Kallanish Steel Weekly
Crude steel production in the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) grew 11.6% on-year in June to 167.92 million tonnes. This represented a slight slowdown in growth rate due to slowing Chinese output growth. Production was also down 4% on May.
Chinese production grew only 1.5% on-year …
The Black Sea billet export trade has subdivided into several differently priced markets, which operate almost independent of current scrap price trends.
The disparity is due to the many interlaced fundamentals playing out in the fatigued market, where the vast majority of buyers are preparing for holiday breaks while attempting …
Turkish mills concluded numerous imported scrap during the last weeks. Although scrap suppliers were expecting prices to exceed $500/tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 80:20, this has not materialised, mainly because of lower-than-expected demand and a large number of offers in the market.
Demand has remained below expectations because Turkish mills …
Last week CIS billet prices remained stable again, confirming the global uncertainty for the future direction of steel prices. The latest measures aimed at reducing exports, both in China and Russia, are expected to support global prices in the near future, but other factors could limit the positive trend.
CIS …
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Anonymous
Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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