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.

 
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Shagang Group keeps local HRC prices stable for November

Ex-China HRC prices stronger amid futures recovery, but customers not in hurry to accept

Ex-India HRC prices unchanged amid silent trade conditions

Ex-China stainless steel prices edge down

Local Indian CRC prices stable ahead of holidays

Correction gains momentum in local Indian HRC market amid weaker trade, stock liquidation

Ex-China steel plate prices edge down despite futures price gains

Romania's sole flat steel producer and local traders keep prices stable 

Ex-Asia slab offers prevail in Turkey, some of them workable

European mills target higher CRC/HDG offers after rises in import prices, tradable prices stable at low levels

India imports discounted HRC from China

Turkey’s flats spot prices down slightly as overall scenario still gloomy

Ex-India HDG prices stable, but trade stalled by bid-offer disparities

Tradable HRC prices stable in Europe on moderate trade, import slightly higher

Chinese stainless steel prices follow a fluctuating trend

Formosa cuts HRC offers as demand still poor in Vietnam, though mood better in China 

HRC imports in UAE still reasonably stable after significant quantity of trade

Ex-China HRC down over the week, but some rebound in traders' prices today following futures

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

Ex-China steel plate prices move sideways

Correction deepens in local Indian HRC market, mills still to go ahead with base price hikes

Local Indian CRC prices inch lower, but trend expected to be reversed soon

Free Global View on HRC: Market evaluations still lack clarity, but mood more positive in some regions such as Europe

Romania’s flat steel market still quiet, mood pessimistic

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down slightly

European CRC and HDG offers down slightly as demand fails to recover so far 

European HRC prices seem to have bottomed out as mills refuse any discounts

Formosa Ha Tinh cuts local HRC offers as mood still negative in Vietnam

Local Chinese stainless steel prices fluctuate slightly

Indian mills halt HRC export offers amid continuing domestic focus

Ex-China HRC prices stronger from mills amid futures recovery, tradable levels lag a bit behind

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

Ex-China steel plate prices move down

Signs of correction in local Indian HRC market, but hike by mills still expected

Local Indian CRC prices dip amid improved supplies, mood still positive

Romania's local and import flat steel prices stable for now

Negative mood still prevails in European CRC and HDG markets

Pakistani CRC and HDG mills cut prices again amid stronger currency

Ex-Japan HRC sold globally at high levels before China’s slump

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down

Turkey’s coated and CRC prices weaken amid slow demand

Some plate suppliers provide discounts in Turkish market

Ex-India HDG hike offers amid green-shoots of optimism

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move down

Ex-China tradable CRC prices soften amid cheaper feedstock, lower futures

China raises HRC offers for UAE slightly, buyers seek discounts

Baosteel keeps local HRC prices stable for November

Large Indian steel mills plan base price hikes due to surging import coking coal prices

HRC prices relatively stable in Turkey after China’s return

Ex-India HRC prices stable as good mood persists locally, mills test long-term supply deals


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