China 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.

13 Oct

Free Global View on Billet: Negative Asia, weak scrap weigh on billet market

13 Oct

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - October 13, 2023

12 Oct

Wire rod prices in Asia resume declines due to negative situation in China

12 Oct

Billet prices in SE Asia under renewed pressure from fall in China, weak consumption

12 Oct

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - October 12, 2023

11 Oct

Shagang Group keeps local rebar prices stable for mid-October

11 Oct

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - October 11, 2023

10 Oct

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 41, 2023

10 Oct

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - October 10, 2023

10 Oct

Chinese domestic steel section prices soften slightly

09 Oct

Local Chinese longs prices fall further amid no post-holiday improvements

09 Oct

Shagang Group keeps local rebar prices stable for early October

09 Oct

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - October 9, 2023

05 Oct

High costs and post-holiday restocking in China to provide very limited support to Asian billet prices

29 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Pessimism re-emerges everywhere, prices fall gradually

28 Sep

Bearish mood returns in Asian wire rod market ahead of Chinese holidays

28 Sep

Gap between sanctioned billet prices and Asian origins narrows in SE Asia

27 Sep

Mood negative in Asia’s import rebar market, deal prices inch down

26 Sep

Ex-ASEAN billet prices soften again amid falling futures in China, no support for uptrend

26 Sep

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 39, 2023

25 Sep

Local Chinese longs prices corrected down despite upcoming holidays

25 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices soften slightly

22 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Accelerating trade and export tax in Russia make suppliers more bullish

22 Sep

Silence and stable prices persist in Asia’s import rebar market   

21 Sep

Asian wire rod exporters keep prices stable, no demand at higher levels so far

21 Sep

Shagang Group raises local rebar prices by RMB 80/mt for late Sept

20 Sep

ASEAN mills hike billet export offers, after some sales and strong raw material prices in China

19 Sep

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 38, 2023

18 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices follow an upward trend

18 Sep

Local Chinese longs prices rise, still only limited improvement in mood

15 Sep

Import rebar prices in Asia remain stable as demand fails to improve

15 Sep

Asian wire rod prices retreat slightly, future direction unclear

14 Sep

SE Asia’s import billet market retreats to previous levels with supply still high

12 Sep

Ex-ASEAN billet prices stable amid mixed signals from China, cheaper alternatives in buyers' focus

12 Sep

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 37, 2023

11 Sep

Local Chinese longs prices inch down as supply still exceeds demand

11 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices indicate softening

11 Sep

Shagang Group keeps local rebar prices stable for mid-September

08 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Price hike attempts by some mills fail to result in deals

08 Sep

Ex-China rebar offers edge down, exerting pressure on mood in import market in Asia

07 Sep

Asian suppliers try to push wire rod prices up, following China

05 Sep

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 36, 2023

04 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices move up by small margins

04 Sep

Local Chinese longs prices rise a little more confidently amid property support news

04 Sep

Shagang Group keeps local rebar stable for early Sept, mood better but insufficient for now

01 Sep

Import rebar prices in Asia remain weak, though ex-China offers up slightly

31 Aug

Ex-China wire rod offers from mills stable, but mood in SE Asia still bearish

29 Aug

H-beam prices in local Chinese market - week 35, 2023

28 Aug

Chinese domestic steel section prices fluctuate

28 Aug

Local Chinese longs edge up over week on expectations, near term demand to be weak

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