Major buyers of steel billet in Thailand and Indonesia are avoiding Iranian material,choosing instead to source from Russia, Vietnam and Malaysia, following the latest USsanctions on Iran's metals sector, market participants told S&P Global Platts this week.The shift in purchasing patterns has caused offers for Russian billet to rise by about$10/mt, or 2% over the past two weeks to $460-$465/mt CFR Southeast Asia.
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