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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Correction deepens in local Indian HRC market, mills still to go ahead with base price hikes

Local Indian CRC prices inch lower, but trend expected to be reversed soon

Free Global View on HRC: Market evaluations still lack clarity, but mood more positive in some regions such as Europe

Romania’s flat steel market still quiet, mood pessimistic

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down slightly

European CRC and HDG offers down slightly as demand fails to recover so far 

European HRC prices seem to have bottomed out as mills refuse any discounts

Formosa Ha Tinh cuts local HRC offers as mood still negative in Vietnam

Local Chinese stainless steel prices fluctuate slightly

Indian mills halt HRC export offers amid continuing domestic focus

Ex-China HRC prices stronger from mills amid futures recovery, tradable levels lag a bit behind

Ex-China stainless steel prices move sideways

Ex-China steel plate prices move down

Signs of correction in local Indian HRC market, but hike by mills still expected

Local Indian CRC prices dip amid improved supplies, mood still positive

Romania's local and import flat steel prices stable for now

Negative mood still prevails in European CRC and HDG markets

Pakistani CRC and HDG mills cut prices again amid stronger currency

Ex-Japan HRC sold globally at high levels before China’s slump

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge down

Turkey’s coated and CRC prices weaken amid slow demand

Some plate suppliers provide discounts in Turkish market

Ex-India HDG hike offers amid green-shoots of optimism

Local Chinese stainless steel prices mostly move down

Ex-China tradable CRC prices soften amid cheaper feedstock, lower futures

China raises HRC offers for UAE slightly, buyers seek discounts

Baosteel keeps local HRC prices stable for November

Large Indian steel mills plan base price hikes due to surging import coking coal prices

HRC prices relatively stable in Turkey after China’s return

Ex-India HRC prices stable as good mood persists locally, mills test long-term supply deals

Negative mood prevails in Vietnam’s HRC import market after China’s return

Ex-China HRC prices weaken amid worse sentiment, customers expect more discounts

Ex-China stainless steel prices follow downtrend

Local Indian CRC prices stable, on par with mills’ base prices as restocking pauses

Local Indian HRC trade prices record slow gains

Shagang Group keeps local HRC prices stable for October

Russian slab exporters under pressure, no demand except in Asia at low prices

Romania's flat steel market stable despite weaker trade

Turkish HRC prices soften, slight interest in imports emerges

HRC market quiet in EU as lower bids still rejected by mills, import quota for ‘other countries’ exhausted at once

Indian integrated mills finish hikes of local flat product base prices for October

Turkey's flats spot prices still decline as demand remains limited

Import HRC prices stable in UAE despite weak trade locally

Indian HRC exporters keep refraining from sales, prices stable

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat cuts prices amid bearish post-holiday expectations in China

Pakistani mills cut CRC and HDG prices to offset stronger currency

Local Indian HRC trade prices continue to consolidate at higher levels

Surge in local Indian CRC prices continues unabated

Free Global View on HRC: Most suppliers pessimistic on prices, China exits market for holiday on uncertain note

Domestic and import plate prices in Turkey move in different directions


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