The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine has announced the minimum reference prices for Ukrainian exports of steel products, against which the antidumping investigations are either opened or might be opened, for August 2006. The average prices are at the following levels (FOB Black Sea):
Product: Region: Price Rebar Middle East $404/mt USA $410/mt Rebar DSTU GOST Middle East $393/mt Wire Rod USA $520/mt Square Billets USA $365/mt HRC South-East Asia $460/mt China $460/mt Turkey $460/mt Israel $460/mt UAR $460/mt Syria $460/mt Mexico $470/mt Canada $470/mt Argentina $470/mt India $470/mt Egypt $470/mt USA $550/mt CIS $412/mt HR plates 8-50mm SEA, Middle East $480/mt USA A36 $647.34/mt A572 $697.80/mt A516 $703.19/mt API-2H $955.65/mt A283 $642.36/mt ABS A/B $651.39/mt A515 $697.86/mtThe export of steel products can not be performed at the prices below given above.