Steelmaking 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.

 
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Indian mills seek higher flat steel base prices for January deliveries

Free Global View on HRC: Cautious optimism on prices still persists in most regions, trade yet to fully recover after ...

EU HRC prices stable due to winter holiday lull

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge up slightly

Ex-China HDG prices stable but with upward bias amid futures price hikes

Local Chinese stainless steel prices stable or up slightly

Indian mills resume HRC exports to Middle East, EU still on holiday

Turkey’s flat steel spot prices rise somewhat despite slower trade

GCC buyers accept higher import HRC offers, booking some volumes from India

Local Indian HRC trade prices soften amid uncertainty over mills’ base prices

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat raises local HRC prices, Chinese suppliers still most competitive

Ex-China HRC prices mainly stable but with some downward bias amid slow trade during holidays

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

Chinese domestic PPGI prices move sideways

Asia’s import slab prices end the year higher, but buyers still focus on cheaper origins

Ex-India HDG prices mainly stable but freight surge keeps buyers away

Turkey's flat steel spot prices stable despite concerns over outlook

Local Chinese stainless steel prices move up slightly

Ex-China steel plate prices move up despite limited demand

Global View on HRC: All main suppliers keep maintaining prices high, market evaluations remain optimistic

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge up slightly

Vietnam’s HRC import prices keep fluctuate following changing ex-China offers

Romania's sole flat steel producer increases HRC pricing while traders maintain prices

Ex-China CRC prices move sideways

HRC prices flatten in Turkey ahead of holidays and on lack of movement in scrap and from China

Chinese HRC mills mostly keep export offers stable, worse local mood starts to affect tradable prices

Ex-China stainless steel prices remain stable

Local Indian HRC trade prices move sideways, uncertainty remains

Local Indian CRC prices stable but re-rollers push volumes at discounts

Ex-China steel plate prices remain stable

Free Global View on HRC: Prices from most suppliers mainly stabilize but some optimism still persist

Chinese domestic PPGI prices remain stable

Indian HRC exporters keep pushing deals in Europe ahead of holidays

Ex-China HRC prices rise further, customers not in hurry to accept

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

Baosteel raises local HRC prices by RMB 200/mt for January

Ex-China steel plate prices move sideways

Local Indian CRC prices stable even as mills commence discounted sales

Local Indian HRC trade prices inch up but mills start discounted sales amid rising inventories

Free Global View on HRC: Import trade improves in Turkey and EU, mood remains optimistic

Turkish domestic HRC offers surpass $700/mt, buyers not fully on board yet

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down slightly

Turkey’s flats spot prices still rise though demand remains uneven

Asian slab exporters hike offers sharply after previous successful sales

European HRC mills still positive, foreign suppliers also target more hikes

Vietnam’s HRC import prices fluctuate but with upward bias after fluctuations in China

Ex-India HDG prices stable but mills hold back offers amid low export allocations

Ex-China HDG prices move sideways amid futures fluctuations

Local Chinese stainless steel prices move down

Romania’s sole flats mill cuts HDG and PPGI prices, keeps HRC stable


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