I Steel
SteelHome (China) Steel Price Index (SHCNSI)
was 97.99 points (4,239 yuan) on 16 July 2019, up 0.37 point (2 yuan)
from the previous trading day. Steel price in key markets generally
headed up. Details are as below:
Table 1: SteelHome China Steel Price Index (SHCNSI) [2019-07-16]
|
Price Index |
Week on week% |
Month on month% |
Quarter on quarter% |
Year on year% |
Steel Index (SHCNSI) |
97.99 |
4239 |
-0.05 |
1.51 |
-0.65 |
-4.3 |
Long Products (SHCNSI-L) |
114.04 |
4145 |
-0.1 |
1.8 |
-0.16 |
-1.64 |
Flat Products (SHCNSI-F) |
86.38 |
4062 |
-0.07 |
1.36 |
-0.93 |
-6.37 |
Special Steel (SHCNSI-S) |
107.59 |
4334 |
-0.17 |
1.07 |
-1.58 |
-5.67 |
Stainless Steel (SHCNSI-SS) |
66.91 |
14665 |
1.33 |
1.58 |
0.59 |
-3.63 |
Wire Rod (SHCNSI-WR) |
115.99 |
4290 |
-0.09 |
1.71 |
0.41 |
-1.85 |
Rebar (SHCNSI-RB) |
115.43 |
4084 |
-0.14 |
1.91 |
-0.72 |
-0.7 |
Section Bar (SHCNSI-SB) |
109.4 |
4133 |
0.03 |
1.55 |
0.78 |
-4.17 |
Medium Plate (SHCNSI-MP) |
87.35 |
4079 |
-0.19 |
0.62 |
-1.73 |
-6.39 |
HR Coil (SHCNSI-HR) |
85.29 |
3941 |
-0.16 |
1.29 |
-1.19 |
-6.48 |
CR Coil (SHCNSI-CR) |
72.2 |
4387 |
0.02 |
1.12 |
-1.7 |
-7.25 |
Quality Wire (SHCNSI-QW) |
107.83 |
4282 |
0.12 |
2.02 |
0.96 |
-5.31 |
Carbon & Alloy Structural Steel (SHCNSI-CA) |
105.28 |
4105 |
-0.42 |
1.01 |
-2.97 |
-6.16 |
Seamless Pipe (SHCNSI-SP) |
85.86 |
4831 |
-0.08 |
-0.55 |
-2.36 |
-7.65 |
Strip (SHCNSI-Strip) |
105.27 |
3966 |
0.31 |
3.1 |
2.04 |
-4.01 |
Welded Pipe (SHCNSI-WP) |
108.34 |
4207 |
0.14 |
2.39 |
1.18 |
-2.6 |
Construction steel:
20mm HRB400 rebar averaged at 4054 yuan per ton, up 18 yuan/t from
previous trading day. Price was increased by 10-40 yuan/t in most
markets of East China, Central South, North China, and Northeast China
as well as some markets of Southwest China except stability in Northwest
market.
Medium plate:
20mm Q235 medium plate price averaged at 4008 yuan per ton in 28
domestic markets, up 6 yuan/t from previous trading day. Except
stability in most markets in Northwest, Southwest and Northwest markets,
price dropped by 20 yuan/t in Guiyang market while increased by 10-30
yuan/t in East China, Central South China, North China markets and some
markets in Harbin market. .
HRC:
5.75mm Q235 HRC average price was increased by 15 yuan to 3914 yuan per
ton in 28 domestic markets. Among the whole markets, price went up by
10-40 yuan/t in most markets of East China, Central South China, North
China and Northeast China market as well as Chengdu market. Most markets
in Southwest China and Northwest China was stable.
CRC:
Average price of 1.0mm SPCC CRC was 4292 yuan per ton in 28 domestic
markets, up 9 yuan/t from previous trading day. Price rose by 10-50 yuan/t
in Shanghai, Nanjing, Jinan, Hefei, Lecong, Changsha, Wuhan, Beijing,
Tianjin, Shenyang, Harbin and Xi’an markets.
