Semis Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest longs and billet prices and price trends via the longs and billet price reports and market analyses listed below. These longs and billet price reports are derived from actual longs and billet market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

20 Jul

Ex-India billet exporters still target high prices despite worsening mood, bids below $500/mt FOB

19 Jul

Philippines resumes ex-Russia billet purchases after pause, more offers may start to come

18 Jul

Ex-ASEAN billet prices stable amid China’s firm market, ex-Russia deal done at lower level

14 Jul

Global View on Billet: Prices fall rapidly in Turkey, but fluctuate in limited range in Asia

14 Jul

Ex-Russia billet prices drop further with compensatory deals to Turkey

14 Jul

Turkish official merchant bar export prices fall further

14 Jul

India’s RINL floats export tender for 15,000 mt billet for mid-September shipment

13 Jul

SE Asian billet market stuck as prices cannot move either direction due to futures fluctuations, slack demand

12 Jul

Kardemir’s billet price announcement increases pressure on local and import prices

12 Jul

Indian mills more active in billet exports as local market slumps

12 Jul

Iran closes export billet tenders at lower price

11 Jul

Ex-ASEAN mills’ offers relatively stable after previous drop, moods bearish as China weakens

10 Jul

Turkish buyers await import billet prices to slip below $500/mt CFR

07 Jul

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices trend down

07 Jul

India’s RINL floats export tender for 30,000 mt billet for shipment by August

07 Jul

Global View on Billet: Downtrend accelerates, firm prices seen only in China

07 Jul

Turkey’s billet market weak, further price decreases anticipated

07 Jul

Suppliers’ attempts to raise billet prices in SE Asia fail, lower offers start to emerge

06 Jul

Iran floats fresh billet and pellet tenders

05 Jul

Domestic and import billet deal prices dip in Turkey

05 Jul

Ex-India billet prices drop amid fresh negative mood in Asia, price rise window recedes

04 Jul

Ex-ASEAN billet offers down further, in line with latest sales to Asian customers

04 Jul

Workable import billet prices sink in Turkey, trade minimal

30 Jun

ASEAN mills decide to lower billet prices to accelerate sales

28 Jun

Ex-India billet prices stable amid sparse trades with exporters being inactive

27 Jun

Ex-China billet decline on Monday triggers worse moods in SE Asia, but further drop unlikely

23 Jun

Turkish official merchant bar export prices fall

23 Jun

Global View on Billet: Negative bias emerges, but some exporters still insist on higher prices

21 Jun

Iran sells additional billet export volumes, prices inch up

21 Jun

Kardemir cuts local billet prices due to weak market, competitive imports

20 Jun

Ex-Indonesia billet offers rise further as traders keep accepting gradual hikes

19 Jun

Chinese domestic steel section prices follow a rising trend

19 Jun

Mood weakens in Turkey’s import billet market

16 Jun

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices move sideways

16 Jun

Global View on Billet: Prices stabilize or rise only slightly in most outlets as buyers withdraw

16 Jun

Iran’s billet export prices inch up in recent position sales

16 Jun

India’s RINL floats export tender for 15,000 mt of billet for July 31 shipment

15 Jun

Import billet prices stay too high for most buyers in SE Asia

15 Jun

Higher ex-ASEAN billet prices fixed in new deal, overall demand slows

14 Jun

Ex-India sellers raise billet prices further but gradually to not scare off buyers

14 Jun

Billet trade barely present in Turkey, prices relatively stable

12 Jun

Demand for ex-ASEAN billet to persist, prices unlikely to rise much more

12 Jun

India’s RINL floats 30,000 mt billet export tender for late July shipment

09 Jun

Global View on Billet: Uptrend continues, prices in Asia rise at faster pace

09 Jun

Indonesian mill raises export billet offers one more time after successful sales

09 Jun

Southern European longs market may have hit bottom

08 Jun

ASEAN mills sell almost 100,000 mt of billets, Africa and Turkey the main outlets

08 Jun

SE Asian billet importers resist sharp price rises, awaiting further news from China

08 Jun

Ex-India billet prices up as market bottoms out, rare deals not much above $500/mt FOB

07 Jun

Import billet climbs in Turkey, but uptrend considered shaky

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