Absence of expected demand recovery raises concerns in Turkish HDG market

Wednesday, 15 May 2013 16:43:00 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
Prices have remained unchanged since last week in the Turkish domestic hot dip galvanized (HDG) coil market, while the expected recovery on the demand side on the back of seasonal factors has failed to materialize and this has resulted in increased caution among market players.

Meanwhile, even though there are some concerns regarding the reflection of the downtrend of hot rolled coil (HRC) prices in the HDG market, mills claim that their prices are already low and state that they are not willing to reduce their quotations. 

In the Turkish domestic market, sales prices for HDG are as follows:
 

Product

Price ($/mt)

HDG   0.50 mm  100gr/m²

800-830

HDG   1 mm  100gr/m²

755-780

HDG   2 mm  100gr/m²

740-750

The above prices, which may differ depending on product quality, are ex-works, exclude VAT, and are for advance payments. 

In the meantime, demand in the foreign market, which had also been expected to register an improvement with the arrival of spring, has been weakening amid the global downward trend. Turkish HDG export offers to the Middle East and the CIS are still standing at $800-830/mt ex-works for June-July production.

Weekly price movements of different steel products in major markets can be viewed comparatively in the SteelOrbis Historical Steel Prices section. Market trends can thus be seen more clearly, while desired charts can be created and used in reports or presentations.   


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