Chinese domestic HDG market continues its rising trend

Thursday, 11 August 2016 10:51:35 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

During the week ending August 11, the average prices of Chinese domestic hot dip galvanized (HDG) have continued their upward trend, while overall transaction activity in the market has remained at low levels. Average HDG prices in the local Chinese market are presented in the following table. 

During the given week, hot rolled coil (HRC) futures prices indicated significant increases, providing support for increases in domestic finished steel prices, including prices of HDG. However, the low levels of transaction activity have limited the margins of the price increases made by HDG traders. Meanwhile, supplies for August are on the low side and discounts are scarcer in the market. It is thought that HDG prices in the Chinese domestic market will likely continue their rising trend in the coming week.
 

Product name

Spec.

Category

City

Steel plant/origin

Price (RMB/mt)

Price ($/mt)

Weekly change (RMB/mt)

Thick galvanized coils

1.0 mm x 1,250 mm x C

SGCC

Shanghai

Angang

3,710

558

40

Guangzhou

Angang

4,100

617

50

Boxing

Angang

3,690

555

0

Average

-

3,834

577

30

Thin galvanized coils

0.5 mm x 1,000 mm x C

SGCC

Shanghai

Quantong

3,580

538

50

Guangzhou

Ma steel

3,900

586

50

Boxing

Hengtong

3,360

505

130

Average

-

3,614

543

77

 

17 percent VAT is included in all prices and all prices are ex-warehouse.
 
$1 = 6.65 RMB




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