In the CIS, export prices for steel have some discrepancy. Moreover, the price of steel blanks is stable, varietal rental is in negative dynamics, and the finished rental has a rise.
The price of steel blanks are kept in the range of the previous week. The market mainly offers semi -finished products for $ 500 per ton, and cheaper offers to the market come from ports, the work of which is associated with higher winter risks. At the same time, many players raised offers for January to 510 US dollars per ton FOB (with loading on the ship) last week, but experts believe that such a price is not real at the moment.
The finished product is moving, but slowly. The reinforcement, depending on the terms of payment, is traded in the range from 545 to 560 dollars per ton FOB Black Sea. While the katanka holds a more stable price of transactions, mainly in the range from 560 to 570 dollars per ton Fob. The price of a flat rental with a trim edge increased by $ 5 to 10 per ton.
HRC hot rolons are traded from $ 540 per ton FOB Black/Azov Sea from Ukraine and up to $ 555 per ton of Russian -made from Novorossiysk. It is worth noting that manufacturers have already received many orders for January.
Export prices from the CIS are in various trends

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Azovpromstal® 15 December 2013 г. 12:54 |