During the week ending December 14, steel plate prices in the Chinese domestic market have indicated a slight uptrend for common carbon and low alloy medium plate, while transaction activity in the overall market is somewhat better than in the previous week, though remaining on the slack side. Average steel plate prices in China are presented in the tables below.
During the given week, new supplies arriving in the market have been on the low side, resulting in some supply shortages in the spot market. Since steelmakers have reduced their outputs, inventory levels in the steel plate market are at low levels, providing a certain degree of support for steel plate prices. However, shipbuilding plate prices have indicated decreases in Shanghai and Jinan, though they have risen slightly in the Guangzhou market. It is thought that steel plate prices in the Chinese domestic market will likely move on a slight uptrend in the coming week.
Product Name | Category | City | Steel Plant/Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
8 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shanghai | Xinyu Steel | 2,000 | 310 | ↓30 |
Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 2,030 | 314 | 0 | ||
Lecong | Shaoguan Steel | 2,380 | 368 | 0 | ||
Average price | - | 2,137 | 331 | ↓10 | ||
20 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shangai | Magang | 1,790 | 277 | ↑20 |
Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 1,730 | 268 | 0 | ||
Lecong | Shaoguan Steel | 2,040 | 316 | 0 | ||
Average price | - | 1,853 | 287 | ↑7 | ||
30 mm common carbon medium plate | Q235 | Shanghai | Magang | 1,820 | 282 | ↓30 |
Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 1,750 | 271 | 0 | ||
Average price | - | 1,785 | 276 | ↓15 | ||
20 mm low alloy medium plate | Q345 | Shanghai | Magang | 1,970 | 305 | ↑10 |
Tianjin | Tiangang Steel | 1,930 | 299 | 0 | ||
Average price | - | 1,950 | 302 | ↑5 |
Boiler and container plate prices in local Chinese market
Product Name | Spec, | Category | City | Steel Plant/Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
Boiler plate | 20 mm | 20G | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 2,200 | 341 | 0 |
Beijing | Anyang | 2,130 | 330 | 0 | |||
Guangzhou | Liuzhou Steel | 2,550 | 395 | 0 | |||
Ortalama | - | 2,293 | 355 | 0 | |||
Container plate | 8 mm | 16MnR | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 2,700 | 418 | 0 |
Guangzhou | Jinan Steel | 3,100 | 480 | 0 | |||
Ortalama | - | 2,900 | 449 | 0 | |||
20 mm | 16MnR | Shangai | Xinyu Steel | 2,300 | 356 | 0 | |
Beijing | Jinan Steel | 2,230 | 345 | 0 | |||
Guangzhou | Liuzhou Steel | 2,650 | 410 | 0 | |||
Ortalama | - | 2,393 | 370 | 0 |
Shipbuilding plate prices in local Chinese market
Product Name | Spec, | City | Category | Place of Origin | Price (RMB/mt) | Price ($/mt) | Weekly change (RMB/mt) |
Shipbuilding Plate | 8 mm | Shanghai | CCSA/B | Xinyu Steel | 2,340 | 362 | ↓100 |
Jinan | CCSA/B | Jinan Steel | 2,070 | 320 | ↓30 | ||
Guangzhou | CCSA/B | Shaoguan | 2,360 | 365 | ↑10 | ||
Average | - | - | 2,257 | 349 | ↓40 | ||
20 mm | Shanghai | CCSA/B | Xinyu Steel | 2,060 | 319 | ↓100 | |
Jinan | CCSA/B | Jinan Steel | 1,900 | 294 | ↓30 | ||
Guangzhou | CCSA/B | Shaoguan | 2,100 | 325 | ↑10 | ||
Average | - | - | 2,020 | 313 | ↓40 |
17 percent VAT is included in all prices and all prices are ex-warehouse.
$1 = RMB 6.46