I Steel
SteelHome (China) Steel Price Index (SHCNSI)
was 97.62 points (4,222 yuan) on 15 July 2019, down 0.08 point (2 yuan)
from the previous trading day. Steel price in key markets rangebounded.
Details are as below:
Table 1: SteelHome China Steel Price Index (SHCNSI) [2019-07-15]
|
Price Index |
Week on week% |
Month on month% |
Quarter on quarter% |
Year on year% |
Steel Index (SHCNSI) |
97.62 |
4222 |
-0.24 |
1.52 |
-0.64 |
-4.29 |
Long Products (SHCNSI-L) |
113.49 |
4126 |
-0.33 |
1.82 |
-0.13 |
-1.63 |
Flat Products (SHCNSI-F) |
86.07 |
4048 |
-0.25 |
1.37 |
-0.91 |
-6.36 |
Special Steel (SHCNSI-S) |
107.53 |
4331 |
-0.2 |
1.08 |
-1.57 |
-5.66 |
Stainless Steel (SHCNSI-SS) |
66.42 |
14557 |
0.95 |
1.44 |
0.46 |
-3.61 |
Wire Rod (SHCNSI-WR) |
115.44 |
4270 |
-0.33 |
1.73 |
0.43 |
-1.83 |
Rebar (SHCNSI-RB) |
114.82 |
4062 |
-0.4 |
1.94 |
-0.69 |
-0.68 |
Section Bar (SHCNSI-SB) |
109.04 |
4119 |
-0.14 |
1.55 |
0.78 |
-4.19 |
Medium Plate (SHCNSI-MP) |
87.16 |
4070 |
-0.3 |
0.64 |
-1.7 |
-6.38 |
HR Coil (SHCNSI-HR) |
84.87 |
3922 |
-0.41 |
1.32 |
-1.16 |
-6.47 |
CR Coil (SHCNSI-CR) |
72.05 |
4378 |
-0.08 |
1.12 |
-1.7 |
-7.24 |
Quality Wire (SHCNSI-QW) |
107.68 |
4277 |
0.05 |
2 |
0.94 |
-5.33 |
Carbon & Alloy Structural Steel (SHCNSI-CA) |
105.26 |
4104 |
-0.43 |
1.04 |
-2.94 |
-6.13 |
Seamless Pipe (SHCNSI-SP) |
85.86 |
4831 |
-0.08 |
-0.55 |
-2.36 |
-7.63 |
Strip (SHCNSI-Strip) |
104.84 |
3950 |
0.11 |
3.08 |
2.03 |
-4.03 |
Welded Pipe (SHCNSI-WP) |
107.67 |
4181 |
-0.17 |
2.37 |
1.16 |
-2.62 |
Construction steel:
20mm HRB400 rebar averaged at 4036 yuan per ton, down 10 yuan/t from
previous trading day. Price was increased by 10-20 yuan/t in Wuxi,
Jinan, Zhengzhou, Beijing and Shenyang markets while decreased by 10-30
yuan/t in East China, Central South China, North China, Northeast China
markets and some markets in West China. The rest was stable.
Medium plate:
20mm Q235 medium plate price averaged at 4002 yuan per ton in 28
domestic markets, down 3 yuan/t from previous trading day. Price dropped
by 10-30 yuan/t in Jinan, Hefei, Fuzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang,
Taiyuan, Chongqing and Xi’an markets except 10-20 yuan/t rise in Beijing
and Shenyang markets. The rest was stable.
HRC:
5.75mm Q235B HRC average price was decreased by 3 yuan to 3899 yuan per
ton in 28 domestic markets. Among the whole markets, price went up by 10
yuan/t in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin markets while went down by 10-20
yuan/t in Hangzhou, Wuxi, Lecong, Nanning, Changsha, Kunming and Xi’an
markets. The rest was stable.
CRC:
Average price of 1.0mm SPCC CRC was 4283 yuan per ton in 28 domestic
markets, up 1 yuan/t from previous trading day. Price was increased by
10 yuan/t in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hefei markets against 30 yuan/t
reduction in Zhengzhou market. The rest was stable.
