Ex-Ukraine new production plate offers for Turkey

In the new production commercial grade plate offers given from Ukraine to Turkey, Donetskstal is offering at around the level of $435/mt CFR, Alchevsk is offering at approx. $520/mt CFR, while Ilyich's offers are at around $530/mt FOB. All offers are for shipments to be made in late April/early May. It is said that bookings may be concluded below these levels. However, in Turkey there is no demand for new production material, with ready-stock materials mostly being preferred instead. On the other hand, traders have been offering commercial grade and shipbuilding plate from stocks at the Black Sea ports, i.e. Mariupol, Odessa and Novorossisk, in the range of $390-430/mt FOB.