During the week ending July 24, average prices of medium steel plate in the Chinese domestic market have indicated slight fluctuations, with low alloy medium plate prices softening slightly, while transaction activity in the overall steel plate market has been at medium levels. Average steel plate prices in China are presented in the tables below.
During the given week, following previous significant rises in domestic steel plate prices, small increases in steel plate inventory levels and declines in hot rolled coil (HRC) futures prices in China have exerted downward pressure on the local steel plate market. It is thought that steel plate prices in the Chinese domestic market will likely move in a downward direction in the coming week.
Medium plate prices in local Chinese market
Product Name |
Quality |
City |
Steel Plant/Origin |
Price (RMB/mt) |
Price ($/mt) |
Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
8 mm common carbon mediumplate |
Q235 |
Shanghai |
Magang |
3,930 |
581 |
↓20 |
Tianjin |
Tiangang Steel |
3,850 |
570 |
↑10 |
||
Lecong |
Shaoguan Steel |
4,090 |
605 |
0 |
||
Average price |
- |
3,957 |
585 |
↓3 |
||
20 mm common carbon mediumplate |
Q235 |
Shanghai |
Magang |
3,620 |
536 |
↓20 |
Tianjin |
Tiangang Steel |
3,550 |
525 |
↑10 |
||
Lecong |
Shaoguan Steel |
3,680 |
544 |
↑40 |
||
Average price |
- |
3,617 |
535 |
↑10 |
||
30 mm common carbon mediumplate |
Q235 |
Shanghai |
Ansteel |
3,650 |
540 |
↓30 |
Tianjin |
Tiangang Steel |
3,550 |
525 |
↑10 |
||
Average price |
- |
3,600 |
533 |
↓10 |
||
20 mm low alloy mediumplate |
Q345 |
Shanghai |
Magang |
3,790 |
561 |
↓30 |
Tianjin |
Tiangang Steel |
3,700 |
547 |
↑10 |
||
Average price |
- |
3,745 |
554 |
↓10 |
Boiler and container plate prices in local Chinese market
Product Name |
Spec. |
Quality |
City |
Steel Plant/Origin |
Price (RMB/mt) |
Price ($/mt) |
Weekly Change (RMB/mt) |
Boilerplate |
20 mm |
20G |
Shanghai |
Xinyu Steel |
3,950 |
584 |
0 |
Beijing |
Anyang Steel |
4,080 |
604 |
↑20 |
|||
Guangzhou |
Liuzhou Steel |
4,200 |
621 |
↑20 |
|||
Average |
- |
4,077 |
603 |
↑13 |
|||
Containerplate |
8 mm |
16MnR |
Shanghai |
Xinyu Steel |
4,300 |
636 |
0 |
Guangzhou |
Liuzhou Steel |
4,740 |
701 |
↑20 |
|||
Average |
- |
4,520 |
669 |
↑10 |
|||
20 mm |
16MnR |
Shanghai |
Xinyu Steel |
4,050 |
599 |
0 |
|
Beijing |
Jinan Steel |
4,170 |
617 |
↑20 |
|||
Guangzhou |
Liuzhou Steel |
4,250 |
629 |
↑20 |
|||
Average |
- |
4,157 |
615 |
↑13 |
Shipbuilding plate prices in local Chinese market
Product Name |
Spec. |
City |
Quality |
Place of Origin |
Price (RMB/mt) |
Price ($/mt) |
Weekly change (RMB/mt) |
ShipbuildingPlate |
8 mm |
Shanghai |
CCSA/B |
Xinyu Steel |
4,050 |
599 |
↑20 |
Jinan |
CCSA/B |
Jinan Steel |
4,190 |
620 |
↑10 |
||
Guangzhou |
CCSA/B |
Shaoguan Steel |
4,210 |
623 |
↑100 |
||
Average |
- |
- |
4,150 |
614 |
↑43 |
||
20 mm |
Shanghai |
CCSA/B |
Xinyu Steel |
3,770 |
558 |
↑20 |
|
Jinan |
CCSA/B |
Jinan Steel |
3,970 |
587 |
↑10 |
||
Guangzhou |
CCSA/B |
Shaoguan Steel |
4,030 |
596 |
↑100 |
||
Average |
- |
- |
3,923 |
580 |
↑43 |
17 percent VAT is included in all prices and all prices are ex-warehouse.
$1 = RMB 6.76