Southeast Asia 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.

17 Jan

HRC import trade in Vietnam improves after ambitious hike in local prices

12 Jan

Formosa surprises local Vietnamese HRC market with $22-30/mt hike

12 Jan

Vietnamese HRC sellers eager to export as local buyers focus on small purchases from China

11 Jan

Chinese HDG export prices weaken in tandem with local market

11 Jan

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 2, 2024

04 Jan

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 1, 2024

02 Jan

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat raises local HRC prices, Chinese suppliers still most competitive

29 Dec

Asia’s import slab prices end the year higher, but buyers still focus on cheaper origins

28 Dec

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 52, 2023

27 Dec

Import HRC prices in Vietnam keep rising in amid China’s gains

21 Dec

Vietnam’s HRC import prices keep fluctuate following changing ex-China offers

21 Dec

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 51, 2023

14 Dec

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 50, 2023

13 Dec

Formosa hikes its HRC prices in Vietnam by $35/mt, import activity intensifies after hike

07 Dec

Asian slab exporters hike offers sharply after previous successful sales

07 Dec

Vietnam’s HRC import prices fluctuate but with upward bias after fluctuations in China

07 Dec

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 49, 2023

01 Dec

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat raises local HRC prices amid import hikes, Chinese sellers still most competitive

01 Dec

Free Global View on HRC: Most global sellers still optimistic, some turbulence in China amid futures slump

30 Nov

Vietnam’s HRC import prices fluctuate with limited downward bias in ex-China deals

30 Nov

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 48, 2023

23 Nov

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 47, 2023

22 Nov

HRC import prices in Vietnam rise in ex-China deals, more export sales reported also

16 Nov

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 46, 2023

14 Nov

Formosa’s new local HRC prices trend up amid better mood but exceed Chinese offers

10 Nov

Ex-China HRC prices rise in Vietnam, further hikes still possible despite slow buying

09 Nov

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 45, 2023

02 Nov

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 44, 2023

01 Nov

New HRC prices from Hoa Phat higher than initially expected amid China’s rebound

27 Oct

Free Global View on HRC: Market still under pressure as demand insufficient to support hikes attempts in some outlets

26 Oct

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 43, 2023

19 Oct

Formosa Ha Tinh cuts local HRC offers as mood still negative in Vietnam

19 Oct

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 42, 2023

18 Oct

Formosa Ha Tinh postpones new HRC prices, import offers keep fluctuating

13 Oct

Free Global View on HRC: Ex-China post-holiday discounts trigger negative mood globally

13 Oct

Ex-Japan HRC sold globally at high levels before China’s slump

12 Oct

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

10 Oct

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

06 Oct

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

05 Oct

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

02 Oct

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

29 Sep

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

28 Sep

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 39, 2023

22 Sep

Free Global View in HRC: Asian suppliers active globally, despite another price retreat in China

21 Sep

ASEAN slab mills seek export sales globally, bids below expectations

21 Sep

Vietnamese HRC import prices keep fluctuate with limited downward bias

21 Sep

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 38, 2023

20 Sep

Ex-China CRC prices remain stable

15 Sep

Formosa cuts HRC prices in Vietnam amid poor demand, import prices lack clarity

14 Sep

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 37, 2023

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