Steelmaking Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest flats and slab prices and price trends via the flats and slab price reports and market analyses listed below. These flats and slab price reports are derived from actual flats and slab market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

13 Mar

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move down slightly

12 Mar

Indian HRC exporters decrease prices amid rising competition, but trade remains limited

12 Mar

Baosteel keeps local HRC prices stable for April

11 Mar

China cuts HRC offer prices for Turkey, demand still insufficient

11 Mar

Local Indian HRC prices stable but face downside risks from sustained imports

11 Mar

Ex-China steel plate prices move down

08 Mar

Free Global View on HRC: Most major suppliers keep providing large discounts

08 Mar

Romanian flats spot prices move up as business activity improves

08 Mar

Negative mood still prevails in European CRC and HDG markets

08 Mar

Chinese domestic PPGI prices continue declining

07 Mar

Russia adjusts local flats prices, still inactive on exports

07 Mar

HRC prices in EU still fail to hit bottom as mood remains weak

07 Mar

Turkish flats spot prices continue to fall as HRC prices soften

07 Mar

Ex-China HDG prices decline amid worse sentiments locally

07 Mar

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly stable, some slight downticks also

06 Mar

Turkey’s HRC prices slide again, import offers may have hit bottom

05 Mar

Ex-India HRC prices mainly stable, trade still limited amid mounting negative mood

05 Mar

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat cuts local HRC prices after Formosa and import price fall

05 Mar

Ex-China HRC prices fall further as futures still decline, customers seek more discounts

05 Mar

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

04 Mar

Ex-China steel plate prices remain stable

04 Mar

Local Indian HRC prices fall further amid aggressive stock liquidation

01 Mar

Free Global View on HRC: Most global sellers negative on prices, trade remains slow

01 Mar

Chinese suppliers still impact import HRC market in Pakistan

01 Mar

Chinese domestic PPGI prices continue their downtrend

01 Mar

Slab prices down globally in Feb, but insufficient for buyers with further drops awaited

01 Mar

Shagang Group keeps local HRC prices stable for March

29 Feb

Plate prices relatively stable in Turkey, some discounts available on local prices

29 Feb

Ex-India HDG prices stable amid ongoing silent market conditions

29 Feb

Chinese HDG export prices remain stable amid slow trade

28 Feb

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move up slightly

28 Feb

HRC trade in UAE slows while sentiment softens on HRC import offers

27 Feb

Turkey’s coated and CR sellers still under pressure from weak demand, sliding HRC prices

27 Feb

Ex-India HRC prices corrected down amid tighter competition, mills aim to boost sales to non-traditional markets

27 Feb

Ex-China HRC prices keep declining, but trend may reverse amid futures rise

27 Feb

Ex-China stainless steel prices edge up

26 Feb

Local Indian HRC prices down slightly amid sustained import pressure, low industrial demand

23 Feb

Free Global View on HRC: Trade slack in most regions, mood worsens amid ex-China post-holiday discounts

23 Feb

Vietnam’s Formosa cuts local HRC offers by up to $50/mt amid cheaper imports

22 Feb

Ex-India HDG prices stable amid slow trade, CRC trade somewhat better

21 Feb

Import HRC prices on the wane in Vietnam amid slump in China

21 Feb

Emirati buyers book only a few HRC lots amid softer import prices

20 Feb

Ex-India HRC prices relatively stable, but deal prices down in Gulf and EU

20 Feb

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

19 Feb

Ex-China steel plate prices move up following long holiday

19 Feb

Local Indian HRC trade prices stable, affected by discounted import sales

16 Feb

Free Global View on HRC: Pricing mainly negative globally in absence of China

15 Feb

European HRC suppliers lower offers as expected, import prices slump in new deals

15 Feb

Turkish HRC market stalls amid absence of China, worsening mood

14 Feb

Ex-India HRC prices vary widely across destinations, deals mostly done in Middle East

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