Longs and Billet Analyses

On the Longs and Billet Analyses page, you may find longs and billet price reports and analyses based on data collected by SteelOrbis analysts from daily and real-time market transactions in local and global longs and billet markets.

 
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US import long steel prices steady to up as Iran war boosts shipping fees, less mills offer

Romanian longs market stable as traders test higher prices, market awaits mills’ offers

Billet offers up significantly in SE Asia, buyers uninterested after previous bookings

Ex-China wire rod rises further amid better local demand, still cheapest in region

Turkey’s Icdas hikes its longs prices further on March 12

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - March 12, 2026 

Turkey’s local and export longs prices rise further despite lack of demand support

Retail rebar prices in S. Arabia rise amid solid local demand, ongoing exports to UAE

Turkish buyers book over 70,000 mt of billet from Kardemir, may buy small ex-Russia tonnages

Ex-India billet offers up just slightly, but good local market supports mills

Ex-Turkey merchant bar prices move sideways amid geopolitical tension

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - March 11, 2026 

Turkey’s Kardemir opens rebar sales, closes them within an hour on March 11

Turkey’s Kardemir increases wire rod prices for engineering grade products on March 11

Turkey’s Kardemir hikes its wire rod prices after a long break on March 11

Shagang Group keeps local rebar price stable for mid-March

Local Turkish wire rod prices increase by $5/mt amid higher production costs

Free Algeria hikes local longs prices, Egypt to follow amid weaker currency, war in Middle East

Import billet prices rise in Turkey amid surging freight rates, buyers wait and see

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 11, 2026

Chinese domestic steel section market sees modest price gains

Local Turkish merchant bar prices rise amid increased import billet prices

Local India rebar prices consolidate higher as IF operators hike prices, rising energy costs temper outlook

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - March 10, 2026 

Local wire rod quotations in Indian market - week 11, 2026

Iskenderun-based Turkish mill hikes merchant bar price as week begins

Ex-Asia billet prices rise on FOB basis, confusion in import markets amid freight rate surge

Most steel and raw material markets hit by surging oil prices, strong sea freight volatility

Local Turkish rebar prices rise further amid high costs, war-related expectations

Wire rod prices in Turkey’s Aegean region increase amid costlier energy prices

Turkey’s Icdas hikes its longs prices by another $5/mt on March 9

Local Chinese longs prices finally start to show signs of rebounding

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - March 9, 2026 

US import long steel prices steady to up as Iran conflict spikes market uncertainty, shipping costs

US domestic long steel prices flat to up, March scrap settles flat first time in three months

Local Bulgarian longs prices start to rebound amid market uncertainties after gradual drop

Global View on Billet: Middle East war affects freights and prices, disrupts supply from Iran

Wire rod prices in Taiwanese domestic market - week 10, 2026

Domestic rebar prices in Taiwan - week 10, 2026

Turkish merchant bar export prices rise amid higher import billet prices

Indonesian mill hikes semis offers sharply amid strong local market, disrupted ex-Iran supply

Ex-China rebar prices fail to rise amid lack of demand

European long sales suspended, prices under upward pressure amid war in Middle East

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - March 6, 2026 

Romanian longs spot prices supported by higher import offers despite sole mill’s price cut

Turkish domestic rebar spot prices up by $3-7/mt

Some SE Asian billet importers interested in buying from China amid concerns over ex-Iran shipments

Turkey may temporarily opt for Black Sea-Azov Sea billet amid Iran’s absence, Asian risks

Iskenderun-based Turkish mill hikes its merchant bar price by $5/mt on March 5

Ex-China wire rod prices rise slightly, expectations cautiously positive


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