SteelOrbis has been informed that offers from a producer in Izmir in Turkey’s Aegean region for 5.5-16 mm drawing quality wire rod have decreased to $640/mt ex-works, while its offers for 20MnB4 grade have fallen to $780/mt ex-works, amid the ongoing currency fluctuations and the negative sentiment in the import scrap segment.
In addition, the producer’s offers for 5.5-16 mm drawing quality wire rod are at $650/mt delivered to Istanbul and its offers for 20MnB4 grade are at $790/mt delivered to Istanbul. The offers in question are $25/mt lower than the offers in the producer’s previous price list dated Tuesday, October 10.
All the above prices exclude 20 percent VAT and are for cash payments.