On January 9, Hebei Province-based Puyang Steel announced its ex-factory price for medium plate. The details are as follows;
The price of common carbon plate has gone up RMB 50/mt ($7/mt). As a result, Q235A 16-25 mm material now costs RMB 3,850/mt ($564/mt).
Low alloy plate has increased by RMB 50/mt ($7/mt). After the adjustment, the price of Q345 16-25 mm is RMB 4,050 ($593/mt).
The shipbuilding plate price has not changed, and so the price of CCSB 16-25 mm is still RMB 4,000/mt ($586/mt).