Import merchant bar offers to the US

Import merchant bar offers from China have increased by $15 /mt since our last report, now ranging from $580 /mt to $600 /mt CFR West Coast ports, on theoretical weight basis. The subject product consists of small sections and bars according to ASTM A36/A6. Merchant bar offers from Taiwan have increased by $25 /mt since our report two weeks ago, now ranging from $585 /mt to $605 /mt CFR West Coast ports, on theoretical weight basis. Since last reporting Turkish offers two weeks ago, prices have increased by $15 /mt and are now in the range of $685 /mt to $705 /mt CFR FO US Gulf ports, based on theoretical weights.