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I Steel
SteelHome (China) Steel Price Index
(SHCNSI)
was 98.06 points (4,241 yuan) on 19 March 2019, up 0.26% or 11 yuan per
ton from the previous trading day. Steel price in key markets hiked.
Details are as below:
Construction steel:
domestic construction steel in 28 markets averaged price hiked by 11-15
yuan/t. 20mm HRB400 rebar averaged at 4043 yuan per ton, up 11 yuan/t
from previous trading day. Price hiked by 10-30 yuan/t in East China,
Central South China, North China, West China and Northeast China
markets.
Medium plate:
20mm Q235B medium plat price averaged at 4045 yuan per ton in 28
domestic markets, up 8 yuan/t from previous trading day. Among them,
price went up by 10-30 yuan/t in East China, Central South China, North
China, Northeast China and West China markets.
HRC:
Price saw hike. 5.75mm Q235B HRC average price was increased by 6 yuan
per ton to 3928 yuan per ton in 28 domestic markets. Price headed up by
10-70 yuan/t in East China, Central South China, North China and West
China markets except 10 yuan/t reduction in Shenyang and Changchun
markets.
CRC:
average price of 1.0mm SPCC CRC was 4429 yuan per ton in 28 domestic
markets, up 12 yuan per ton from previous trading day. Price basically
hiked by 10-60 yuan/t in East China, Central South China and West China
markets, while price in North China and Northeast China markets was
stable.
Table 1: SteelHome China Steel Price Index (SHCNSI) [2019-03-19]
|
|
Price Index |
Week on week% |
Month on month% |
Quarter on quarter% |
Year on year% |
|
Steel Index (SHCNSI) |
98.06 |
4241 |
0.66 |
1.14 |
-6.03 |
-6.52 |
|
Long Products (SHCNSI-L) |
112.86 |
4103 |
0.99 |
1.09 |
-8.4 |
-4.58 |
|
Flat Products (SHCNSI-F) |
86.65 |
4075 |
0.68 |
1.38 |
-4.38 |
-8.25 |
|
Special Steel (SHCNSI-S) |
110.18 |
4438 |
0.23 |
0.46 |
-4.78 |
-7.87 |
|
Stainless Steel (SHCNSI-SS) |
67.69 |
14836 |
-1.75 |
1.44 |
-2.3 |
-1.81 |
|
Wire Rod (SHCNSI-WR) |
113.08 |
4183 |
1 |
1.45 |
-9.84 |
-4.39 |
|
Rebar (SHCNSI-RB) |
114.71 |
4058 |
1.12 |
1.13 |
-9.08 |
-4.33 |
|
Section Bar (SHCNSI-SB) |
109.29 |
4129 |
0.59 |
0.46 |
-4.01 |
-5.61 |
|
Medium Plate (SHCNSI-MP) |
88.25 |
4120 |
0.5 |
1.09 |
-3.9 |
-5.66 |
|
HR Coil (SHCNSI-HR) |
85.29 |
3942 |
0.83 |
1.43 |
-3.91 |
-8.67 |
|
CR Coil (SHCNSI-CR) |
74.52 |
4529 |
0.54 |
2.17 |
-5.23 |
-9.89 |
|
Quality Wire (SHCNSI-QW) |
104.7 |
4158 |
0.19 |
0.25 |
-8.66 |
-10.9 |
|
Carbon & Alloy Structural Steel (SHCNSI-CA) |
111.47 |
4347 |
0.36 |
0.75 |
-2.94 |
-6.9 |
|
Seamless Pipe (SHCNSI-SP) |
89.84 |
5054 |
0.06 |
1.07 |
-5.87 |
-8.33 |
|
Strip (SHCNSI-Strip) |
100.97 |
3804 |
0.84 |
0.68 |
-4.88 |
-6.99 |
|
Welded Pipe (SHCNSI-WP) |
106.05 |
4118 |
0.58 |
0.99 |
-4.67 |
-4.07 |
II Raw Materials
On 19 March, Tangshan common billet price was increased by 10 yuan to
3540 yuan per ton, (cash, tax included, ex-works). Spot products in
Tangshan billet market were priced at 3580-3590 yuan per with flat
transaction.
On 19 March, iron ore markets saw little change. SteelHome data showed
that
China Domestic Iron Ore Price Index (SHCNDOI)
65%
was 757 yuan per ton, unchanged and SteelHome Imported Iron Ore Price
Index (SHCNIOI) 62% was 87.71 dollars per
ton, up 0.01 dollar/t.
Spot ore transacting price kept stable at China ports, For instance, PB
fines trading price was 635 yuan per ton at Lanqiao port and mixed fines
at Tianjin port were traded at 596 yuan per ton with plain transactions.
Seaborne iron ore markets fluctuated.
COREX trading price was 1.5 dollars higher than averaged 62% Platts
index in April for 0.17 million tons PB fines with laycan during 5-14
April 2019.
