China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the August 17-23 period this year average finished steel prices in China edged up slightly.
In the given period, the average prices of welded steel pipe, hot-rolled steel strip and common steel plate rose by 0.9 percent, 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, week on week.
In the same period, the average prices of coking coal, smoke-free lump coal and thermal coal increased by 2.9 percent, 0.7 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, week on week.
