SteelOrbis has learned from market sources that demand for Turkish merchant bar exports is stagnant. Market sources state that buyers in Turkish merchant bar suppliers' export markets are waiting to see further market developments and that demand levels will gain shape in line with future economic indicators and with the political situation particularly in the Middle East.
Current expectations are for a sideways trend for Turkish merchant bar export offers in the coming period.
Turkish mills' merchant bar export offers are as follows:
Product |
Price ($/mt) FOB |
Angle |
635-650 |
NPI-NPU |
635-650 |
Flat bar |
645-660 |
IPE 80-100-120 mm |
650-670 |
IPE A 80-100-120 mm |
650-670 |
IPE AA 80-100-120 mm |
650-670 |
The prices above are on actual weight basis and are for shipments in late September.