witnessed in the market.
Being a scrap dependent country for its steelmaking, SteelMint has studied the changes industry went through especially from Remeltable & Rerollable scrap perspective. The study demonstrates below tentative keynotes –
New tariffs on Remeltable scrap increase by net around PKR 9,000 -
-- Sales tax of Rs. 5600 which was adjustable against Electricity bills has been completely removed. Federal Excise duty has been applied instead.
-- Electricity cost has been reduced by PKR 13/unit. Which will amount to a reduction of 9100 PKR/mt (USD 58) in input cost. The government has fixed the electricity use as 700 units = 1 mt for melting.
Has steel billet-making price been altered? Although the duties have been increased, the total cost of making Steel Billet has not changed by much.