Today, April 7, Turkish mill Kardemir has opened its local sales for specific wire rod grades, i.e., for engineering grade products as opposed to low-carbon grade wire rod, as per the list below. The producer has issued its list price only on US dollar basis and for cash payment, on ex-works basis. All wire rod prices have indicated an increase of $10/mt compared to the company’s previous list dated Thursday, March 25.
The general range in the local Turkish wire rod market for SAE 1008-1010 for sizes 6.5-8 mm was at $700-725/mt ex-works earlier this week, while the list prices for 20MnB4 5.5-16 mm were at $815/mt ex-works in Turkey’s Aegean region on Monday, March 15. No fresh wire rod sales have heard for now.
Dimension |
Grade |
Price ($/mt) |
5,5 mm |
SAE 1018-1020 |
735 |
SAE 1022-1073 |
750 |
|
SAE 1076-1082 |
760 |
|
SAE 1006_05 |
750 |
|
20MnB4 |
800 |
|
SG2 |
800 |
|
6-56 mm |
SAE 1018-1020 |
725 |
SAE 1022-1073 |
740 |
|
SAE 1076-1082 |
750 |
|
SAE 1006_05 |
740 |
|
16MnCr5 |
845 |
|
20MnB4 |
790 |