Steel Prices & Market Analyses

On the Steel Prices and Market Analyses pages, you may find steel product price reports and analyses based on data collected by SteelOrbis analysts from daily and real-time market transactions in local and global steel markets.

Scrap & Raw Materials
16 May	Ex-Brazil BPI prices keep increasing amid shortage in US market with targets reaching $500/mt FOB
15 May	Mexican ferrous scrap market convoluted as last purported price drops and first sign of increases converge this week
15 May	Global View on Scrap: Turkey’s import prices move up, Asia remains stable
15 May	Ex-Russia BPI prices supported by limited demand
15 May	Global HBI market bullish amid tight supply, ex-Libya tender closure to give further direction
15 May	Import scrap prices in Taiwan remain stable, Japan still absent
15 May	Vietnam’s import scrap market gives mixed signals
15 May	Daily iron ore prices CFR China - May 15, 2026
15 May	Local coke prices in China move up, further increase possible
15 May	Ex-Australia premium hard coking coal remains supported by some supply concerns

Tube and Pipe
15 May	Cost pressure prompts Marcegaglia Specialties to adjust stainless tube prices
14 May	Local Chinese steel pipe prices increase slightly, trade at normal levels
13 May	Chinese steel pipe export offer prices stable, local prices supported by raw material prices
08 May	Turkish hollow section prices rise on back of stronger local cost support
08 May	Local Chinese pipe prices increase amid support from cost and demand
06 May	Chinese steel pipe export offer prices increase amid war-related impacts
30 Apr	Local Chinese steel pipe prices stable or up slightly supported by billet uptrend
29 Apr	Chinese steel pipe export offer prices stable, local market performs below expectations
17 Apr	Turkish hollow section prices unchanged, supported by stable HRC and scrap levels
16 Apr	Local Chinese steel pipe prices fluctuate by small margins

Flats and Slab
15 May	US flat steel price edges higher again, May scrap now adds to bullish fundamentals
15 May	Global View on HRC: China’s export optimism clashes with slack demand internationally
15 May	Local Chinese PPGI prices rise further amid strong raw material price support
15 May	Vietnam’s import HRC prices fall further amid competitive Indian and Indonesian deals
15 May	Ex-China HDG offers rise further on stronger overseas demand
14 May	Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 20, 2026
14 May	Romanian flats prices weaken sharply amid sluggish demand, high inventories
14 May	Algeria targets higher HRC export offers, mulls local price hike
14 May	Turkish domestic and export HRC prices stable, import offers scarce
14 May	EU HRC prices soften further despite mills’ attempts to support July offers

Longs and Billet
15 May	Global View on Billet: Trade accelerates in major outlets, price rises terminated
15 May	Italian longs prices stable but bullish mood persists
15 May	European longs market at a standstill, further price hikes possible
15 May	Turkish merchant bar export prices stabilize amid sluggish demand, buyers resisting to price increases
15 May	Wire rod prices in Taiwanese domestic market - week 20, 2026
15 May	Domestic rebar prices in Taiwan - week 20, 2026
15 May	Ex-China rebar prices rise further this week, but uptrend may be over
15 May	Bulgarian longs prices mostly unchanged amid balanced demand, sufficient stocks
15 May	Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - May 15, 2026
14 May	US long steel prices steady to up, market not yet fully accepting price increases