Table 2: China Raw Material Import Price Aggregates on 19 March 2019
Price in US$ per ton
1 USD=
6.7062
(Yuan) on Mar.19
|
Products |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Prime coking coal |
PCI |
HBI |
scrap |
pig iron |
|
spec. |
Fe:65% |
Fe:62% |
Fe:63.5% |
Fe:58% |
Fe:52% |
V:25% |
A:12% |
Fe:84% |
HMS1 |
Si:1.0% |
|
price |
99.5 |
88.5 |
89 |
71 |
48 |
190 |
136 |
325 |
315 |
315 |
|
Up/down |
━ |
━ |
━ |
━ |
━ |
━ |
↑1 |
━ |
━ |
━ |
|
manufacturer |
Carajas |
Pilbara |
Orissa |
Goa |
Goa |
Australia |
Australia |
Venezuela |
US |
Russia |
|
Note |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
CIF, USD/t/mid-vol prime coking coal |
dollars/t (CIF) |
dollars/t(CIF) |
dollars/t (CIF) |
dollars/t (CIF) |
III Futures (night offer)
Table 3: Futures (night offer)
|
Product |
night offer (End time: 23:30 19 March (yuan) |
Growth |
|
Rebar RB1905 |
3797 |
+9 |
|
HRC HC1905 |
3723 |
+24 |
|
Coke J1905 |
1968 |
+4 |
|
Coking coal JM1905 |
1237.5 |
+10 |
|
Iron ore I1905 |
635 |
-1 |
|
Thermal coal ZC1905 |
594.6 |
+3.6 |
IV Steelmakers’ ex-works price policy
49 steelmakers released ex-works price
policy on March 19, 2019.
|
Mill |
Product |
Size |
Ex-works (yuan per ton) price |
Up/down (yuan per ton) |
|
Maanshan Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4160 |
+30 |
|
coiled rebar |
Φ8-12mm HRB400 |
4310 |
+20 |
|
high speed wire rod |
Φ6-10mm HRB300 |
4270 |
+20 |
|
Nanjing Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4050 |
+30 |
|
Youfa Pipe |
Medium plate |
4*3.5 Q235 |
5400 |
+20 |
|
Liuzhou Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-20mm HRB400E |
4360 |
- |
|
CRC |
1.0mm*1250*C SPCC |
4810 |
+30 |
|
HRC |
5.75mm*1500*C SS400 |
4410 |
+30 |
|
coiled rebar |
Φ8mm HRB400E |
4430 |
- |
|
Medium plate |
20mm*2000 Q235 |
4500 |
- |
|
high speed wire rod |
Φ8-10mm HRB300 |
4480 |
- |
|
Longmen Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400E |
4070 |
+30 |
|
Coiled rebar |
Φ8-10 HRB 400E |
4150 |
+30 |
|
high speed wire rod |
Φ8-10mm HRB300 |
4020 |
+30 |
|
Chongqing Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400 |
4190 |
+20 |
|
Coiled rebar |
Φ8-10 HRB 400 |
4300 |
+20 |
|
high speed wire rod |
Φ6.5mm HRB300 |
4380 |
+40 |
V SteelHome Event
Agenda of XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand Conference
Sponsorship of XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand
Conference
Invitation to SteelHome XV Steel Development Strategy Conference
Updated Agenda of XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand
Conference
Chinese Major Steelmakers Profile (2018 Updated).
VI SteelHome Dynamics
Shougang Announced Flats Price Policy for April 2019
Announcement about Shandong Steel Group Laiwu Steel (Xinjiang) Capacity
Transference Plan
Tangshan Issues Polluted Weather Control Plan for H2 of March
Fangda Special Steel Successfully Developed HRB500 (E) High Strength
Straight Steel Bar
China's Raw Coal Production Edges Down
Iron Ore Futures Open Lower
China’s Ansteel Earned Net Profit of 7.952 Billion Yuan in 2018
Tangshan City Required Steelmakers to shut down over 40% of Sintering
Machine during March 16-20
SteelHome Express: Scrap Price Heads up, Steelmakers Adds the Offer
Weekly Report of China Raw Material Market for March 8-15, 2019
Vale Flags 12.8mln-tonne Impact on Annual Iron Ore Output over Timbopeba
Suspension
Rio Tinto Must Face SEC Suit over Mozambique Coal Assets
European Car Sales Dip in February but Recovery in Sight, ACEA Says
Hoa Sen Exports 15,000 tonnes of Steel Sheets to EU
Latin American Plate Prices Rise Amid Stable Coil Market
Brazil Court Calls for Suspension of Two Additional Vale Tailings Dams
POSCO Plans to Raise 2019 Revenue Up to 30.1T Won
Turkey's Fe-scrap Imports Inched a Little Down to 20.6M/Tons in 2018
Hyundai Steel Dangjin HR Mill "B" and Plate Mill "A" Damaged by Squall
Wire Rod Signals Longer-Term Destructive Profitability Amid Oversupply
Tsingshan India's Stainless Steel CRC Project Expected to Start
Production in Jun |
