What, of course, makes export strange. & quot; ... cost level in Russia is already the level of Chinese export prices. And if you take into account the costs of delivery to the seaport, the cost of transshipment and freight, then the cost can exceed 500-550 per ton, which makes a very sharp competition with manufacturers of hot rolled rental from Asia, many of which are ready to sell cheaper, indicate in RusMeta. “This means that for a number of Russian plants, export is already unprofitable, a situation when nothing is more profitable than producing anything,” analysts say. & Quot;
, and moreover, with such a dyspertia of domestic and export prices, an import from China is already going on. The same Kommersant in another article:
against the background of weak internal demand, China builds the supply of steel to Russia. According to the results of five months, the exports of iron, steel and products from them in the Russian Federation in monetary terms increased by about 16% against an increase of 1.3% in 2024. So far, it is mainly about the import of stainless steel and special steels that are not produced in Russia. However, in the part of the country's regions, there is already a conventional varietal construction rental from China.
and this is all against the background of the fact that the smelting of steel in Russia in 2024 is a little more than 70 million tons, and domestic consumption is 43. Russia is a traditional exporter in this market. The question is, what will happen to internal prices, if you import steel to Russia than export?
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7923044
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7834699
