China 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.

06 Jul

Ex-China HDG offer prices keep rising slightly amid futures price recovery

06 Jul

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly decline

05 Jul

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 27, 2023

05 Jul

Ex-China CRC prices move sideways

04 Jul

Ex-China HRC prices mainly stable despite local and futures price rises, amid slow demand

04 Jul

Shagang Group raises local HRC prices by $7/mt for July

04 Jul

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

03 Jul

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

03 Jul

Ex-Japan HRC prices on verge of increasing after fall in June

03 Jul

Ex-China steel plate prices up slightly by $5/mt

30 Jun

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down  

29 Jun

Ex-China HDG offer prices remain stable on slow trade

28 Jun

Ex-China CRC prices edge down slightly

28 Jun

Chinese stainless steel prices mostly remain stable

28 Jun

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 26, 2023

27 Jun

Ex-China HRC prices stable as fluctuating futures exert pressure, mood still upbeat

27 Jun

Free Ex-China stainless steel prices edge down

26 Jun

China’s steel plate exporters roll over prices

23 Jun

Global View on HRC: All main suppliers keep maintaining prices unchanged, but market evaluations mainly optimistic

21 Jun

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly decrease

21 Jun

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 25, 2023

21 Jun

Ex-China CRC prices affected by worse mood locally and in futures market

20 Jun

Ex-China HRC prices relatively stable, upturn hampered by worse weather and slower local demand

20 Jun

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

19 Jun

Ex-China steel plate prices remain stable on weak trade, uncertainty over future trend

16 Jun

Global View on HRC: Most HRC suppliers keep offers stable as uncertainty persists, outlook rather positive than negative

16 Jun

Chinese domestic PPGI prices move sideways

15 Jun

Ex-China HDG offer prices recover slightly amid futures price rise

14 Jun

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly stable

14 Jun

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 24, 2023

14 Jun

Ex-China CRC prices remain stable, future trend lacks clarity

13 Jun

Most Chinese HRC mills keep prices stable, optimistic mood both overseas and domestically wavers

13 Jun

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

13 Jun

Ansteel and Bensteel hold local HRC prices stable for July

12 Jun

Formosa’s new HRC prices still relatively stable in Vietnam, higher than ex-China

12 Jun

Ex-China steel plate prices move sideways, local mood worsens

12 Jun

Baosteel holds local HRC prices stable for July

09 Jun

Chinese domestic PPGI prices indicate slight declines

09 Jun

Global View on HRC: Prices still drop in Europe, but trend on threshold of reversal in many regions

08 Jun

Ex-China HDG offer prices move up amid futures price recovery

08 Jun

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move up

07 Jun

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 23, 2023

07 Jun

Ex-China CRC prices move up amid HRC futures rises but outlook unclear

07 Jun

Uptrend reverses in Vietnam’s HRC import segment after fall in China’s futures prices

06 Jun

Hoa Phat cuts HRC prices in Vietnam despite better sentiments in China

06 Jun

Ex-China HRC prices stronger amid futures recovery, customers not in a hurry to accept

06 Jun

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

05 Jun

Ex-China steel plate prices stable, mood improves on local and futures price gains

02 Jun

Global View on HRC: Prices still slump in most regions, but mood starts to change in China amid futures price rebound

02 Jun

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down

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