Chinese domestic steel section prices have followed a soft trend during the past week.
As for billet, prices of the semi-finished steel product in the Chinese domestic market have followed a downward trend during the past week. In Tangshan, the current price of Q235 150 mm x 150 mm square billet is at RMB 2,760/mt ($389/mt), the price of 165 mm x 225 mm rectangular billet stands at RMB 2,780/mt ($392/mt), while the price of 20MnSi billet is at around RMB 2,860/mt ($403/mt). The prices are all ex-mill, including 13 percent VAT.
Overall trading activity in the domestic steel section has become weak again, while prices have declined against the backdrop of the relatively large deceases seen in billet prices. Most traders have chosen to maintain a wait-and-see stance due to the ongoing downward movement of steel section prices. As for the week ahead, it is believed that steel section prices may soften further.
Product name |
Specification |
City |
Price (RMB/mt) |
Weekly change (RMB/mt) |
Price ($/mt) |
Weekly change ($/mt) |
Angle (Q235) |
50 mm x 50 mm x 5 mm |
Shanghai |
3,270 |
-90 |
461 |
-12 |
Beijing |
3,070 |
-150 |
432 |
-21 |
||
Tangshan |
3,160 |
-140 |
445 |
-19 |
||
Tianjin |
2,940 |
-130 |
414 |
-18 |
||
Guangzhou |
3,390 |
-80 |
478 |
-11 |
||
Average price |
3,166 |
-118 |
446 |
-16 |
||
Channel (Q235) |
160 mm x 65 mm x 8.5 mm |
Shanghai |
3,330 |
-70 |
469 |
-10 |
Beijing |
3,060 |
-150 |
431 |
-21 |
||
Tangshan |
3,130 |
-150 |
441 |
-21 |
||
Tianjin |
2,910 |
-150 |
410 |
-21 |
||
Guangzhou |
3,540 |
-140 |
499 |
-19 |
||
Average price |
3,194 |
-132 |
450 |
-18 |
||
I-beam (Q235) |
250 mm x 118 mm x 10 mm |
Shanghai |
3,330 |
-100 |
469 |
-14 |
Beijing |
3,280 |
-190 |
462 |
-26 |
||
Tangshan |
3,360 |
-120 |
473 |
-17 |
||
Tianjin |
3,190 |
-50 |
449 |
-7 |
||
Guangzhou |
3,500 |
-90 |
493 |
-12 |
||
Average price |
3,332 |
-110 |
469 |
-15 |
The prices are all ex-mill, including 13 percent VAT.
$1 = RMB 7.099
