Construction set to be costlier as rod prices soar
Steel prices jumped 17 per cent in the last one month as millers hiked the rates in the wake of spiralling scrap prices in the international market, which will make the implementation of public construction projects and home building costlier.
The retail price of 60-grade MS (mild-steel) rod rose to Tk 64,000 per tonne, up from Tk 54,000 a month ago and Tk 61,500 during the corresponding period last year, data from state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh showed.
The price of steel scrap increased by $100 per tonne in international markets recently, said Manwar Hossain, president of the Bangladesh Steel Mill Owners Association.