Import
plate demand in
Turkey is still slack. Import
plate offers to
Turkey from
Ukraine have softened by $5/mt over the past two weeks, while Macedonian
plate offers to
Turkey have declined by $10/mt over the same period.
Currently, steel
plate offers to
Turkey given by
Ukraine-based Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works are standing at $545/mt CFR, while another Ukrainian producer
Ilyich Iron & Steel Works is offering
plate to
Turkey at the base price level of $545/mt CFR - both for shipments in December. In addition,
Macedonia-based Makstil's offers are standing at $750-760/mt CFR
Turkey for November deliveries.