SteelOrbis has learned that, as of December 31, Chung Hung Steel Co. Ltd (CHS), a major Taiwan-based HRC/CRC re-roller and subsidiary of Taiwanese integrated steelmaker China Steel Corp. (CSC), has announced that prices for its hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC) and hot dipped galvanized (HDG) products have remained unchanged on ex-works basis for January shipments as compared to its prices for December deliveries. Accordingly, the producer's ex-works prices are at the following levels:
Product | Domestic price | Export price |
HRC 2.0 mm | NTD 21,350-22,500/mt ($673-709/mt) | $625-630/mt FOB Taiwan |
CRC 1.0 mm | NTD 24,700-25,450/mt ($779-802/mt) | $735-765/mt FOB Taiwan |
HGI 2.0 mm | NTD 26,700-27,700/mt ($842-873/mt) | $810-840/mt FOB Taiwan |
CGI 1.0 mm | NTD 28,400-28,750/mt ($895-906/mt) | - |
On the other hand, with regard to the export markets, CHS' prices for HRC, CRC and HDG products have declined by $10/mt over the same period. The offers are for January and February shipments.
All the above prices include five percent VAT and are on actual weight basis. The ex-works domestic prices are for payment via standby letter of credit, while the export prices are for payment via at sight letter of credit.
$1 = NTD 31.72