During the week ending April 17, average prices of steel plate in the Chinese domestic market have moved down further, while transaction activity in the overall market has been better than in the previous week and is now at medium levels. Average steel plate prices in China are presented in the table below.
During the given week, average steel plate prices in China have declined, though transaction activity has improved. The ongoing overall downtrend in the domestic flat rolled steel market has exerted negative pressure on steel plate prices in the market, while decreases in Chinese ferrous metal futures prices have also been a factor. With weak sentiment prevailing in the market, it is thought that steel plate prices in the Chinese domestic market will likely move down slightly in the coming week.
Medium plate prices in local Chinese market
| Product Name | Quality | City | Steel Plant/Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
| 8 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shanghai | Magang | 3,630 | 528 | ↓100 |
| Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 3,470 | 504 | ↓170 | ||
| Lecong | Shaoguan Steel | 3,860 | 561 | ↓190 | ||
| Average price | - | 3,653 | 531 | ↓153 | ||
| 20 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shangai | Magang | 3,370 | 490 | ↓130 |
| Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 3,170 | 461 | ↓170 | ||
| Lecong | Shaoguan Steel | 3,450 | 501 | ↓160 | ||
| Average price | - | 3,330 | 484 | ↓153 | ||
| 30 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shanghai | Ansteel | 3,440 | 500 | ↓130 |
| Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 3,170 | 461 | ↓170 | ||
| Average price | - | 3,305 | 480 | ↓150 | ||
| 20 mm low alloy medium plate | Q345 | Shanghai | Magang | 3,530 | 513 | ↓170 |
| Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 3,320 | 483 | ↓170 | ||
| Average price | - | 3,425 | 498 | ↓170 |
Boiler and container plate prices in local Chinese market
| Product Name | Spec. | Quality | City | Steel Plant/Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
| Boiler plate | 20 mm | 20G | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 4,000 | 581 | 0 |
| Beijing | Anyang Steel | 3,880 | 564 | ↓200 | |||
| Guangzhou | Liuzhou Steel | 4,240 | 616 | ↓40 | |||
| Average | - | 4,040 | 587 | ↓80 | |||
| Container plate | 8 mm | 16MnR | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 4,350 | 632 | 0 |
| Guangzhou | Liuzhou Steel | 4,780 | 695 | ↓40 | |||
| Average | - | 4,565 | 664 | ↓20 | |||
| 20 mm | 16MnR | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 3,990 | 580 | ↓110 | |
| Beijing | Jinan Steel | 4,160 | 605 | 0 | |||
| Guangzhou | Liuzhou Steel | 4,290 | 624 | ↓40 | |||
| Average | - | 4,146 | 603 | ↓50 |
Shipbuilding plate prices in local Chinese market
| Product Name | Spec. | City | Quality | Place of Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly change (RMB/mt) |
| Shipbuilding Plate | 8 mm | Shanghai | CCSA/B | Xinyu Steel | 4,030 | 586 | ↓60 |
| Jinan | CCSA/B | Jinan Steel | 3,860 | 561 | ↓200 | ||
| Guangzhou | CCSA/B | Shaoguan Steel | 4,110 | 597 | ↓60 | ||
| Average | - | - | 4,000 | 581 | ↓107 | ||
| 20 mm | Shanghai | CCSA/B | Xinyu Steel | 3,750 | 545 | ↓60 | |
| Jinan | CCSA/B | Jinan Steel | 3,640 | 529 | ↓200 | ||
| Guangzhou | CCSA/B | Shaoguan Steel | 3,930 | 571 | ↓80 | ||
| Average | - | - | 3,773 | 548 | ↓114 |
17 percent VAT is included in all prices and all prices are ex-warehouse.
$1 = RMB 6.88