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    Supplying India's Emerging Foundry Hubs

    Rajkot, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Nagpur are growing faster than their local scrap generation. That gap is the single biggest opportunity for yards.

    LohaLink Market Desk · Price benchmarking team June 18, 2026 5 min read
    Supplying India's Emerging Foundry Hubs — LohaLink market insight illustration

    Where consumption outruns collection

    Casting clusters in Rajkot and Coimbatore, TMT capacity around Hyderabad and re-rolling around Nagpur all consume more ferrous feed than their districts generate. They import tonnage from eastern and northern collection belts, and they pay a freight-inclusive premium for reliability.

    What these buyers actually pay for

    Consistency beats price. A yard that delivers the declared grade at the declared weight, twice a month, becomes a preferred supplier and stops competing on rate alone.

    How a yard enters a distant market

    Start with one grade, one buyer and one documented dispatch. Escrow removes the payment risk that normally rules out long-distance first transactions, and tracked transit gives the buyer the visibility they need to commit to a repeat order.

    Verified Cast Iron Scrap lots available now

    GST-verified sellers. Weight validated at dispatch and delivery. Payment held in escrow.

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