Are Chinese mills “pushing the envelope” with US HDG offer prices?

Tuesday, 10 February 2015 09:39:42 (GMT+3)   |  
       

The most commonly reported price range for Chinese hot dipped galvanized 0.012”x40.875” G30 and 0.019”x48” G90 coil have both ticked down $1.00 cwt. ($22/mt or $20/nt) since our last report a week ago, and many traders say they continue to question “how low they can go before they push the envelope too far.”  Trade case rumors continue to abound, according to market sources, with the continued speculation swirling around a Q2 file date; others point out these rumors have been circling for quite a few months at this point in time and in the absence of official action, they’re not stepping away from imports just yet.

 

Import HDG offers to the US Cwt. Metric ton (mt) Net ton (nt) Change from last week
         
0.012”x40.875” G30        
         
China* $36.50-$38.00 $805-$838 $730-$760 down $1.00 cwt. 
India* $39-$41 $860-$904 $780-$820 neutral
         
0.019”x48” G90        
         
China* $35.50-$36.50 $783-$804 $710-$730 down $1.00 cwt.
India* $41-$42 $860-$950 $820-$860 neutral
         
         
Import Galvalume offers to the US        
0.019x41.5625 Gr80/AZ55        
         
China* $41-$42 $904-$950 $820-$860 neutral
India* $40-$42 $882-$950 $800-$840 down $1.00 cwt. 
Brazil* $40-$41 $882-$860 $800-$820 down $0.50 cwt. 
Korea* $40-$42 $882-$950 $800-$840 down $1.00 cwt. 
Taiwan* $40-$42 $882-$950 $800-$840 down $1.00 cwt. 
Mexico $40-$42 $882-$950 $800-$840 down $0.50 cwt. on the low end
*DDP loaded truck in US Gulf ports        

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