II Raw Materials
On 15 July, Tangshan common billet price was increased by 20 yuan/t to
3640 yuan per ton, (cash, tax included, ex-works). Spot products in
Tangshan billet market were priced at 3700 yuan per ton with plain
transaction. Rolling steel mills in Fengrun district, Tangshan would
start stopping production from 16, July, 2019 to the end of July.
On 15 July, iron ore market saw slight incline. SteelHome data showed
that
China Domestic Iron Ore Price Index (SHCNDOI)
65%
was up 3 yuan/t at 941 yuan per ton, and SteelHome Imported Iron Ore
Price Index (SHCNIOI) 62% was 120.61
dollars per ton, up 0.94 dollar/t from previous day.
Spot ore transacting price inclined by 5 yuan/t after market closed. For
instance, PB fines trading price was 895 yuan per ton at Caofeidian port
and 895 yuan/t at Qingdao port with plain transactions.
Seaborne market was weak. COREX platform trading price was 2.3 dollars
higher than average 65%MB price index in September for 0.19 million ton
Sinter Feed Carajas Fines with laycan during 17 – 26 July 2019.
Table 2: China Raw Material Import Price Aggregates on 15 July 2019
Price in US$ per ton 1
USD= 6.8677 (Yuan) on July 15 2019
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 |
131 |
121.5 |
121 |
105 |
87.5 |
183 |
124.2 |
305 |
315 |
310 |
Up/Down |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
- |
↓3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
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)
Product |
night offer (End time: 23:30 15 July ) (yuan) |
Growth |
Rebar RB1910 |
4043 |
+13 |
HRC HC1910 |
3897 |
-1 |
Coke J1909 |
2177.5 |
+10 |
Coking coal JM1909 |
1407.5 |
+9.5 |
Iron Ore I1909 |
918.5 |
+23.5 |
Thermal CoalZC1909 |
582.2 |
+1.2 |
IV Steelmakers’ ex-works price policy
47 steelmakers released ex-works price policy on 15 July, 2019.
Mill |
Product |
Size |
Ex-works (yuan per ton) price |
Up/down (yuan per ton) |
Maanshan Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4110 |
- |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-12mm HRB400 |
4360 |
- |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6-10mm HPB300 |
4210 |
- |
Nanjing Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4030 |
- |
Shougang Changzhi Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-22mm HRB400E |
4300 |
-30 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8mm HRB400E |
4500 |
-30 |
high speed wire rodΦ |
8-10mm HPB300 |
4410 |
-30 |
Kunming Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400E |
4970 |
-30 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400E |
5080 |
-30 |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6.5-12mm HPB300 |
5020 |
-30 |
Chongqing Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400 |
4110 |
-10 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400 |
4290 |
- |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6mm HPB300 |
4290 |
- |
V
SteelHome Event
SteelHome Database (2019 Version) Launched
SteelHome App Officially Launched
Chinese Major Steelmakers Profile (2018 Updated).
Summary of SteelHome Spring Report
SteelHome Survey: China Scrap Market Report Available
VI SteelHome Dynamics
Mount Gibson Announces 2019 Q2 Performance Report
Weekly Report of China Steel Market for July 5-12, 2019
Weekly Summary: China Quality & Special Bars Ex-works Price on July 6-
12, 2019
Weekly Report of China Iron Ore Market for July 5-12, 2019
Tata Steel Released Its Provisional Q1 2020 Production and Sales Figure
Weekly Summary: China Industrial Wires Ex-works Price on July 6-12, 2019
Weekly Report of China Stainless Steel Market for July 5-12, 2019
Iron Ore Index Collection for Jul 12, 2019
Weekly Report of China Coal Market for July 5-July 12, 2019
NBS: China's Crude Steel Output Reached 87.53 Mlnts in June 2019
SteelHome: Production Cost of Billet in Hebei Tangshan City (July 5-12,
2019)
SteelHome: Production Cost of Steel Mills (July 5-12, 2019)
SteelHome: Thermal Coal Consumption & Inventory at China Coastal Power
Plants (July 6-July 12, 2019)
Valin Steel Expected to Enjoy about 2.21 Blny Net Profit in the H1 2019
SteelHome Express: Iron Ore Market Fluctuated Slightly on July 12, 2019 |