Posted on 14 March 2018

 

Steel Prices in China

Average price	Price (yuan per ton)	Up/down (from the previous day)
8mm HPB300 high speed wire rod	4163	↓13
20mm HRB400 rebar	4063	↓14
2.75mm hot-rolled coil	4218	↓11
1.0mm cold-rolled coil	4738	↓10
8mm medium plate	4543	↓6

 Source: SteelHome

 

Long steel

• East China, domestic, grade III 16-25mm rebar, traded at 3,790-3,850 yuan ($599-608) per tonne, including VAT. North China, domestic, grade III 16-25mm rebar, traded at 3,900-3,930 yuan per tonne, including VAT. – source: Metal Bulletin 

• China, prices of chromium-added mesh-quality wire rod, traded at $580-605 per tonne fob, April/May shipments. – source: Metal Bulletin 

• S&P Global Platts assessed 16-20 mm diameter BS500 rebar at $557/mt FOB China actual weight Tuesday, down $2/mt from Monday. – source: Platts

 

Flat steel

• S&P Global Platts assessed SS400 HRC 3mm thick at $592-$594/mt FOB China, with a midpoint of $593/mt, unchanged from the previous day. – source: Platts 

• Platts assessed China's domestic Q235 5.5 mm HRC at Yuan 3,940-3,960/mt ($623-$626/mt) ex-stock with 17% VAT in Shanghai, implying a midpoint of Yuan 3,950/mt, down Yuan 20/mt day on day. – source: Platts 

• East China, domestic, commercial-grade HRC (4.5-12mm), traded 3,940-3,960 yuan ($622-626) per tonne per tonne, including VAT. North China, domestic, commercial-grade HRC (4.5-12mm), 3,880-3,900 yuan per tonne, including VAT. – source: Metal Bulletin 

 

Semis

• China, billet, domestic, traded at 3,570 yuan ($564) per tonne, including VAT, at 3pm. - source: Metal Bulletin

 

Steel Prices in Other Countries

 

Scrap

• The European ferrous scrap market for HMS 1&2 (80:20) cfr Turkey has moved up by about $28 per tonne in the past few weeks. Metal Bulletin’s daily scrap index for Northern Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap into Turkey was assessed at $367.69 per tonne cfr on March 13. It was in the range of $319-341 per tonne in the first week of December 2017. - source: Metal Bulletin

 

Semis

• Iran, export, billet, offered at $545-550 per tonne cfr, to the UAE. 

• Oman, export, billet, traded at $550 per tonne cfr, to the UAE. - source: Metal Bulletin 

• Global Platts assessed the weekly Brazilian export steel slab price $27.50 higher at $566.50/mt FOB Brazilian ports on Friday, based on a range of $563-$570/mt for bids, offers and deals. - source: Platts 

• S&P Global Platts assessed CIS export billet at $545/mt FOB Black Sea Tuesday, down $5/mt from Monday. - source: Platts

 

Bar/ Wire rod

• S&P Global Platts assessed Turkish export rebar unchanged Tuesday at $590/mt ($585-$595/mt) FOB Turkey. - source: Platts 

• In Singapore, the lowest offer was down by $5/mt to $570/mt CFR for 10-40 mm theoretical weight for a backto-back cargo from a major Chinese exporting mill, a Shanghai-based trader said. This was equivalent to $567/mt FOB China actual weight. Other offers received were at $575-$580/mt CFR, unchanged from Monday,local stockists said. source: Platts 

• In Hong Kong, the most competitive offer for Chinese 10-40 mm rebar was heard at $575/mt CFR actual weight for April shipment, down by $5/mt, a local stockist said. Another offer for Qatari rebar was at $570/mt for April shipment, down by $10/mt from last week, said a second stockist. Local stockists said they were willing to buywhen prices reach $550/mt CFR. - source: Platts

 

HRC/P

• In Vietnam, China-origin HRC SAE1006 was heard to have been offered at $638-$645/mt CFR Vietnam for May shipment. Offers for South Korea-origin HRC SAE1006 were reported at $670/mt CFR Vietnam. However, most buyers in Vietnam were in wait-and-watch mode due to a recent pricing drop, a trader told Platts. - source: Platts

• India, export, hot-rolled coil (2mm), offered at $640-650 per tonne cfr, to the UAE. - source: Metal Bulletin

• The S&P Global Platts TSI hot-rolled coil index was calculated down Eur0.50 on Tuesday at Eur571/mt ($708.24/mt) ex-works Ruhr.- source: Platts

  

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