Billet,Semis,Southeast Asia,Steelmaking 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.

18 Apr

Tradable import billet prices fail to improve in SE Asia, demand focused on traders taking positions

16 Apr

Ex-ASEAN deal prices increase amid stronger China, demand mostly from MENA

10 Apr

Asian billet market start to rebound, but activity limited due to holidays

02 Apr

Ex-ASEAN billet prices fall a little further, decline may stop if futures keep rising

28 Mar

No halt to downtrend in SE Asia’s import billet market, more traders going short

12 Mar

ASEAN mills keep billet export offers stable amid latest sales including slabs, China still bearish

05 Mar

Ex-ASEAN billet prices stable despite continued weakening of Chinese market

01 Feb

Mood deteriorates in SE Asia’s import billet market amid drop in China

21 Dec

Import billet offers in SE Asia up amid high raw materials, trading halted ahead of holidays

20 Dec

Ex-Far East Russia billet allocation limited after latest deals

18 Dec

ASEAN mills agree to lower billet prices amid China’s bearish impact

01 Dec

Free Global View on Billet: Market uneven with some negative bias in Asia, but scrap still rising

30 Nov

ASEAN mills cut billet prices amid slow demand, changing mood in China

28 Nov

Deal prices for ex-ASEAN billet improve, though CFR prices in SE Asia still lag behind

23 Nov

SE Asian importers focus on purchases of cheaper IF billet

21 Nov

ASEAN mills keep billet offers high as China still moves up, deals done with some discounts

16 Nov

Import billet prices up strongly in SE Asia amid lack of cheap options after mills hike offers

14 Nov

Ex-ASEAN billet offers remain high, only rare buyers accept hike

07 Nov

Chinese and ASEAN mills attempt export price hikes, buyers’ response limited so far

02 Nov

Import billet prices in SE Asia still rebound gradually despite muted trading

27 Oct

Deals for import billet in Taiwan done below $500/mt CFR again

26 Oct

Billet prices rising slowly in SE Asia, deals mainly at previous levels

19 Oct

Billet prices in SE Asia remain under pressure, Chinese traders’ offers still among most competitive

16 Oct

Ex-Russia billet sold at low price in Asia hardly to be a trend

25 Sep

Slight increase in ex-Russia billet deal in SE Asia, not linked to export tax introduction

20 Sep

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

20 Sep

Trading in import billet market in SE Asia shows signs of improvement, prices slightly higher

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

07 Sep

SE Asian billet importers refuse to pay higher after previous low-priced deals

05 Sep

Ex-ASEAN billet prices rise in offers amid warmer mood in China, but not in deals

22 Aug

Ex-ASEAN billet prices down slightly again as oversupply not resolved by Chinese output cuts

16 Aug

Sizable deals done for ex-ASEAN and ex-Russia billet in Asia

08 Aug

Ex-ASEAN billet prices retreat due to weak China, poor demand

01 Aug

Ex-ASEAN billet exporters still insist on higher offers after sales accelerate

28 Jul

Global View on Billet: Asian market on the rise, though buyers resist and mood still weak in Turkey

27 Jul

Gap between most billet offers and deal price levels widens in SE Asia

18 Jul

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

07 Jul

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

04 Jul

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

30 Jun

ASEAN mills decide to lower billet prices to accelerate sales

27 Jun

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

20 Jun

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

15 Jun

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

12 Jun

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

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

08 Jun

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

06 Jun

ASEAN mills enjoy higher demand for billet exports, higher offers accepted

06 Jun

SE Asia’s import billet prices rise actively, end-user demand lags behind

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