Semis 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.

19 Apr

Global View on Billet: Bullish Asia spreads positive mood, buyers in some regions resist

18 Apr

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

17 Apr

Ex-Black Sea billet allocation still limited, Egypt and Turkey may be promising for Asian origins

17 Apr

Ex-India billet prices improve, but trade limited by surging domestic market

17 Apr

Iranian billet export prices continue to weaken

16 Apr

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

11 Apr

Slightly higher deal prices for ex-ASEAN billet, buyers still cautious

11 Apr

Ex-India workable billet prices improve, further gains expected after holidays in key destinations

10 Apr

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

08 Apr

India’s RINL floats another billet export tender for May shipment

05 Apr

Free Global View on Billet: Deals signed only with discounts, no improvement in Asia

04 Apr

Billet prices in Turkey fall amid stronger competition with aggressive Asian offers

04 Apr

Iranian billet prices slide, set to weaken further

04 Apr

Mood still bearish in SE Asian billet market, ASEAN mills cut prices further to push sales

03 Apr

Ex-India billet prices down in latest deals, though local market edges up

02 Apr

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

29 Mar

Free Global View on Billet: Pessimism grows again due to weak China, slight hike attempts in Turkey

29 Mar

Turkish official merchant bar export prices move sideways

29 Mar

RINL floats export billet tender for 30,000 mt for early May shipment

28 Mar

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

27 Mar

Ex-Asia billet offers become more affordable in Turkey, market slightly optimistic

27 Mar

Ex-India billet prices stable, but buyers try to push below $490/mt FOB

26 Mar

Ex-ASEAN billet sales continue at low prices, China turns negative again

22 Mar

Free Global View on Billet: Better sentiments, suppliers fail to achieve higher deal prices so far

21 Mar

Import billet prices in SE Asia hit new low, trend reversal anticipated

21 Mar

Domestic billet sales livelier in Turkey, import price range narrows amid limited allocation

20 Mar

Ex-India billet sellers ready to accept lower prices to push sales amid weak local conditions

20 Mar

India’s RINL floats export tender for 30,000 mt billet for end-April shipment

19 Mar

Ex-ASEAN mills drop billet prices to accelerate sales, China finally starts to rebound

15 Mar

Free Global View on Billet: Asian market posts rapid drop, MENA more stable with mood still bearish

14 Mar

Mood of panic in China impacts import billet market in SE Asia

14 Mar

Ex-India billet sellers retreat in face of declining bids

13 Mar

Ex-Russia billet bottoms up amid demand from N. Africa, Turkey still not supportive

12 Mar

Iranian mills float new semis export tenders, trying to activate trade

12 Mar

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

08 Mar

Free Global View on Billet: Price declines gather momentum, though number of suppliers resist

07 Mar

Tradable levels down in SE Asian billet market, though ASEAN mills resist rapid cuts in FOB offers

06 Mar

Ex-Russia billet pushed below $500/mt FOB amid plunging bids, scrap prices in Turkey

06 Mar

Bids for ex-India billet fall, mills still interested in exports despite some local improvement

05 Mar

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

05 Mar

Iran floats another billet export tender, currency trade rules may tighten trade

04 Mar

India’s RINL floats export tender for 30,000 mt of billet

01 Mar

Free Global View on Billet: Downward pressure persists as scrap prices fall, China fails to improve in line with expectations

01 Mar

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices soften

29 Feb

Billet prices in SE Asia seem to have hit bottom, new offers stable or a little higher

28 Feb

Iran’s ESCO trades two export billet lots at rather high price

28 Feb

Local and ex-Asia billet offers soften in Turkey amid mainly pessimistic sentiment

28 Feb

Ex-India billet deals work out at slightly higher levels

27 Feb

ASEAN billet prices stabilize after sizable sales, futures fluctuations

23 Feb

Free Global View on Billet: Market falls further as expected, outlook differs depending on destination

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