Flats and Slab Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest flats and slab prices and price trends via the flats and slab price reports and market analyses listed below. These flats and slab price reports are derived from actual flats and slab market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

12 Oct

Some plate suppliers provide discounts in Turkish market

12 Oct

Turkey's flat spot prices unchanged since HRC prices relatively stable

12 Oct

Gap between local and import HRC narrows in Europe, buyers keep pushing for discounts

12 Oct

Ex-India HDG hike offers amid green-shoots of optimism

12 Oct

Ex-China HDG prices retreat in line with other flat steel prices

12 Oct

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 41, 2023

11 Oct

Global slab prices unable to move up, Russia losing presence in Turkey

11 Oct

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move down

11 Oct

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 41, 2023

11 Oct

Ex-China tradable CRC prices soften amid cheaper feedstock, lower futures

11 Oct

China raises HRC offers for UAE slightly, buyers seek discounts

11 Oct

Baosteel keeps local HRC prices stable for November

10 Oct

Large Indian steel mills plan base price hikes due to surging import coking coal prices

10 Oct

HRC prices relatively stable in Turkey after China’s return

10 Oct

Ex-India HRC prices stable as good mood persists locally, mills test long-term supply deals

10 Oct

Negative mood prevails in Vietnam’s HRC import market after China’s return

10 Oct

Ex-China HRC prices weaken amid worse sentiment, customers expect more discounts

10 Oct

Ex-China stainless steel prices follow downtrend

09 Oct

Ex-China steel plate prices move sideways

09 Oct

Local Indian CRC prices stable, on par with mills’ base prices as restocking pauses

09 Oct

Local Indian HRC trade prices record slow gains

09 Oct

Shagang Group keeps local HRC prices stable for October

06 Oct

Free Global View on HRC: Pricing mainly negative globally amid absence of China

06 Oct

Brazilian HRC export price declines slightly from two weeks ago

06 Oct

Prices reduced for Brazilian slab export negotiations

06 Oct

Russian slab exporters under pressure, no demand except in Asia at low prices

06 Oct

Romania's flat steel market stable despite weaker trade

06 Oct

Slow demand still impacting CRC and HDG tradable prices in Europe

05 Oct

US HRC prices tick upward

05 Oct

Turkish HRC prices soften, slight interest in imports emerges

05 Oct

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 40, 2023

05 Oct

HRC market quiet in EU as lower bids still rejected by mills, import quota for ‘other countries’ exhausted at once

05 Oct

Indian integrated mills finish hikes of local flat product base prices for October

05 Oct

Turkey's flats spot prices still decline as demand remains limited

04 Oct

CRC import price offers decline slightly in Brazil

04 Oct

Import HRC prices stable in UAE despite weak trade locally

03 Oct

Indian HRC exporters keep refraining from sales, prices stable

02 Oct

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat cuts prices amid bearish post-holiday expectations in China

02 Oct

Pakistani mills cut CRC and HDG prices to offset stronger currency

02 Oct

Local Indian HRC trade prices continue to consolidate at higher levels

02 Oct

Surge in local Indian CRC prices continues unabated

29 Sep

Free Global View on HRC: Most suppliers pessimistic on prices, China exits market for holiday on uncertain note

29 Sep

US flat rolled spot market prices “still squishy”

29 Sep

US plate spot market prices tick down

29 Sep

Brazilian export slab price expected to rise

29 Sep

Import HRC offers drop in Vietnam ahead of long holiday in China

29 Sep

European CRC offers down slightly, HDG mainly stable as trade silent amid lack of buyer response

28 Sep

Domestic and import plate prices in Turkey move in different directions

28 Sep

Turkey’s flats spot prices decline as market outlook still depressed

28 Sep

HRC bids fall below €600/mt ex-works in EU, but rejected by sellers so far

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