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
29 May	Mexican domestic scrap prices remain flat in the North, Central, and Bajio regions
29 May	Local coke prices in China move up, but effect from coal mines closure starts to fade away
29 May	Daily iron ore prices CFR China - May 29, 2026
29 May	Italian scrap prices stable amid market lull
29 May	Ex-India pellet prices stable amid silent trade conditions, sales likely to improve but at lower price levels
28 May	US domestic scrap prices are still expected to be mainly sideways in June, yet some bearishness has broken through
28 May	Iron ore in China edges down further due to a slowdown in steel demand
28 May	Carbon and stainless scrap prices in Taiwanese domestic market - week 22, 2026
27 May	USWC/USEC containerized ferrous scrap prices soften, USWC bulk scrap drops as well for the second week
27 May	Daily iron ore prices CFR China - May 27, 2026

Tube and Pipe
28 May	Chinese pipe prices mostly stable with slight fluctuation
27 May	Chinese steel pipe export market firms on supply constraints
21 May	Local Chinese steel pipe prices indicate minor changes
20 May	Chinese steel pipe export offer prices fluctuate slightly, lower iron ore prices depress local market
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

Flats and Slab
29 May	Bullish trend continues in US flat steel markets, high pricing could trim construction demand
29 May	Ex-India HDG prices stable, pessimism surfaces after ongoing sales pitches fail to make headway
29 May	Vietnamese HRC importers agree to sporadic buying only after discounts
29 May	EU HRC market shows modest domestic demand, while import trade is thin amid quota uncertainty
29 May	Chinese domestic PPGI prices move sideways amid weaker support from cost side
28 May	Ex-China HDG offers move sideways, but may soften next week
28 May	Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 22, 2026
27 May	Chinese HRC export sentiment deteriorates amid weaker local demand and lower futures
27 May	Chinese CRC export market weakens amid falling HRC futures
27 May	Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 22, 2026

Longs and Billet
29 May	US import long steel prices mostly steady, paucity of spot bookings to pressure prices into Q3
29 May	Sentiment turns from negative to stable in ex-China rebar market
29 May	Wire rod prices in Taiwanese domestic market - week 22, 2026
29 May	Domestic rebar prices in Taiwan - week 22, 2026
28 May	Domestic rebar and wire prices steady as Nucor ups specialty product prices
28 May	The European longs market stalled amid weak demand and holidays, safeguards still in focus
28 May	Ex-China wire rod prices unchanged, outlook also rather stable
28 May	SE Asian buyers wait for more declines as prices soften, but not enough this week
28 May	Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - May 28, 2026
27 May	Indian mills still interested in billet exports even though bids are declining