Baosteel issues carbon steel flat product prices for March delivery

Wednesday, 12 February 2014 17:29:44 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

Major Chinese steelmaker Baosteel has issued its prices for carbon steel flat products for delivery in March. The details are as follows (comparisons are with February delivery prices):

1. Hot rolled coil (HRC):

Prices have remained stable, with a discount of $16/mt for contracts signed before February 18 and a discount of $8/mt for contracts signed before February 24.

2.Hot rolled pickled products:

1) Prices of products from Baosteel's main steel production base are up $9/mt.
2) Prices of products from Baosteel's Shanghai-based subsidiary Meishan Steel are up $9/mt.
3) Prices of products with mill edge are $9/mt lower than prices of products with trimmed edge.
4) A discount of $4/mt will be applied for contracts signed before February 21.

3.  Cold rolled (CR) products:

1) Prices of common quality (CQ) products (except products used in the auto industry) from the main steel base are up $8/mt, while the prices of other products are up $13/mt.
2) There is a discount of $8/mt for contracts signed before February 14, with a $4/mt discount for contracts signed before February 20.

 4. Hot dip galvanized (HDG):

1)  Prices of common quality (CQ) products, S series structural steel products and hot rolled pickled HDG from the main steel base are up $8/mt, while the prices of other products have remained stable.

5. Electro-galvanized (EG) products:

1) Prices of common quality (CQ) products are up $16/mt, while the prices of other products are up $8/mt.
2) There is a discount of $9/mt for contracts signed before February 10, with a $4/mt discount for contracts signed before February 20.
All the above price changes are effective from February 11 and exclude 17
percent VAT.

$1 = RMB 6.10


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