Average export offer prices of Chinese flat steel products have continued their upward trend. At present, export offers for boron-added 5.75 mm hot rolled coil (HRC) given by Chinese suppliers are at $545-555/mt FOB, while export offers for 1.0 mm cold rolled coil (CRC) given by Chinese suppliers are in the range of $595-605/mt FOB.
It is expected that flat steel offer prices from China will move sideways in the coming week.
Product name |
Quality |
Spec. |
Price ($/mt) FOB |
Weekly change ($/mt) |
HRC |
Q235B/SS400 |
5.75 mm x 1,500 x C |
550 |
↑5 |
Q235B/SS400 |
2.75 mm x 1,250 x C |
585 |
↑5 |
|
CRC |
ST12 |
1.0 mm x 1,250 x C |
600 |
↑30 |
ST12 |
0.6 mm x 1,250 x C |
625 |
↑30 |
|
HRP |
Q235 |
20 mm |
540 |
↑30 |
Shipbuilding Plate |
CCSA/B |
20 mm |
560 |
↑30 |
PPGI |
CGCC |
0.476 mm x 1,000 mm x C |
790 |
↑30 |
HDG |
SGCC |
1.0 mm x 1,250 mm x C |
660 |
↑30 |
|
SGCC |
0.5 mm x 1,000 mm x C |
680 |
↑30 |