Demand for imported
plate in
Turkey has failed to show signs of a recovery and is expected to remain at current levels in the short term. Ex-
Macedonia plate offers have indicated a decrease of $15/mt as compared to last week, while ex-
Ukraine offers for
plate have decreased by $10/mt since last week.
Meanwhile, steel
plate offers to
Turkey given by Ukrainian steel producer Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works are standing at $600/mt CFR for September production, while another Ukrainian mill
Ilyich Iron & Steel Works is offering September output
plate to
Turkey at the base price level of $610/mt CFR. In the meantime, Bulgarian producer Stomana's September output steel
plate offers to
Turkey are still at the base price level of €520-530/mt ($634-647/mt) CFR. In addition, Macedonian mill Makstil's offers are currently at $770/mt CFR for September rolling.
Furthermore, a Russian producer's hot rolled
plate (HRP) offers from its mill 2800 to
Turkey still stand at the level of $660-665/mt CFR, while the producer's HRP offers from its mill 5000 to
Turkey are at $690-700/mt CFR. The ex-
Russia plate offers to
Turkey are for August production.
€1 = $1.22