Turkish merchant bar prices, which had remained unchanged in recent weeks, have this week gone into a downward trend due to the billet price announcement made earlier this week. As of today, September 24, the merchant bar prices in this market, depending on size, thickness and region, are at the following levels: small IPN-UPN are priced at TRY 940-1,020/mt ($758-822/mt), 80-100-120 mm IPE are at TRY 990-1,250/mt ($798-1,007/mt), angles stand at TRY 940-1,020/mt ($758-822/mt), and flat bars and square bars are at TRY 950-1,030/mt ($766-830/mt) - all prices are ex-works, on actual weight basis and excluding VAT.
Angles:
Denizli region (30-100 mm) |
TRY 1,000-1,020/mt |
Karabuk region (30-100mm) |
TRY 950-970/mt |
Iskenderun region (30-100 mm) |
TRY 940-960/mt |
Izmir region (30-100 mm) |
TRY 1,000-1,020/mt |
Flat bars:
Iskenderun region |
TRY 970-990/mt |
Denizli region |
TRY 1,010-1,030/mt |
Karabuk region |
TRY 950-970/mt |
Izmir region |
TRY 1,010-1,030/mt |
Square bars:
Denizli region |
TRY 1,010-1,030/mt |
Karabuk region |
TRY 950-970/mt |
Izmir region |
TRY 1,010-1,030/mt |
Iskenderun region |
TRY 970-990/mt |
IPN-UPN:
Denizli region |
TRY 1,000-1,020/mt |
Izmir region |
TRY 1,000-1,020/mt |
Iskenderun region |
TRY 940-960/mt |
IPE:
Iskenderun region (100-120 mm) |
TRY 990-1,010/mt |
Izmir region (80-120 mm) |
TRY 1,200-1,250/mt |
All the above prices exclude VAT.
TRY 1= US$0.805