Yieh United Steel Corporation (YUSCO), one of Taiwan's leading stainless steel producers, has not officially announced its local 300 series stainless steel prices for April deliveries, but according to downstream customers YUSCO's prices have decreased by NTD 5,000/mt ($160/mt) as compared to price levels for February deliveries, while its 400 series stainless steel prices have decreased by NTD 1,000/mt ($32/mt) also compared to prices for February deliveries.
The current prices are at the following levels:
Product |
Price |
Stainless steel SUS304 No. 1 (HRC), 2.5-3.0 mm |
NTD 90,000-90,500/mt ($2,875-2,891/mt) |
Stainless steel SUS304 2B (CRC), 2.0 mm |
NTD 92,500-95,000/mt ($2,955-3,035/mt) |
Stainless steel SUS316L 2B (CRC), 2.0 mm |
NTD 142,000-142,500/mt ($4,537-4,553/mt) |
Stainless steel SUS430 2B (CRC),2.0 mm |
NTD 52,800-53,800/mt ($1,687-1,719/mt) |
All the above prices are ex-works, exclude five percent VAT, and are for April deliveries.
In the meantime, YUSCO‘s 300 series export stainless steel prices have declined by $200/mt over the same period for April and May deliveries.
$1 = NTD 31.30