Flats 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.

 
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Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 9, 2024

Plate prices relatively stable in Turkey, some discounts available on local prices

Local European HRC prices rapidly move towards €700/mt level, interest in import minimal

Turkish flats spot prices fall further amid depressed market conditions

Japanese HRC exporters cut prices slightly amid tighter competition in February

Ex-India HDG prices stable amid ongoing silent market conditions

Chinese HDG export prices remain stable amid slow trade

US domestic plate prices still holding steady

HRC trade in UAE slows while sentiment softens on HRC import offers

Ex-China CRC offer prices decline amid slow trade, lower domestic prices

Vietnam’s Formosa cuts offers for big local buyers as mood still negative both in import and export HRC markets

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 9, 2024

CRC import price offers decline in Brazil

Turkey’s coated and CR sellers still under pressure from weak demand, sliding HRC prices

HRC softens further in all segments in Turkish market

Ex-India HRC prices corrected down amid tighter competition, mills aim to boost sales to non-traditional markets

Ex-China HRC prices keep declining, but trend may reverse amid futures rise

Ex-China steel plate prices mainly stable, with negative bias

Local Indian HRC prices down slightly amid sustained import pressure, low industrial demand

Local Indian CRC prices mainly stable but discounted sales continue

Free Global View on HRC: Trade slack in most regions, mood worsens amid ex-China post-holiday discounts

US HRC prices still softening as market searches for its floor

Romanian flat steel prices stable despite slow trade

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down slightly

EU CRC and HDG prices weighed down by low demand, negative HRC mood

Vietnam’s Formosa cuts local HRC offers by up to $50/mt amid cheaper imports

Ex-India HDG prices stable amid slow trade, CRC trade somewhat better

Tradable local and import HRC prices in EU continue to decline

Turkish HRS spot prices soften as trade remains sluggish

Mood among ex-China HDG exporters worsens

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 8, 2024

US domestic plate prices

Import HRC prices on the wane in Vietnam amid slump in China

Emirati buyers book only a few HRC lots amid softer import prices

Ex-China CRC offers relatively stable in occasional deals

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 8, 2024

Brazilian HRC export price maintains stability for four weeks

Ex-China HRC prices remain stable after holiday, but mood more negative than positive as futures decline

Ex-India HRC prices relatively stable, but deal prices down in Gulf and EU

HRC prices still stable in Turkey as China returns, discounts applicable for coated and CR

China comes back from long holiday with mixed signals

Local Indian CRC prices stable amid continued discounted sales by re-rollers

Ex-China steel plate prices move up following long holiday

Local Indian HRC trade prices stable, affected by discounted import sales

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

Prices decline slightly for Brazilian HDG exports

US flats prices continue to soften, market expects additional dips

European HRC suppliers lower offers as expected, import prices slump in new deals

Turkish HRC market stalls amid absence of China, worsening mood

Ex-India HDG prices stable as markets fall silent


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