II Raw Materials
On 16 July, Tangshan common billet price was increased by 10 yuan/t to
3650 yuan per ton, (cash, tax included, ex-works). Spot products in
Tangshan billet market were priced at 3720 yuan per ton with plain
transaction.
On 16 July, iron ore market saw general incline. SteelHome data showed
that
China Domestic Iron Ore Price Index (SHCNDOI)
65%
was up by 8 yuan/t to 949 yuan per ton, and SteelHome Imported Iron
Ore Price Index (SHCNIOI) 62% was 122.16
dollars per ton, up 1.55 dollars/t from previous day.
Spot ore transacting price rose by 10-15 yuan/t after market closed. For
instance, PB fines trading price was 907 yuan per ton at Caofeidian port
and 905 yuan/t at Lianyungang port with sparse transactions.
Seaborne market continually headed up.
GlobalORE platform trading price
was 5.6 dollars higher than 62%MM low aluminum average price index in
August for 0.17 million tons
BRBF with laycan during 7 August – 16
August 2019.
Table 2: China Raw Material Import Price Aggregates on 16 July 2019
Price in US$ per ton 1
USD=6.871 (Yuan) on July 16 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 |
131.5 |
123 |
122.5 |
106.5 |
89 |
183 |
123.5 |
305 |
315 |
310 |
Up/Down |
↑0.5 |
↑1.5 |
↑1.5 |
↑1.5 |
↑1.5 |
━ |
↓0.7 |
━ |
━ |
━ |
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 16 July ) (yuan) |
Growth |
Rebar RB1910 |
4034 |
-3 |
HRC HC1910 |
3905 |
+7 |
Coke J1909 |
2179.5 |
+6 |
Coking coal JM1909 |
1415 |
-5.5 |
Iron Ore I1909 |
903.5 |
-1.5 |
Thermal CoalZC1909 |
582 |
-2 |
IV Steelmakers’ ex-works price policy
46 steelmakers released ex-works price policy on 16 July, 2019.
Mill |
Product |
Size |
Ex-works (yuan per ton) price |
Up/down (yuan per ton) |
Maanshan Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4130 |
+20 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-12mm HRB400 |
4380 |
+20 |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6-10mm HPB300 |
4230 |
+20 |
Nanjing Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4060 |
+20 |
Youfa Pipe |
Hot dipped galvanized pipe |
4*3.5 Q235 |
5410 |
+20 |
Shaoguan Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400E |
4310 |
+50 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400E |
4600 |
+50 |
Medium Plate |
20mm*2000 Q235 |
4590 |
- |
Low Alloy Plate |
20mm Q345 |
4740 |
- |
high speed wire rod |
Φ8mm HPB300 |
4470 |
+50 |
Chongqing Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-20mm HRB400E |
4160 |
+20 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400 |
4310 |
+20 |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6mm HPB300 |
4310 |
+50 |
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
Ganqimaodu Port Coal Imports up 15.6% YoY in Jan- Jun 2019
NBS: China Metallurgical Products Output for June 2019
China WISCO Announced Steel Futures Sales Price Policy for August 2019
Fangda Special Steel Issued Various Measures to Improve Production
Quality
SteelHome Morning Express (16 July, 2019)
Rio Tinto Announces 2019 Q2 Iron Ore Production Report
SteelHome Express: Iron Ore Market Rose Slightly on July 15, 2019
Coke Output of Shanxi Coking up 29.49% in The Second Quarter of 2019
Iron Ore Index Collection for Jul 15, 2019
WISCO Echeng Steel Adjusted Steel Price Policy on 15 July 2019
Fujian Sanming Steel Adjusts Price Policy on 16 July 2019
Shandong Luli Special Steel Adjusts Quality Steel Price Policy on 16
July 2019
Juneng Special Steel Adjusts Quality Steel Price Policy on 17 July 2019
Shandong and Sichuan Becomes the Largest Power Generation Province of
China
China Coal Mining & Washing Industry Capacity Utilization Rate was 69.6%
in The First Half of 2019 |