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.

16 Oct

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

13 Oct

Free Global View on Billet: Negative Asia, weak scrap weigh on billet market

13 Oct

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices soften

13 Oct

Iran’s Khouzestan Steel announces fresh tenders for billet and slab

13 Oct

India’s RINL extends deadline for bids in 30,000 mt billet export tender

12 Oct

Billet prices in SE Asia under renewed pressure from fall in China, weak consumption

11 Oct

Ex-Black Sea billet supply declines, only this supports prices

11 Oct

Bids for ex-India billet fall further, near-term focus to be on imports

10 Oct

Ex-ASEAN billet prices retreat, following fall in China, more declines expected

10 Oct

Chinese domestic steel section prices soften slightly

06 Oct

Free Global View on Billet: Hopes for a rebound, but will it materialize?

06 Oct

Ex-Black Sea billet sellers turn to Egypt as Turkey retreats from imports

06 Oct

India books large billet import volumes, mainly for Asian origins

05 Oct

High costs and post-holiday restocking in China to provide very limited support to Asian billet prices

05 Oct

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

04 Oct

Ex-Black Sea billet prices down amid negative mood in Turkey, stronger interest in alternative origins

04 Oct

Indian billet sellers still not interested in exports even though local prices down

02 Oct

Iranian billet traded for export with slight price increase

29 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Pessimism re-emerges everywhere, prices fall gradually

29 Sep

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices stable for now

28 Sep

Gap between sanctioned billet prices and Asian origins narrows in SE Asia

27 Sep

Bullish mood in Turkey’s billet market turns out to be short-lived

27 Sep

Ex-India billet prices stable, but mood worsens amid poor response to tender

26 Sep

Ex-ASEAN billet prices soften again amid falling futures in China, no support for uptrend

25 Sep

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

25 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices soften slightly

22 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Accelerating trade and export tax in Russia make suppliers more bullish

22 Sep

Billet market shows first reactions to export tax adoption in Russia

22 Sep

Algeria resumes billet exports, sells large quantities  

20 Sep

New deals for ex-Black Sea billet, upward and downward pressures unsuccessful

20 Sep

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

20 Sep

Indian billet sellers not under pressure to export given strong local market  

20 Sep

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

18 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices follow an upward trend

18 Sep

India’s RINL floats export tenders for billet and wire rod for November shipment

15 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Market lacks direction, deal prices only fluctuate marginally

15 Sep

Ex-Black Sea billet prices unlikely to rise much further without push from Turkey

15 Sep

Ex-Turkey official merchant bar prices remain unchanged

14 Sep

SE Asia’s import billet market retreats to previous levels with supply still high

13 Sep

Highest bid in Indian billet export tender proves stronger sentiment, but fails to buoy overall activity

12 Sep

Ex-ASEAN billet prices stable amid mixed signals from China, cheaper alternatives in buyers' focus

12 Sep

Fresh billet sales closed from Iran, Asian buyers targeted

11 Sep

Chinese domestic steel section prices indicate softening

08 Sep

Free Global View on Billet: Price hike attempts by some mills fail to result in deals

08 Sep

Turkey concludes import deals for several small billet lots, prices inch up

07 Sep

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

06 Sep

Iran continues billet export sales, fails to raise price

06 Sep

Kardemir sells over 50,000 mt of billet in Turkey, some buyers and sellers face off in import segment

06 Sep

Ex-India billet exporters see rise in inquiries, but hold back deals awaiting consolidation

06 Sep

India’s RINL floats export tender for 30,000 mt of billet for shipment by Oct 20

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