On January 30, 2007,
Ukraine's Ministry of Economy approved the February 2007 minimum reference prices for Ukrainian exports of certain steel products which are either the object of antidumping investigations at the current time or else may be under investigation in the future. The average prices are at the following levels (FOB Black Sea):
Product: Region: Price
Rebar ASTM Middle East $424/mt
USA $430/mt
Rebar other standards Middle East $418/mt
Wire Rod USA $520/mt
Square Billets USA $390/mt
HRC Southeast Asia $415/mt
China $415/mt
Turkey $415/mt
Israel $415/mt
Syria $415/mt
UAE $415/mt
India $415/mt
CIS $412/mt
USA $550/mt
HR plates 8-50 mm SE Asia, Middle East $470/mt
USA
A36 $675.36/mt
A572 $728.01/mt
A516 $733.63/mt
API-2H $997.03/mt
A283 $670.17/mt
ABS A/B $679.59/mt
A515 $728.07/mt *- The minimum reference prices are not the real price levels, but rather they refer to the minimum levels below which the export of steel products may not be performed.